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Introduction To Engineering - 5

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1. What is the simple plot for y - which is a vector - with x increments of 1
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
AB - or inv(A)*B
plot(y)
plot(theta - sin(theta))

2. What are the 2 main statistics used in engineering?
y(3)=15
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mean and Standard Deviation

3. Write a MATLAB legend

4. Change the value in the matrix 'name' in the 2nd row - 3rd column - to the value 7
name(2 -3)=7
mean and Standard Deviation
size(name)
plot(theta - sin(theta))

5. What would you have done if you were in Chris' shoes - concerning the sexual harassment situation?
size(name)
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Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
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6. List some biblical principles against sexual harassment?

7. What does negative force mean?
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AB - or inv(A)*B
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force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction

8. Write a MATLAB plot - with x as a series - height as a y- vector - and the graph dotted ( : ) - red ( r ) - and with diamonds at the points ( d )

9. Why do engineers often also succeed in Liberal arts? Give an example?
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how much spread is in the data
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plot(x - height -':rd')

10. Write a plot with an already determined x- series - and y- vector
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')
plot(x -y)
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
tension or compression

11. Explain how to define 'safe' in engineering design.
name(2 -3)=7
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
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engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work

12. Give a conflict of interest scenario
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V=IR
plot(y)
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work

13. What is the difference between scalar and vector?
plot(theta - sin(theta))
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
vector involves direction
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction

14. Bar or Members are always either in _____ or _____
plot(y)
legend('text1' - 'text2')
y = 2:2:20
tension or compression

15. How would you transpose Matrix A?

16. Write how to add labels for the x- axis - y- axis - and title of a plot in MATLAB

17. In MATLAB - change the 3rd element of the y series to the value - 15
y(3)=15
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18. Solve for X...AX=B - give
plot(theta - sin(theta))
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AB - or inv(A)*B
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19. What is Standard Deviation?
AB - or inv(A)*B
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size(name)
how much spread is in the data

20. What are the benefits of networking?
mean and Standard Deviation
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21. What is Ohm's Law?
AB - or inv(A)*B
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
V=IR
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')

22. How do you plot a function - sin(theta) - with theta as 0:pi/2:pi
.* - ./ - .^
Claude Shannon
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
plot(theta - sin(theta))

23. Write a MATLAB series - y - that starts at 2 - ends at 20 - and is incremented by 2
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hold on - hold off
y = 2:2:20
size(name)

24. List the cons of having a PE license.
mean and Standard Deviation
how much spread is in the data
size(name)
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25. Who is responsible for logic based algebra - which is used as arithmetic in computers?
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name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
vector involves direction
legend('text1' - 'text2')

26. When operating on vectors - write the 3 unique operators
tension or compression
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plot(x - height -':rd')
.* - ./ - .^

27. Write a matrix named name - from 1 to 9 - with 3 rows - 3 columns
y(3)=15
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name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
vector involves direction

28. What MIT grad student wrote a Senior Thesis - relating boolean algebra to electrical circuits - where 0 represents circuit off - and 1 represents circuit on
A'
Claude Shannon
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]

29. What are the steps for getting a Professional Engineering License?
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education
.* - ./ - .^
vector involves direction
legend('text1' - 'text2')

30. What commands halt a program before plotting a graph
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
Claude Shannon
hold on - hold off
George Boole

31. List the pros of having a PE license.
Claude Shannon
Ephesians 5 - shouldn't be any sexual immorality among Christians - Genesis 1 - men and women created in God's image - Matthew 5 - lust is adultery
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave

32. Name four people who were engineers - but are famous for a non - engineering task/accomplishment. Also list what they did.
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
Claude Shannon
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
vector involves direction

33. How do you find the size of matrix 'name?'
.* - ./ - .^
plot(y)
size(name)
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]

34. Write a MATLAB vector - a - including 2 - 4 - 6 - 8
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
AB - or inv(A)*B
size(name)
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35. If there are 6 pins in a joint/pin analysis - there will be how many equations?
V=IR
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