Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Engineering Course Descriptions

ENGR 1100 – Introduction to Engineering (Class Web Page)

Introduction to the engineering profession. Historical and global perspectives, engineering disciplines and functions, professional and ethical aspects of engineering, creativity and innovation. Basics of computers will be introduced. Methods of problem solving and an introduction to the concept of engineering design.

ENGR 1111 – Engineering Graphics (Class Web Page)

(Prerequisite:  MATH 1201 or concurrent enrollment).

Introduction to engineering graphics.  Topics include pencil sketches, standards of engineering drawings, multi-view drawings, auxiliary drawings by rotations, and computer-aided design.

ENGR 2218 – Digital Logic (Class Web Page)

(Prerequisite:  MATH 1400 and PHYS 1127 or concurrent enrollment).

Introduction to the fundamentals of digital circuit analysis and design. Covers logic gates, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh Maps, mathematical operations, flip-flops and counters. Laboratory included.

ENGR 2219 – Linear Circuits I (Class Web Page)

(Prerequisite:  MATH 1401 and PHYS 1127 or consent of instructor). 

Physical principles underlying the modeling of circuit elements - Kirchhoff's laws, mesh and nodal analysis, source transformations, super-position, Thevenin's and Norton's theorems, transient R-L-C circuit analysis, sinusoidal steady state analysis, power. Electronics topics include diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers. Laboratory included.

ENGR 2221 - Digital Fundamentals (Class Web Page)

(Prerequisite:  MATH 1400 and PHYS 1127 or concurrent enrollment).

Introduction to the fundamentals of digital circuit analysis and design. Covers logic gates, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh Maps, mathematical operations, and combinational logic circuits. Laboratory included.

ENGR 2240, Thermodynamics (Class Web Page)
Prerequisites: CHEM 1061 and MATH 1400 or concurrent enrollment in MATH 1400.
Topics include properties, equations of state, energy transfer, energy and mass conservation, entropy, reversible/irreversible systems, power systems, refrigeration and heat pump systems.

ENGR 2241 – Statics (Class Web Page)

(Prerequisite:  Grade of C or better in PHYS 1127 or equivalent).

Elementary vector algebra.  Force and moment vectors.  Application of the equations of static equilibrium to the analysis of simple engineering structures and machines.  Laws of friction.  Distributed loads.  Hydrostatics.  Properties of area.

ENGR 2242 – Dynamics (Class Web Page)

(Prerequisite:  Grade of C or better in ENGR 2241 or equivalent).

Introduction to vector calculus, kinematics, application of principles of particle motion, conservation principles, dynamics of particle systems and plane rigid bodies, technical applications.

ENGR 2243 – Mechanics of Materials (Class Web Page)

(Prerequisite:  Grade of C or better in ENGR 2241 or equivalent).

Introduction to load deformation, stress, strain, stress-strain relationship, buckling, energy concepts, stress analysis of structural and machine elements. Computer applications.

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