Engineering (EGR) at Southside Virginia Community College
Distance Learning
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Term
- EGR 100 - Engineering Technology Orientation
- Focuses on the roles and responsibilities of the engineering team, professional ethics, problem solving with hand calculator and computer applications.Laboratory 2 hours per week.
1 credits - EGR 120 - Introduction to Engineering
- Introduces the engineering profession, professional concepts, ethics, and responsibility. Reviews hand calculators, number systems, and unit conversions. Introduces the personal computer and operating systems. Includes engineering problem solving techniques using computer software. This course applies to career/technical education (CTE) programs. EGR 121-122 serve both transfer and CTE programs.Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-3 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.
1-2 credits - EGR 125 - Introduction to Computer Programming for Engineers
- Introduces problem solving and implementation of computer software solutions using a high-level programming language in a structured environment. Includes concepts and practice of algorithm design, language syntax, control structures, arrays, and introduction to object-oriented programming. Covers engineering applications, such as mathematical modeling, file input and output, and basic numerical methods. The assignments in this course require mathematical problem-solving skills, algebraic modeling, and functions, and use of variables.Lecture 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
Prerequisites: MTH 162 or MTH 167 or equivalent; Corequisites: EGR 1214 credits - EGR 126 - Computer Programming for Engineers
- Introduces computers, their architecture and software. Teaches program development using flowcharts. Solves engineering problems involving programming in languages such as FORTRAN, PASCAL, or C++.Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 1-2 hours. Total 3-4 hours per week.
3 credits - EGR 135 - Statics for Engineering Technology
- Introduces Newton's Laws, resultants and equilibrium of force systems, analysis of trusses and frames. Teaches determination of centroids, distributed loads and moments of inertia. Covers dry friction and force systems in space.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - EGR 140 - Engineering Mechanics - Statics
- Introduces mechanics of vector forces and space, scalar mass and time, including S.I. and U.S. customary units. Teaches equilibrium, free-body diagrams, moments, couples, distributed forces, centroids, moments of inertia analysis of two- force and multi-force members and friction and internal forces.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - EGR 198 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - EGR 206 - Engineering Economics
- Presents economic analysis of engineering alternatives. Studies economic and cost concepts, calculation of economic equivalence, comparison of alternatives, replacement economy, economic optimization in design and operation, depreciation, and after tax analysis.Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits - EGR 246 - Mechanics of Materials
- Introduces concepts of stress, strain, deformation, internal equilibrium, and basic properties of engineering materials. Analyzes axial loads, torsion, bending, shear and combined loading. Studies stress transformation, principal stresses, and buckling.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: EGR 240 or departmental approval.3 credits
