Ch4 - Engr Solutions

diagram

A ______ is a very efficient method of showing given and needed information.

solution

After solving and checking a problem, its _____________is presented to individuals who are technically trained or to persons with nontechnical backgrounds.

ascertained

All pertinent physical facts in the problem-solving method must be ______.

well-documented problem solution.

Engineers should follow the engineering method approach and learn to translate the information accumulated into a __________.

By performing calculations in reverse order or different technique

How can the correctness of results be verified?

6

How many basic steps does the engineering problem-solving method have?

1. Info with clarity 2. Neat careful manner

Identify the characteristics of engineers with respect to their ability to present information.

Academic or industrial

Identify the environments in which the methods of problem presentation are used.

1. help with sketching and graphing 2. to help so lines on the paper wont be lost to erasures.

Identify the purposes of the rulings on the reverse side of an engineering problems paper.

solutions

Perfect____________ to real problems do not exist.

6 steps

Put the design process steps in order 1-6

process

The engineering method is an example of _________.

scientific

The engineering problem-solving method is an adaptation of the well-known ___________ problem-solving method.

experience

The practice of engineering involves the application of accumulated knowledge and __________ to a wide variety of technical situations.

a= page number b= total number of sheets in set

The upper right-hand block of the problems paper should normally contain a notation such as a/b. What do a and b indicate here?

pays dividends and saves time

What are the advantages of eliminating or reducing false trials at the first step of an engineering method?

1. Ruled horizontally and vertically on reverse side 2. Heading and Margin rulings on front.

What are the features of an engineering problems paper?

Freehand or computer generated

What are the formats of problem presentation?

1. must study problem well 2. eliminate unimportant things 3. focus on the root of problem

What are the necessary actions to be considered to solve a problem that is not well defined?

Costs, weights, temps, anything that can be measured.

What are the pertinent physical facts that must be ascertained in the problem-solving method?

art and science

What does the mastery of problem solving involve?

Solving technical problems

What is the distinguishing characteristic of a qualified engineer?

Hardware Technology and software developments

What two things affect how a presentation should be done

pencil

When using freehand presentation, work should ordinarily be done in Blank______.

1. Be mathematically correct 2. Proper units checked and verified

When verifying the solution it must meet what conditions...

Google docs or Dropbox

Which of the following are examples of shared document software?

Problem solving and design

Which of the following areas are fundamental to engineering?

1. Must be summary of given info 2. must have all essential material

Which of the following hold true for a problem statement?

Name, date, course number, and sheet number

Which of the following information items are included in the top heading of the problems paper?

diagram

Which of the following is an appropriate way of illustrating the physical setup, which may be difficult to describe adequately in words?