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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
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
Claude Shannon
plot(x -y)
plot(theta - sin(theta))

2. What is the simple plot for y - which is a vector - with x increments of 1
plot(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
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

3. What is the difference between scalar and vector?
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
name(2 -3)=7
vector involves direction

4. Change the value in the matrix 'name' in the 2nd row - 3rd column - to the value 7
name(2 -3)=7
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
plot(y)
plot(theta - sin(theta))

5. What are the steps for getting a Professional Engineering License?
V=IR
plot(x - height -':rd')
hold on - hold off
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education

6. List the cons of having a PE license.
y = 2:2:20
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction

7. In MATLAB - change the 3rd element of the y series to the value - 15
plot(y)
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
y(3)=15
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave

8. What is Standard Deviation?
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how much spread is in the data
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
AB - or inv(A)*B

9. Write a plot with an already determined x- series - and y- vector
plot(x -y)
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
name(2 -3)=7

10. How do you find the size of matrix 'name?'
tension or compression
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
size(name)
George Boole

11. What are the benefits of networking?
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')
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legend('text1' - 'text2')
Claude Shannon

12. Who is responsible for logic based algebra - which is used as arithmetic in computers?
hold on - hold off
George Boole
y = 2:2:20
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what

13. 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 )

14. What MIT grad student wrote a Senior Thesis - relating boolean algebra to electrical circuits - where 0 represents circuit off - and 1 represents circuit on
Claude Shannon
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
plot(y)

15. Write a matrix named name - from 1 to 9 - with 3 rows - 3 columns
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
.* - ./ - .^
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]

16. What does negative force mean?
tension or compression
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
vector involves direction
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction

17. Solve for X...AX=B - give
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
AB - or inv(A)*B
mean and Standard Deviation
size(name)

18. What commands halt a program before plotting a graph
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
plot(x -y)
George Boole
hold on - hold off

19. Explain how to define 'safe' in engineering design.
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
how much spread is in the data
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
size(name)

20. Write a MATLAB legend

21. How would you transpose Matrix A?

22. What would you have done if you were in Chris' shoes - concerning the sexual harassment situation?
y = 2:2:20
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
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vector involves direction

23. Write a MATLAB vector - a - including 2 - 4 - 6 - 8
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
size(name)
.* - ./ - .^

24. List some biblical principles against sexual harassment?

25. When operating on vectors - write the 3 unique operators
.* - ./ - .^
AB - or inv(A)*B
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xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')

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

27. Bar or Members are always either in _____ or _____
George Boole
A'
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
tension or compression

28. Give a conflict of interest scenario
y(3)=15
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
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Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston

29. List the pros of having a PE license.
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
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
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction

30. What are the 2 main statistics used in engineering?
AB - or inv(A)*B
mean and Standard Deviation
V=IR
how much spread is in the data

31. Why do engineers often also succeed in Liberal arts? Give an example?
y = 2:2:20
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
plot(x -y)
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam

32. What is Ohm's Law?
V=IR
size(name)
y(3)=15
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33. Name four people who were engineers - but are famous for a non - engineering task/accomplishment. Also list what they did.
y(3)=15
.* - ./ - .^
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston

34. Write a MATLAB series - y - that starts at 2 - ends at 20 - and is incremented by 2
.* - ./ - .^
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
y = 2:2:20
V=IR

35. If there are 6 pins in a joint/pin analysis - there will be how many equations?
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
.* - ./ - .^
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
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