Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

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Whether your plan is to take classes and transfer to a four-year university or enter one of our career programs designed to get you into the workforce right away, Rock Valley College has what you are looking for. Select from one of our more than 60 transfer areas or more than 30 career programs.

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At Rock Valley College, you're not just a number. Our highly respected faculty have master's degrees, doctorates and real-world experience. You won't be competing for attention in a huge lecture hall. Our average class size is 21, so you'll get a chance to interact, challenge and be challenged by your instructors.

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RVC competes in NJCAA Division III in men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, golf, baseball, softball, and men's and women's tennis. Not to brag, but we're pretty good at it. Our teams have won seven national championships and we have had more than 100 All-Americans.

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The Estelle M. Black Library at Rock Valley College features nearly 75,000 volumes and more than 650 periodicals, and access to the interlibrary loan system. It also features spaces for individual and group study, and if you get thirsty, there's a coffee shop in the lobby!

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Engineering

EGR-101
Introduction to Engineering
IAI: None
Introduction to Engineering is a study of engineering and technological systems. The course will explore various engineering disciplines, the role of the engineer in society, the engineering approach to problem solving and the engineering design process. Laboratory activities will involve reverse-engineering products to find out how they are designed and manufactured.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 2
Lecture: 1 Lab: 2

EGR-135
Engineering Graphics/CAD
IAI: EGR 941
Engineering Graphics/CAD is an introduction to Engineering and design. Topics include multi-view orthographic representations, auxiliary projections, dimensioning, section views, basic tolerancing, threads and fasteners, assembly drawings, 2-D production drawings, 3-D solid modeling used for part generation, prototyping and engineering analysis. (Solidworks will be used as modeling software.)
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 4
Lecture: 2 Lab: 4

EGR-206
Statics
IAI: EGR 942
Statics is an analysis of real force systems by applying the principles of equilibrium to rigid bodies, simple structures and fluids. Distributed forces, determination of centroids, moments of inertia, analysis of structures, virtual work, friction, and related topics are presented.
Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 135.
Credit: 3
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0

EGR-207
Dynamics
IAI: EGR 943
Dynamics is an analysis of motion of particles and the relationship between forces acting on bodies and the changes in motion produced. Application of principles of force, mass and acceleration, work and energy, impulse and momentum is discussed.
Prerequisite: PHY 201 or PHY 211, MTH 235, and EGR 206.
Credit: 3
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0

EGR-221
Elem Mech of Defrmabl Bodie
IAI: EGR 945
Elementary Mechanics of Deformable Bodies studies the relationships between external forces and the stresses and deformations they produce in a deformable body for both elastic and inelastic behavior. Consideration is given to members subjected to tension and compression, torsion, and bending. Buckling of columns, repeated loads, and combined stresses are also included.
Prerequisite: EGR 205 or EGR 206.
Credit: 3
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0

EGR-231
Engineering Circuit Analysis
IAI: EGR 931L
Engineering Circuit Analysis provides an introduction to electric circuits. circuit topologies including series, parallel, series-parallel, and non-planar circuits are explained. Fundamental circuit elements are studied including resistance, capacitance, self-and mutual-inductance, constant-voltage sources, constant-current sources, and controlled sources. Basic law and theorems are applied. Specifically, Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's Voltage Law and Kirchhoff's Current Law are described and applied. Mesh and nodal analysis are used. DC and sinusoidal steady-state circuits using the phasor concept are introducted. Time-domain and analysis of R-L-C circuits is covered as well as an introduction to Laplace transforms.
Prerequisite: MTH 235 with minimum grade of C, PHY-215, and credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 236 and PHY 225, or consent of instructor.
Credit: 4
Lecture: 3 Lab: 3

EGR-250
Digital Electronics
IAI: EGR
Digital Electronics provides an introduction to computer engineering. Digital Electronics explores combinational logic and Boolean algebra. Logic circuit design and simplification using Karnaugh maps is studied. Sequential logic including registers, counters, and state machines are covered. State transition diagrams are used to help simplify sequential logic problems. The student will learn how to analyze, design, debug, and implement digital logic solutions. PREREQUISITE: Credit in EGR 231 with a C or better grade or consent of instructor.