Introduction To Engineering - 5

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• Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Explain how to define 'safe' in engineering design.
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
size(name)
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston


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

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3. Solve for X...AX=B - give
AB - or inv(A)*B
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
tension or compression
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness


4. 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
hold on - hold off
A'
how much spread is in the data


5. What are the 2 main statistics used in engineering?
y(3)=15
mean and Standard Deviation
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
tension or compression


6. How do you plot a function - sin(theta) - with theta as 0:pi/2:pi
George Boole
plot(theta - sin(theta))
plot(x -y)
y = 2:2:20


7. In MATLAB - change the 3rd element of the y series to the value - 15
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
y = 2:2:20
y(3)=15


8. List the pros of having a PE license.
y = 2:2:20
plot(theta - sin(theta))
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe


9. What commands halt a program before plotting a graph
size(name)
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
hold on - hold off


10. Write a matrix named name - from 1 to 9 - with 3 rows - 3 columns
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
mean and Standard Deviation
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]


11. If there are 6 pins in a joint/pin analysis - there will be how many equations?
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
12
.* - ./ - .^
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe


12. Bar or Members are always either in _____ or _____
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education
tension or compression
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
vector involves direction


13. When operating on vectors - write the 3 unique operators
how much spread is in the data
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')
.* - ./ - .^
plot(y)


14. How do you find the size of matrix 'name?'
size(name)
xlabel('text') - ylabel('text') - title('text')
hold on - hold off
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]


15. How would you transpose Matrix A?

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16. Who is responsible for logic based algebra - which is used as arithmetic in computers?
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
tension or compression
George Boole


17. List some biblical principles against sexual harassment?

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18. What is Standard Deviation?
Claude Shannon
engineer working for design firm approving drawings for steel beams - also works for the steel company - he would essentially be approving his own work
how much spread is in the data
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what


19. Name four people who were engineers - but are famous for a non - engineering task/accomplishment. Also list what they did.
A'
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
AB - or inv(A)*B


20. What is the simple plot for y - which is a vector - with x increments of 1
.* - ./ - .^
plot(y)
y = 2:2:20
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what


21. Write a MATLAB vector - a - including 2 - 4 - 6 - 8
plot(y)
mean and Standard Deviation
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
y(3)=15


22. What is the difference between scalar and vector?
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
A'
size(name)
vector involves direction


23. What are the steps for getting a Professional Engineering License?
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
Fundamentals in Engineering Exam - 4 years work experience - PE exam - oral exam concerning ethical/legal obligations - renew license annually - continue education
y = 2:2:20
hold on - hold off


24. Why do engineers often also succeed in Liberal arts? Give an example?
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
mean and Standard Deviation
size(name)
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam


25. What would you have done if you were in Chris' shoes - concerning the sexual harassment situation?
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness
Neil Armstrong- astronaut - Jimmy Carter- Nuclear Engineer - Alfred Hitchcock- Movie Director - Tom Scholtz- leader of Boston
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave


26. What are the benefits of networking?
hold on - hold off
job recommendations - get connections - good way of getting advice - and getting to know who can do what
Claude Shannon
plot(theta - sin(theta))


27. What is Ohm's Law?
vector involves direction
V=IR
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


28. Write a plot with an already determined x- series - and y- vector
plot(y)
a = [2 - 4 - 6 - 8]
plot(x -y)
how much spread is in the data


29. Change the value in the matrix 'name' in the 2nd row - 3rd column - to the value 7
tension or compression
name(2 -3)=7
vector involves direction
how much spread is in the data


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 )

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31. Write a MATLAB series - y - that starts at 2 - ends at 20 - and is incremented by 2
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
plot(x - height -':rd')
plot(y)
y = 2:2:20


32. Give a conflict of interest scenario
Nothing perfectly safe - design safe if risks judged acceptable - or if design comparatively safe
12
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'


33. What does negative force mean?
size(name)
name = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 9]
force in an opposite direction of what is predetermined as a positive direction
AB - or inv(A)*B


34. Write a MATLAB legend

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35. List the cons of having a PE license.
what Chris did - privately rebuke Ah Chee - tell him to further punish/threaten Dave
greater responsibility - potential to lose license - renew annually
they are good problem solvers - engineers do better on the GMAT business exam
considered expert - work as consultant - higher salary - promotions - teach - testify in court as expert witness