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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
y = 2:2:20
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
Claude Shannon
vector involves direction

2. In MATLAB - change the 3rd element of the y series to the value - 15
name(2 -3)=7
V=IR
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
y(3)=15

3. What is Standard Deviation?
how much spread is in the data
size(name)
plot(theta - sin(theta))
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]

4. Who is responsible for logic based algebra - which is used as arithmetic in computers?
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a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
George Boole
vector involves direction

5. Change the value in the matrix 'name' in the 2nd row - 3rd column - to the value 7
name(2 -3)=7
plot(x - height -':rd')
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
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6. List the pros of having a PE license.
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
plot(x -y)
hold on - hold off
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness

7. What does negative force mean?
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
.* - ./ - .^
y = 2:2:20
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8. Why do engineers often also succeed in Liberal arts? Give an example?
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
name(2 -3)=7
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

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

10. How do you plot a function - sin(theta) - with theta as 0:pi/2:pi
V=IR
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
A'
plot(theta - sin(theta))

11. If there are 6 pins in a joint/pin analysis - there will be how many equations?
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George Boole
y(3)=15
V=IR

12. Explain how to define 'safe' in engineering design.
y(3)=15
hold on - hold off
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Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe

13. Write a MATLAB vector - a - including 2 - 4 - 6 - 8
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
George Boole

14. What is the simple plot for y - which is a vector - with x increments of 1
name(2 -3)=7
plot(x -y)
plot(y)
AB - or inv(A)*B

15. List the cons of having a PE license.
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
tension or compression
how much spread is in the data

16. Bar or Members are always either in _____ or _____
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
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
plot(x -y)

17. List some biblical principles against sexual harassment?

18. 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 )

19. What are the 2 main statistics used in engineering?
mean and Standard Deviation
AB - or inv(A)*B
size(name)
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam

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

21. Write a matrix named name - from 1 to 9 - with 3 rows - 3 columns
tension or compression
Claude Shannon
vector involves direction
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]

22. Name four people who were engineers - but are famous for a non - engineering task/accomplishment. Also list what they did.
mean and Standard Deviation
V=IR
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston

23. What would you have done if you were in Chris' shoes - concerning the sexual harassment situation?
plot(theta - sin(theta))
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
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what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave

24. Write a MATLAB legend

25. What commands halt a program before plotting a graph
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
hold on - hold off
plot(y)

26. 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
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
how much spread is in the data
plot(x - height -':rd')

27. How would you transpose Matrix A?

28. What is Ohm's Law?
mean and Standard Deviation
hold on - hold off
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

29. When operating on vectors - write the 3 unique operators
size(name)
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
.* - ./ - .^
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education

30. How do you find the size of matrix 'name?'
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
size(name)
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education
how much spread is in the data

31. Write a MATLAB series - y - that starts at 2 - ends at 20 - and is incremented by 2
y = 2:2:20
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
size(name)
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave

32. Solve for X...AX=B - give
AB - or inv(A)*B
plot(theta - sin(theta))
plot(x - height -':rd')
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam

33. What are the steps for getting a Professional Engineering License?
plot(x -y)
legend('text1' - 'text2')
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education

34. Write a plot with an already determined x- series - and y- vector
size(name)
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
plot(x -y)
vector involves direction

35. What is the difference between scalar and vector?
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
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
vector involves direction