Engineering
9 courses · Rio Hondo College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
ENGR 100 Introduction to Engineering
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 27 Lecture, 27 Lab
- Advisory
- It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level, read college-level texts, and have knowledge of elementary algebra concepts.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 110
This introductory course considers different branches of engineering, the engineering industries, and the functions of engineers and related roles. Topics include the methods and tools of engineering problem solving and design, the place of engineering in society, and engineering ethics. Students learn about the educational requirements for careers in engineering fields and effective strategies to be academically successful in engineering programs, practice developing communication skills pertinent to engineering professions, and explore a variety of engineering career pathways to plan and shape career goals.
ENGR 141 Materials Science and Engineering
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- PHY 211 and CHEM 130
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 140
This course takes up the internal structures and behaviors of materials used in engineering applications, including the material properties of metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, and semiconductors. Students learn how to select appropriate materials to meet engineering design criteria and to understand the effects of heat, stress, imperfections, and chemical environments upon material properties and performance.
ENGR 141L Materials Science and Engineering Lab
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 54 Lab
- Prerequisite
- CHEM 130, PHY 211
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 140L
This course takes up the internal structures and behaviors of materials used in engineering applications, including the material properties of metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, and semiconductors. Students directly observe and analyze the characteristics of engineering materials discussed in the lecture (ENGR 141) through the operation of experimental equipment and activities related to report writing.
ENGR 212 Computational Methods in MATLAB/Octave
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 54 Lecture, 54 Lab
- Prerequisite
- MATH 190 or MATH 190H, PHY 211
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 220
This course teaches scientific computation using MATLAB/Octave software packages. Topics include an introduction to matrix and vector methods, numerical methods including integration and differentiation, Monte Carlo methods, statistical analysis of large data sets, and the creation of scientific graphics. Topics are applied to solve typical problems in physics and engineering.
ENGR 217 Electric Circuit Analysis
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- PHY 213, MATH 251 or MATH 260 and MATH 270
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 260
This course is for students who intend to pursue a major in engineering. The course covers topics in electrical engineering, including Ohm's law, dependent and independent sources, Kirchhoff's laws, mesh-current and nodal-voltage methods, Thévenin and Norton equivalent circuits, linear superposition, DC/AC transient and steady-state responses of linear RLC circuits, phasors, AC power calculations, and three-phase circuits. Theoretical analysis of modern, semiconducting devices such as diodes, operational amplifiers (op-amps), metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), and bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) will also be explored in the context of non-linear circuits, digital circuits capable of Boolean logic, and the integration of semiconducting circuit elements into linear, RLC circuits with applications.
ENGR 217L Electric Circuit Analysis Lab
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 54 Lab
- Prerequisite
- PHY 213, MATH 251 or MATH 260 and MATH 270
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 260L
This course is an introduction to the design, construction, and measurement of analog and digital electrical circuits, including operational amplifiers and modern semiconducting devices. The use of multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and function generators is emphasized, as is the simulation of circuits with software. Direct current (DC), transient, and alternating current (AC) steady state conditions are investigated.
ENGR 235 Engineering Mechanics: Statics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- PHY 211
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is for students who intend to pursue a major in engineering, and provides an overview of the effect of two- and three-dimensional force systems on particles and rigid bodies under equilibrium conditions. Topics covered include distributed forces and determination of centroids, analysis of trusses, frames and machines, internal forces and moments, systems involving friction, and methods of virtual work and equilibrium.
ENGR 240 Strength of Materials
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGR 235, MATH 191
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is an introduction to the basics of strength of materials. Students examine how forces affect machine members and structural elements, calculate stress and strain, analyze connections, and evaluate beams and columns. Topics include loading; statically indeterminate structures; temperature and prestrain effects; shear force and bending moment; axial, shear, bearing and bending stresses; deflection of beams; and buckling of columns. Students use calculations applied to the above topics to determine if a certain design will succeed or fail.
ENGR 245 Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGR 235
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 230
This course is for students who intend to major in engineering, and provides an overview of the effect of two- and three-dimensional force systems on particles and rigid bodies in motion. Topics include kinematics of particles and rigid bodies; applications of Newton’s Second Law; energy and momentum methods in the study of motions; translational, rotational, and general planar motion; and mechanical vibrations.