ENGINEERING 1301
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING
Lecture 1: Introduction to Introduction
to Engineering
Review of Syllabus and Class Procedures
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Prof. Brian Thomas
Baylor Office: Rogers Building ECS 305G
Email: Brian_Thomas@Baylor.edu
Office phone: (254) 710-4190
PURPOSE OF EGR 1301
• Answer Questions About Engineering
– What is engineering?
– What do engineers do in their profession?
– What are the different types of
engineering?
– What is the difference between science and
engineering?
• How?
– Lectures, Hand-On Labs, Homework,
Reading Assignments
– Design Project!
SOME COOL THINGS WE WILL STUDY…
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Truss Structures
Fluid Mechanics
Engineering Ethics
Digital Logic
Electric Circuits
Power Generation Plants
The Engineering Design Process
Engineering Materials and
Manufacturing Methods
• Energy and Work
TEXTBOOK REQUIREMENTS
• Text: Holtzapple
and Reece,
Foundations of
Engineering, 2nd
edition, McGraw
Hill
• Chapters covered
in part or in total:
1-3, 5-9, 11, 13-16,
22
GRADE CALCULATIONS
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Weekly homework assignments
Weekly reading quizzes, dropping the lowest
Laboratory exercises
Design Project
Three major exams
Final Exam
TOTAL
15%
10%
12.5%
12.5%
30%
20%
100%
Mastery of the subject must be displayed on the
comprehensive final exam. Failure of the final exam will
result in failure of the course. Furthermore, an exceptionally
good or poor performance on the final exam may result in a
higher or lower course grade, respectively, than that called for
by the grading guidelines.
PLAGIARISM 
• Students agree that by taking this course,
all required papers, exams, class projects
or other assignments submitted for credit
may be submitted to turnitin.com or
similar third parties to review and
evaluate for originality and intellectual
integrity. A description of the services,
terms and conditions of use, and privacy
policy of turnitin.com is available on its
web site: http://www.turnitin.com.
Students understand all work submitted
to turnitin.com will be added to its
database of papers.
SOME DETAILS
• Homework Submission
– Scan to JPG, GIF, TIF, or PDF format
– Email to Brian_Thomas@baylor.edu
– Due dates on course calendar!
• Reading Assignments
– Complete Online by due date on calendar
• Exams
– Will be administered by local mentor and
mailed to me for grading
– Scanned versions of graded exams will be
returned via email
– Will be open-book, timed, mixed format
BLACKBOARD USAGE
• BlackBoard will contain the
following:
– Lectures (PowerPoint with audio)
– Reading Assignments
– Homework Assignments
– Syllabus and Calendar
– Your grades to date (ignore weighted
average!)
– Announcements
– BlackBoard is your classroom!
CALCULATOR USAGE
• If you are
purchasing a
calculator, the TI-89
is strongly
recommended. If
you already have
another calculator, it
is not necessary to
purchase a TI-89 for
EGR 1301
LABORATORIES
• Visits to Baylor University
– Friday nights, all day Saturday
– Hands-on labs
– Project Time
– Copyrighted videos
– Housing and Meals