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2017-2019 Catalog Addendum [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

This section includes a brief description of each credit class offered on a regular basis at Green River College. Classes are arranged in alphabetical order according to the college department that offers the class.

Each listing includes a course number (prefix & code/number), course title, number of credits awarded, prerequisite and academic transfer distributions are also designated where applicable. Common course numbers are identified by an “&” symbol at the end of the department abbreviation.

Course numbers 100-299 are designated for Green River College programs and courses that transfer to senior institutions (transfer is sometimes limited). The 100 series is ordinarily for first-year students and the 200 series for second-year students, but this distinct varies because of differing requirements at other colleges and universities. The 300 and 400 level series are for third- and fourth-year students.

Consult the “Programs of Study ” section of this catalog and your faculty advisor for specific information about each class and about which classes will meet your requirements.
 

Engineering
  

  • ENGR 100 - Careers in Engineering

    Credits: 2
    Explores the functions of engineering and computer science, branches of the professions, educational requirements, and transfer institutions offering these programs. Includes an introduction to the competencies required for programming, problem solving, engineering design, and the planning of a program of study necessary to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or computer science.

  

  • ENGR& 104 - Introduction to Design

    Credits: 5
    Introduces design and communication principles using an engineering project approach. Stresses teamwork, design process, creative and analytical thinking, quantitative analysis, professionalism and ethics, social, economic and political context, and open-ended problems. Introduces the engineering design process by building group skills, understanding the effects of different learning styles, producing strategies for innovation, and fostering creativity in problem solving. Includes design projects, journal keeping, professionalism and ethical issues, and oral presentations.

    Satisfies Requirement: Natural Science
  

  • ENGR 106 - Introduction to Engineering Problems

    Credits: 3
    Introduces dimensional analysis and vector algebra and their use in solving engineering problems. Uses Newton’s laws in problems involving forces, moments, acceleration and velocities. Discusses problem format, significant figures, statistics and error analysis, and their role in the design process.

    Prerequisite: MATH& 142  or equivalent.
    Satisfies Requirement: Natural Science
  

  • ENGR& 114 - Engineering Graphics

    Credits: 5
    A beginning lab course focusing on visualization, sketching, and 3-D parametric modeling computer aided drafting (CAD). Introduces the basic design competencies and graphical solutions of spatial problems using basic engineering drawing principles. Provides skills in graphic communication and visualization of 3-D objects, as well as design and problem solving skills. Recommended for all beginning engineering students.

  

  • ENGR 120 - Introduction to Programming

    Credits: 2
    Introduces fundamental concepts of computer science and computational thinking. Includes introduction to logical reasoning, procedural decomposition, problem solving, and abstraction. Sets the context for further study in numerical methods and computer science programming languages. Cross-listed with CS 120 .

    Prerequisite: MATH& 142  or higher or concurrent enrollment; or instructor’s permission.
  

  • ENGR 140 - Engineering Materials

    Credits: 5
    Investigates the basic principles relating to the structure and properties of materials used by practicing engineers. Provides discussion of the properties of organic and inorganic materials as related to their atomic, molecular, and crystalline structure.

    Prerequisite: CHEM& 161  or concurrent enrollment.
    Satisfies Requirement: Natural Science
  

  • ENGR 177 - Engineering Work Experience 1

    Credits: 1-12
    Allows students to work full- or part-time in jobs directly related to their programs and interests. Students may receive a salary or volunteer.

    Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in COOP 171  and instructor’s permission.
  

  • ENGR 178 - Engineering Work Experience 2

    Credits: 1-12
    Allows students to work full- or part-time in jobs directly related to their programs and interests. Students may receive a salary or volunteer.

    Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in COOP 171  and instructor’s permission.
  

  • ENGR 179 - Engineering Work Experience 3

    Credits: 1-12
    Allows students to work full- or part-time in jobs directly related to their programs and interests. Students may receive a salary or volunteer.

    Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in COOP 171  and instructor’s permission.
  

  • ENGR 198 - Independent Study-Computer Programming 1

    Credits: 1-5
    Encourages students to study independently and develop their special interest in computer programming.

    Prerequisite: Instructor’s permission.
  

  • ENGR 199 - Independent Study-Computer Programming 2

    Credits: 1-5
    Students design, build and test a special project. With the approval of an engineering instructor, students select the project. Course permits students to explore a field of special interests under the guidance of an instructor.

    Prerequisite: Instructor’s permission.
  

  • ENGR& 204 - Electrical Circuits

    Credits: 5
    Introduces basic electrical circuits and systems. Topics include basic analysis techniques, nodal and mesh analysis, and Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits. Applies linear differential equations to basic circuits. Concurrent enrollment in MATH 238  is desirable.

    Prerequisite: MATH& 153  and PHYS& 222 .
    Satisfies Requirement: Natural Science
  

  • ENGR& 214 - Statics

    Credits: 5
    A fundamental course in the mechanics of rigid bodies in static equilibrium conditions. Solves practical engineering problems involving the loads carried by structural components using Static principles, vector notation and calculus for mathematical modeling. Teaches principles and their limitations within the context of engineering applications and the engineering design process.

    Prerequisite: ENGR 106  and MATH& 152 ; or concurrent enrollment.
    Satisfies Requirement: Natural Science
  

  • ENGR& 215 - Dynamics

    Credits: 5
    An in-depth treatment of the dynamics of particles and rigid bodies using vector analysis. Topics include kinematics, kinetics, momentum, and energy principles for both particles and rigid bodies. A required course for numerous engineering programs.

    Prerequisite: ENGR& 214 , MATH& 152  and PHYS& 221 .
    Satisfies Requirement: Natural Science
  

  • ENGR& 224 - Thermodynamics

    Credits: 5
    Introduces the basic principles of thermodynamics. Covers energy transformations, work and heat, ideal and real gases, first and second laws of thermodynamics, and applications to engineering systems.

    Prerequisite: CHEM& 161  and MATH& 152  , or PHYS& 221 .
    Satisfies Requirement: Natural Science
  

  • ENGR& 225 - Mechanics of Materials

    Credits: 5
    A rigorous investigation of the concepts of stress and deformation in structural members. Focuses on the development of basic relationships between loads, stress, and deformation in members such as beams, columns, shafts, and tension members.

    Prerequisite: ENGR& 214 ; and MATH& 153  or concurrent enrollment.
    Satisfies Requirement: Natural Science
  

  • ENGR 250 - Numerical Methods Using MATLAB

    Credits: 5
    Introduces students to the use of computers and the MATLAB program to solve engineering problems using applied numerical method. Students learn how to implement important and fundamental numerical methods, with applications from a variety of courses, including the engineering mechanics sequence (ENGR& 214 , ENGR& 225  and ENGR& 215 ), ENGR& 224 - Thermodynamics , and Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering (ENGR& 204 ).

    Prerequisite: MATH& 254  and one of the following: CS 120 /ENGR 120  or CS& 131  or CS& 141 .