Engineering
7 courses · El Camino College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Winter 2027 · Spring 2027
ENGR 1 Introduction to Engineering
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 2 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is an orientation to the preparation, training, practice, obligations and ethics of the engineering profession, as well as an introduction to the various engineering disciplines. Speakers from various fields present opportunities and challenges in the engineering profession. Academic success strategies related to the study of engineering are emphasized.
ENGR 9 Engineering Mechanics - Statics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 1A and MATH 191 with a minimum grade of C
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
In this course, students will explore resultants and components of concurrent forces moments of forces with respect to points and axes equivalent systems of forces and moments equilibria of particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions distributed forces centroids and centers of gravity analysis of structures forces in beams friction moments and products of inertia, and energy methods.
ENGR 10 Dynamics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGR 9 with a minimum grade of C
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
In this course, students will explore fundamentals of kinematics, kinetics of particles, and rigid bodies. Topics include kinematics of particle motion and planar motions of rigid bodies, work-energy and momentum principles for rigid body motion, and mechanical vibrations will be studied.
ENGR 11 Circuit Analysis
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 1C (or concurrent enrollment) and MATH 270 (or concurrent enrollment)
- Corequisite
- ENGR 12
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course serves as an introduction to the analysis of electrical circuits through the use of analytical techniques based on the application of circuit laws and network theorems. The course covers direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) circuits containing resistors, capacitors, inductors, dependent sources, operational amplifiers, and/or switches. The analysis of these circuits includes natural and forced responses of first and second order resistor-inductor-capacitor (RLC) circuits, the use of phasors, AC power calculations, power transfer, and energy concepts.
ENGR 12 Circuit Analysis Laboratory
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 3 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 1C (or concurrent enrollment) and MATH 270 (or concurrent enrollment)
- Corequisite
- ENGR 11
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course serves as an introduction to the construction, measurement, and design of elementary electrical circuits and basic operational amplifier circuits. Students gain familiarity with the basic use of electrical test and measurement instruments, including multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and function generators. Using principles of circuits analysis for direct current (DC), transient, and sinusoidal steady-state alternating current (AC) conditions, students develop data interpretation skills by using circuit simulations software and by direct measurements of circuits. Practical considerations such as component value tolerance and non-ideal aspects of laboratory instruments are also introduced.
ENGR 15 Engineering Graphics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- Math 170 with a minimum grade of C
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course covers the principles of engineering drawings in visually communicating engineering designs and an introduction to computer-aided design (CAD). Topics include the development of visualization skills; orthographic projections; mechanical dimensioning and tolerancing practices; and the engineering design process. Assignments develop sketching and 2-D and 3-D CAD skills. The use of CAD software is an integral part of the course.
ENGR 24 Strength of Materials
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Engineering 9 with a minimum grade of C
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is a study of stresses, strains and deformations associated with axial, torsional and flexural loading of bars, shafts and beams, as well as pressure loading of thin-walled pressure vessels. The course also covers stress and strain transformation, Mohr's Circle, ductile and brittle failure theories, and the buckling of columns. Statically indeterminate systems are also studied.