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Introduction To Engineering - 4

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Answer 26 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inability to have an exact number. Expressed as 5 -200'
Uncertainty
The metric prefixes
Materials Engineering
Applications Engineer

2. 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
Civil Engineering
Three Norman Rules: How to tell if a process is out of control
Biomedical Engineering
Four things every proper plot must have

3. Simplifies designs for manufacturing and develops methods for mass production
Biomedical Engineering
Three assumptions for an accurate count
Manufacturing Engineer
Computer Engineering

4. Nano: ^-9; micro: ^-6; milli: ^-3; kilo: ^3; mega: ^6; giga: ^9
Biosystems Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer
The metric prefixes
Five steps of the design process

5. 1.) Define the problem 2.) Brainstorm solutions 3.) Evaluate and narrow ideas to a few 4.) Develop a proof of concept experiment 5.) Optimize
Biomedical Engineering
Six steps in defining the problem
Five steps of the design process
Process Engineer

6. Examines environmental impacts of proposed installations and civil projects
Process Engineer
Chemical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Five steps of the design process

7. 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
Test Engineer
Aerospace Engineering
Three Norman Rules: How to tell if a process is out of control
Six steps in defining the problem

8. Electricity generation - transmission - and distribution; integrated circuits
Electrical Engineering
Error
Quality Assurance Engineer
Design Engineer

9. City engineering including roads - traffic - sanitation - water - mass transit - heavy industry
Process Engineer
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Rule that normal distributions follow

10. 1.) none of the items escape my notice 2.) no items are added or removed while I'm counting 3.) nothing gets counted twice
Biosystems Engineering
Quality Assurance Engineer
Five steps of the design process
Three assumptions for an accurate count

11. Engineering notation only uses exponents that are multiples of 3.
Six steps in defining the problem
The difference between engineering notation and scientific notation
Mechanical Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer

12. Works with customers to incorporate the final product into their specific situation
Quality Assurance Engineer
The metric prefixes
Chemical Engineering
Applications Engineer

13. Designing new materials with useful combinations of properties
Materials Engineering
Six steps in defining the problem
Three Norman Rules: How to tell if a process is out of control
Error

14. Devices that aid human life using artificial body parts and implantable devices
Biomedical Engineering
Quality Assurance Engineer
Applications Engineer
Six steps in defining the problem

15. Develops experiments to test prototypes before a product is mass - produced
Test Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Applications Engineer
Quality Assurance Engineer

16. Focus on the efficiency of the manufacturing process
Biosystems Engineering
Four things every proper plot must have
The metric prefixes
Process Engineer

17. Comes up with concepts and analysis before anything has been made
Design Engineer
Quality Assurance Engineer
Aerospace Engineering
Three Norman Rules: How to tell if a process is out of control

18. 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
Four things every proper plot must have
Three Norman Rules: How to tell if a process is out of control
Three assumptions for an accurate count
Process Engineer

19. A problem with the measuring device results in a consistently inaccurate measurement every time. Called 'theoretical error' or 'model error.'
Environmental Engineering
Biosystems Engineering
Test Engineer
Error

20. 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.
Four things every proper plot must have
Design Engineer
Rule that normal distributions follow
Five steps of the design process

21. Design of microprocessor architecture; writing software for robots; etc.
Computer Engineering
Three Norman Rules: How to tell if a process is out of control
Test Engineer
Rule that normal distributions follow

22. Large- scale production and manufacturing of products and chemicals
Five steps of the design process
Chemical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering

23. Mechanisms for holding - transmitting power - tools - transportation - etc.
The metric prefixes
Biomedical Engineering
Three Norman Rules: How to tell if a process is out of control
Mechanical Engineering

24. A.k. s. Agricultural Engineering: mass food production - ecosystems - microbial reactors - etc.
Biosystems Engineering
Process Engineer
Four things every proper plot must have
Uncertainty

25. Makes sure that samples of the product are tested and that the product improves over time
Three Norman Rules: How to tell if a process is out of control
Quality Assurance Engineer
Four things every proper plot must have
Rule that normal distributions follow

26. Specializes in fluid mechanics of air foils - turbines - and jet engines
Test Engineer
Uncertainty
Electrical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering