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Introduction To Engineering - 5
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What are the steps for getting a Professional Engineering License?
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education
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plot(y)
2. In MATLAB - change the 3rd element of the y series to the value - 15
y(3)=15
size(name)
Claude Shannon
hold on - hold off
3. What MIT grad student wrote a Senior Thesis - relating boolean algebra to electrical circuits - where 0 represents circuit off - and 1 represents circuit on
how much spread is in the data
legend('text1' - 'text2')
Claude Shannon
name(2 -3)=7
4. How do you plot a function - sin(theta) - with theta as 0:pi/2:pi
legend('text1' - 'text2')
plot(theta - sin(theta))
A'
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
5. Solve for X...AX=B - give
AB - or inv(A)*B
y = 2:2:20
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
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6. Write a MATLAB legend
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7. Who is responsible for logic based algebra - which is used as arithmetic in computers?
George Boole
vector involves direction
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
.* - ./ - .^
8. What are the 2 main statistics used in engineering?
V=IR
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
mean and Standard Deviation
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
9. What is the difference between scalar and vector?
mean and Standard Deviation
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
vector involves direction
10. Write a plot with an already determined x- series - and y- vector
George Boole
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
plot(x -y)
tension or compression
11. When operating on vectors - write the 3 unique operators
plot(theta - sin(theta))
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
.* - ./ - .^
12. Name four people who were engineers - but are famous for a non - engineering task/accomplishment. Also list what they did.
A'
name(2 -3)=7
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
how much spread is in the data
13. What are the benefits of networking?
plot(x -y)
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
plot(y)
Claude Shannon
14. Give a conflict of interest scenario
V=IR
A'
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
15. If there are 6 pins in a joint/pin analysis - there will be how many equations?
12
vector involves direction
plot(theta - sin(theta))
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
16. Explain how to define 'safe' in engineering design.
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
y = 2:2:20
17. List the cons of having a PE license.
plot(x -y)
name(2 -3)=7
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
plot(y)
18. Write a MATLAB vector - a - including 2 - 4 - 6 - 8
AB - or inv(A)*B
y(3)=15
legend('text1' - 'text2')
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
19. What is Ohm's Law?
mean and Standard Deviation
V=IR
A'
plot(x -y)
20. How would you transpose Matrix A?
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21. What would you have done if you were in Chris' shoes - concerning the sexual harassment situation?
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
y = 2:2:20
legend('text1' - 'text2')
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
22. Write a matrix named name - from 1 to 9 - with 3 rows - 3 columns
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
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
mean and Standard Deviation
how much spread is in the data
23. 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 )
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24. Write how to add labels for the x- axis - y- axis - and title of a plot in MATLAB
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25. List the pros of having a PE license.
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
y = 2:2:20
Claude Shannon
26. What does negative force mean?
Claude Shannon
hold on - hold off
plot(x - height -':rd')
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
27. What is Standard Deviation?
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
how much spread is in the data
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
hold on - hold off
28. List some biblical principles against sexual harassment?
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29. Why do engineers often also succeed in Liberal arts? Give an example?
mean and Standard Deviation
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
name(2 -3)=7
hold on - hold off
30. Bar or Members are always either in _____ or _____
plot(y)
tension or compression
George Boole
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
31. What is the simple plot for y - which is a vector - with x increments of 1
plot(y)
hold on - hold off
V=IR
George Boole
32. Change the value in the matrix 'name' in the 2nd row - 3rd column - to the value 7
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')
.* - ./ - .^
George Boole
name(2 -3)=7
33. Write a MATLAB series - y - that starts at 2 - ends at 20 - and is incremented by 2
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')
y = 2:2:20
plot(x -y)
name(2 -3)=7
34. What commands halt a program before plotting a graph
Claude Shannon
hold on - hold off
mean and Standard Deviation
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
35. How do you find the size of matrix 'name?'
size(name)
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
V=IR
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston