Engr 100A - Intro to Engineering

Engr 100A - Introduction to Engineering

Engineering Dept, Santa Ana College

Spring 2026



ANNOUNCEMENTS & COURSE INFO

SCHEDULE & HANDOUTS

  • GUIDES PAGE

    SCHEDULE:
    WEEK ... Exams .... HW due .... Project/msc .............
    wk 1 ....................................................
    wk 2 ....................................................
    wk 3 .... ex 1 ..... hw 1 ...............................
    wk 4 ............... hw 2 ...............................
    wk 5 ............... hw 3 ...............................
    wk 6 .... ex 2 ..........................................
    wk 7 .......................... CE proj due .............
    wk 8 ............... hw 4 ...............................
    (Spring break, if spring semester)
    wk 9 .... ex 3 ..........................................
    wk 10 .............. hw 5 ...............................
    wk 11 .............. hw 6 ..... EE proj due .............
    wk 12 ... ex 4 ..... hw 7 ...............................
    wk 13 .............. hw 8 ...............................
    wk 14 ...................................................
    wk 15 ...................................................
    wk 16 ... ex 5 ................ ME proj due .............



    • LECTURE

    HOMEWORK

    • hw 1 - (due wk 3) - read syllabus & answer Qs on Canvas
    • hw 2 - (due wk 4) - read CE (Bridge) Project handout - answer Qs on Canvas
    • hw 3 - (due wk 5) - 2D CAD Drawing (video guide: ctyvid )
    • hw 4 - (due wk 8) - EE project Qs (read EE proj handout, answer Qs on Canvas)
    • hw 5 - (due wk 10) - ME project Qs (read ME proj handout, answer Qs on canvas)
    • hw 6 - (due wk 11) - return borrowed Arduino kit
    • hw 7 - (due wk 12) - ME project kit (bring in un-assembled kit)
    • hw 8 - (due wk 13) - 3D CAD model (OnShape or Solidworks) (submit online, angle bracket, video guide (0:08 yct)



    LINKS 1

  • Bridge Designer 2016 download (and video guide )
  • Hopkins Truss Simulator
  • On Shape
  • Tinkercad (Arduino simulator & 3d modeling)
  • Tinkercad tutorial
  • Trebuchet Simulator (bench to hybrid)
  • Algodoo Simulator

    • LINKS 2

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • Employment Development Dept, CA
  • Theo Jansen & Strandbeests



    • LINKS 3

    CE VIDS

  • (y 0:10) Hoover Dam (engr)
  • (y 0:34) Dangerous Bldg (veritasium)
  • (y 1:15) Hoover Dam (history channel)
  • (y 0:10) Panama Canal (history channel)
  • (y 0:15) Panama Canal (engineering)
  • (y 0:21) Millau Viaduct

    • LINKS 4

    EE VIDS

  • (y 0:13) History Electricity
  • (y 0:17) History Electricity (Invention Flex) (1st 12')
  • (y 0:14) Eight Traitors Create Si Valley
  • (y 0:08) Transistor (invention)
  • (y 0:14) How computers add
  • (y 0:13) Logic gates & transistors
  • (y 0:13) Tesla vs. Edison

    • LINKS 5

    ME VIDS

  • (y 0:19) SR-71 Blackbird
  • (y 0:28) Space shuttle
  • (y 0:28) Space shuttle re-entry

  • (y :28) Tesla gearing
  • (y :12) Tesla permanent magnet motor