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Introduction To Engineering - 5

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1. What MIT grad student wrote a Senior Thesis - relating boolean algebra to electrical circuits - where 0 represents circuit off - and 1 represents circuit on
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
Claude Shannon
V=IR
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]

2. What are the benefits of networking?
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
name(2 -3)=7
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
.* - ./ - .^

3. Explain how to define 'safe' in engineering design.
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')
hold on - hold off
plot(x - height -':rd')
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe

4. 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
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
plot(x - height -':rd')
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually

5. Who is responsible for logic based algebra - which is used as arithmetic in computers?
George Boole
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
y(3)=15
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6. 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
V=IR
name(2 -3)=7
plot(y)

7. Solve for X...AX=B - give
AB - or inv(A)*B
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
Claude Shannon
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness

8. Bar or Members are always either in _____ or _____
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
tension or compression
vector involves direction
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]

9. Write a plot with an already determined x- series - and y- vector
legend('text1' - 'text2')
mean and Standard Deviation
plot(x -y)
name(2 -3)=7

10. Write a MATLAB vector - a - including 2 - 4 - 6 - 8
plot(y)
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
George Boole

11. Change the value in the matrix 'name' in the 2nd row - 3rd column - to the value 7
y = 2:2:20
name(2 -3)=7
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
plot(x -y)

12. What commands halt a program before plotting a graph
y = 2:2:20
hold on - hold off
plot(theta - sin(theta))
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave

13. How do you find the size of matrix 'name?'
plot(y)
size(name)
vector involves direction
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14. What is the difference between scalar and vector?
legend('text1' - 'text2')
.* - ./ - .^
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
vector involves direction

15. Write a MATLAB legend

16. What is the simple plot for y - which is a vector - with x increments of 1
A'
George Boole
plot(y)
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually

17. How would you transpose Matrix A?

18. What does negative force mean?
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
name(2 -3)=7
George Boole

19. In MATLAB - change the 3rd element of the y series to the value - 15
y(3)=15
size(name)
Claude Shannon
mean and Standard Deviation

20. How do you plot a function - sin(theta) - with theta as 0:pi/2:pi
plot(theta - sin(theta))
legend('text1' - 'text2')
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work

21. Name four people who were engineers - but are famous for a non - engineering task/accomplishment. Also list what they did.
y = 2:2:20
.* - ./ - .^
plot(y)
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston

22. When operating on vectors - write the 3 unique operators
.* - ./ - .^
legend('text1' - 'text2')
plot(theta - sin(theta))
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually

23. What are the 2 main statistics used in engineering?
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
mean and Standard Deviation

24. Write a MATLAB series - y - that starts at 2 - ends at 20 - and is incremented by 2
size(name)
V=IR
y = 2:2:20
mean and Standard Deviation

25. Why do engineers often also succeed in Liberal arts? Give an example?
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
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
how much spread is in the data

26. List the pros of having a PE license.
A'
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
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what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave

27. List the cons of having a PE license.
A'
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
plot(x -y)

28. Write a matrix named name - from 1 to 9 - with 3 rows - 3 columns
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]

29. If there are 6 pins in a joint/pin analysis - there will be how many equations?
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
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plot(x - height -':rd')
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work

30. 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 )

31. What is Standard Deviation?
name(2 -3)=7
how much spread is in the data
hold on - hold off
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe

32. List some biblical principles against sexual harassment?

33. What is Ohm's Law?
V=IR
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
A'
vector involves direction

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

35. What are the steps for getting a Professional Engineering License?
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education
plot(y)
AB - or inv(A)*B