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Introduction To Engineering - 5

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1. Change the value in the matrix 'name' in the 2nd row - 3rd column - to the value 7
V=IR
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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
name(2 -3)=7

2. What are the benefits of networking?
how much spread is in the data
size(name)
tension or compression
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what

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
name(2 -3)=7
y = 2:2:20
y(3)=15
Claude Shannon

4. List the pros of having a PE license.
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')
V=IR
12
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness

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

6. What is Ohm's Law?
V=IR
George Boole
mean and Standard Deviation
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7. What commands halt a program before plotting a graph
Claude Shannon
mean and Standard Deviation
12
hold on - hold off

8. In MATLAB - change the 3rd element of the y series to the value - 15
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
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
y(3)=15

9. What is the simple plot for y - which is a vector - with x increments of 1
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
legend('text1' - 'text2')
plot(y)
y = 2:2:20

10. Write a matrix named name - from 1 to 9 - with 3 rows - 3 columns
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
y(3)=15
A'

11. List some biblical principles against sexual harassment?

12. How do you plot a function - sin(theta) - with theta as 0:pi/2:pi
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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
plot(theta - sin(theta))
George Boole

13. What is the difference between scalar and vector?
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
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
vector involves direction

14. Write a MATLAB vector - a - including 2 - 4 - 6 - 8
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(x -y)
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
A'

15. How do you find the size of matrix 'name?'
plot(theta - sin(theta))
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
size(name)
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually

16. Who is responsible for logic based algebra - which is used as arithmetic in computers?
George Boole
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
y = 2:2:20

17. List the cons of having a PE license.
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
y = 2:2:20
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
plot(theta - sin(theta))

18. Write a MATLAB series - y - that starts at 2 - ends at 20 - and is incremented by 2
12
y = 2:2:20
tension or compression
Claude Shannon

19. Why do engineers often also succeed in Liberal arts? Give an example?
y(3)=15
mean and Standard Deviation
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam

20. If there are 6 pins in a joint/pin analysis - there will be how many equations?
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
plot(y)
12

21. When operating on vectors - write the 3 unique operators
how much spread is in the data
.* - ./ - .^
AB - or inv(A)*B
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]

22. Write a plot with an already determined x- series - and y- vector
plot(x -y)
12
vector involves direction
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]

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 )

24. What does negative force mean?
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
George Boole
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston

25. What are the steps for getting a Professional Engineering License?
legend('text1' - 'text2')
mean and Standard Deviation
y = 2:2:20
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education

26. What is Standard Deviation?
Claude Shannon
how much spread is in the data
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education
A'

27. Explain how to define 'safe' in engineering design.
Claude Shannon
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what

28. Bar or Members are always either in _____ or _____
legend('text1' - 'text2')
y = 2:2:20
tension or compression
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually

29. Name four people who were engineers - but are famous for a non - engineering task/accomplishment. Also list what they did.
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education
plot(x -y)
tension or compression
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston

30. Write a MATLAB legend

31. Give a conflict of interest scenario
tension or compression
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
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]

32. Solve for X...AX=B - give
AB - or inv(A)*B
size(name)
name(2 -3)=7
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]

33. 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
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
AB - or inv(A)*B
Claude Shannon

34. What are the 2 main statistics used in engineering?
legend('text1' - 'text2')
mean and Standard Deviation
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually

35. How would you transpose Matrix A?