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ENGR 1010

Beginning Fall 2020, ENGR 1010 Engineering Math Techniques is required for either of the General Engineering APE degrees. This course provides an application-oriented, hands-on introduction to engineering mathematics. At SLCC, taking this course will satisfy the pre-requisites to nearly all of the engineering courses at the college, including the first year of physics. Students having had the equivalent of ENGR 1010 at other institutions report better success in their engineering classes as well as in the mathematics courses required for the engineering programs.

ENGR 1010 is modeled after the engineering program at Wright State University. This model had such an overwhelming impact on the caliber, diversity, and number of engineering graduates that colleges and universities across the country have used the same class in their engineering programs. Wright State University also saw an increase in student retention, motivation, and completion in their engineering programs.

All students in the General Engineering Traditional or General Engineering Full APE programs are required to take ENGR 1010. If students have not successfully taken and passed MATH 1210 before Fall 2020, students are encouraged to take ENGR 1010 to move more quickly into their engineering curriculum.

ENGR 1010 – Engineering Math Techniques (3 credits) will be offered each Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters starting Fall 2020.  The class will teach students how to solve engineering problems encountered in their first two years of science and core engineering coursework.  ENGR 1010 will give students the ability to determine how and when to use computational tools such as MATLAB when solving engineering problems.

Prerequisites

  • MATH 1050

Suggested Co-Requisites

  • An Engineering Computing class such as ENGR 1030 or ENGR 1040.  ENGR 1010 can be taken in the same semester as MATH 1060 or MATH 1210. Successfully passing ENGR 1010 with a ‘C’ or higher allows students to move forward through their engineering, science, and math coursework (MATH 1210, 1220, 2210, and 2250). 

This class is modeled after the engineering program at Wright State to increase the number, caliber and diversity of engineering graduates.  This model had an overwhelming impact on student retention, motivation, and success.  The class teaches specific math, replacing the traditional math prerequisites for core sophomore engineering courses.  

All new admitted students starting a General Engineering APE degree (with Catalog Year 2020-21 or later) will be required to take ENGR 1010 to meet graduation requirement for the degree requirements.

The Catalog Year is listed on Degree Works once you have been admitted and declare an APE degree at SLCC. The Catalog Year indicates the course and program requirements, admissions standards, and academic policies in effect during a single academic year that must be met in order to graduate.    

Even if you have completed MATH 1210 with a C or higher grade, our experience is that students can strengthen their math foundation by completed ENGR 1010 along with their required math courses. If you have completed MATH 1220 or higher and have not taken ENGR 1010, meet with your academic advisor or Bonnie Ogden to discuss.

ENGR 1010 is not a required course for transferring, however the Wright State model shows statistical significance for engineering students.  It will also be required for General Engineering APE degrees for those with Catalog Year 2020-21 or later.

The class will meet for four hours of lecture a week, and for two hours of lab where students will be able to use the concepts taught in the lecture. The class is taught by experienced Engineering faculty who understand how the concepts learned in math classes are used to solve engineering problems. 

No. Engineering Technology students should take a similar course, STEM 1010.