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Introduction To Engineering - 4

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 26 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Works with customers to incorporate the final product into their specific situation






2. Specializes in fluid mechanics of air foils - turbines - and jet engines






3. 1.) none of the items escape my notice 2.) no items are added or removed while I'm counting 3.) nothing gets counted twice






4. Engineering notation only uses exponents that are multiples of 3.






5. Nano: ^-9; micro: ^-6; milli: ^-3; kilo: ^3; mega: ^6; giga: ^9






6. 1.) problem-- broad idea of what needs to change 2.) need-- also design goal 3.) design objectives -- specific things to accomplish 4.) criteria-- standards by which the objectives are measured 5.) specifications -- level on each of your criteria tha






7. Inability to have an exact number. Expressed as 5 -200'






8. 1.) a point falls more than 3 standard deviations away from the mean 2.) 9 points in a row occur on the same side of the mean 3.) 6 points occur with a consistently increasing or decreasing trend






9. Focus on the efficiency of the manufacturing process






10. 1.) Define the problem 2.) Brainstorm solutions 3.) Evaluate and narrow ideas to a few 4.) Develop a proof of concept experiment 5.) Optimize






11. 68-95-99.7: 68% of data values fall within one standard deviation of the mean; 95% fall within two standard deviations; 99.7 fall within 3.






12. City engineering including roads - traffic - sanitation - water - mass transit - heavy industry






13. Designing new materials with useful combinations of properties






14. Develops experiments to test prototypes before a product is mass - produced






15. Electricity generation - transmission - and distribution; integrated circuits






16. 1.) axes numbers 2.) axes labels telling number and unit 3.) title or caption for the graph 4.) a legend if there's more than one data series






17. Simplifies designs for manufacturing and develops methods for mass production






18. Examines environmental impacts of proposed installations and civil projects






19. A problem with the measuring device results in a consistently inaccurate measurement every time. Called 'theoretical error' or 'model error.'






20. A.k. s. Agricultural Engineering: mass food production - ecosystems - microbial reactors - etc.






21. Devices that aid human life using artificial body parts and implantable devices






22. Large- scale production and manufacturing of products and chemicals






23. Design of microprocessor architecture; writing software for robots; etc.






24. Mechanisms for holding - transmitting power - tools - transportation - etc.






25. Makes sure that samples of the product are tested and that the product improves over time






26. Comes up with concepts and analysis before anything has been made