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Introduction To Engineering - 5

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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How do you plot a function - sin(theta) - with theta as 0:pi/2:pi
plot(theta - sin(theta))
V=IR
plot(y)
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe

2. What are the benefits of networking?
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
plot(x - height -':rd')
plot(x -y)
vector involves direction

3. Write a MATLAB legend

4. List some biblical principles against sexual harassment?

5. Bar or Members are always either in _____ or _____
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tension or compression
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

6. What is the difference between scalar and vector?
vector involves direction
size(name)
plot(x -y)
plot(y)

7. What MIT grad student wrote a Senior Thesis - relating boolean algebra to electrical circuits - where 0 represents circuit off - and 1 represents circuit on
plot(theta - sin(theta))
hold on - hold off
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
Claude Shannon

8. In MATLAB - change the 3rd element of the y series to the value - 15
.* - ./ - .^
mean and Standard Deviation
y(3)=15
y = 2:2:20

9. Change the value in the matrix 'name' in the 2nd row - 3rd column - to the value 7
AB - or inv(A)*B
A'
name(2 -3)=7
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually

10. What is Standard Deviation?
V=IR
how much spread is in the data
plot(y)
A'

11. If there are 6 pins in a joint/pin analysis - there will be how many equations?
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plot(x -y)
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education

12. Explain how to define 'safe' in engineering design.
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
plot(y)

13. What commands halt a program before plotting a graph
V=IR
plot(theta - sin(theta))
.* - ./ - .^
hold on - hold off

14. Write a matrix named name - from 1 to 9 - with 3 rows - 3 columns
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
tension or compression
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')
how much spread is in the data

15. Write a MATLAB vector - a - including 2 - 4 - 6 - 8
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
vector involves direction
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
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

16. What are the 2 main statistics used in engineering?
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
.* - ./ - .^
Claude Shannon
mean and Standard Deviation

17. What would you have done if you were in Chris' shoes - concerning the sexual harassment situation?
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
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
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]

18. How do you find the size of matrix 'name?'
plot(theta - sin(theta))
hold on - hold off
legend('text1' - 'text2')
size(name)

19. Why do engineers often also succeed in Liberal arts? Give an example?
A'
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work

20. Give a conflict of interest scenario
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness

21. What is the simple plot for y - which is a vector - with x increments of 1
George Boole
size(name)
plot(y)
.* - ./ - .^

22. What is Ohm's Law?
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
V=IR
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')

23. When operating on vectors - write the 3 unique operators
.* - ./ - .^
tension or compression
mean and Standard Deviation
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what

24. Solve for X...AX=B - give
AB - or inv(A)*B
A'
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam

25. Write a plot with an already determined x- series - and y- vector
V=IR
plot(y)
plot(x -y)
vector involves direction

26. Name four people who were engineers - but are famous for a non - engineering task/accomplishment. Also list what they did.
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
.* - ./ - .^
George Boole
plot(x - height -':rd')

27. Who is responsible for logic based algebra - which is used as arithmetic in computers?
George Boole
Claude Shannon
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
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28. 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 )

29. Write a MATLAB series - y - that starts at 2 - ends at 20 - and is incremented by 2
V=IR
y = 2:2:20
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]

30. List the cons of having a PE license.
plot(theta - sin(theta))
V=IR
y = 2:2:20
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually

31. How would you transpose Matrix A?

32. What does negative force mean?
A'
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
plot(y)

33. List the pros of having a PE license.
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
name(2 -3)=7
how much spread is in the data

34. What are the steps for getting a Professional Engineering License?
mean and Standard Deviation
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
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually

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