Most of the classes listed under this heading should be included in the programs of students who plan to complete two years of engineering at Henry Ford Community College with the intention of earning a degree from a college of engineering..
Course Descriptions
ENGR 201 Science of Materials
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS 231 and MATH 183 is
recommended
An introductory course in the science of engineering materials. The properties of metals, alloys, polymers, and ceramics are correlated with their internal structure (atomic, crystal, micro-, and macro-) and service environment (mechanical, chemical, thermal, magnetic and radiation effects).
ENGR 232 Statics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MATH 180 and PHYS 231
Covers basic concepts and principles or statics including an introduction to the mechanics of materials. Among the topics covered are vector algebra, equilibrium of mechanical systems, centroids, moments if inertia, stress and deflections of beams under load, statically indeterminate loads, and virtual work.
ENGR 233 Dynamics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGR 232
Covers basic concepts and principles of dynamics with the application of Newton's Laws of Motion to engineering. Topics covered include kinematics, kinetics of particles and rigid bodies, equations of motion, impulse-momentum principles, impact and work-energy principles and oscillations.
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