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Assignment for next week
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1
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26 and 30 Aug 02
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Introductions
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- What do you want/expect from this course?
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- Aquire the textbook
- Aquire a spiral notebook for your Journal
- Chapter 1: problems 3, 5 and 11
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2
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9 Sep 02
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What is Engineering?
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- What are ASCE, IEEE, and ASME?
- Using your wiliki and ITS accounts (make sure you have your login ids and
passowrds for both of these acocunts available before class).
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- Sections 2.1 to 2.3
- Section 5.1
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- Chapter 2: problems 1, 3 and 4.
- Chapter 2: problems 6 and 7. Do these problems in groups of 2 or 3
and be prepared to present your product ideas in class in 2 weeks.
- Chapter 5: problem 1.
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3
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16 Sep 02
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What is Engineering?
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- Chapter 1: problems 14, 15 and 16. For problem 14, write your list
in your journal and try to implement 2 of these for the next 2 weeks.
We will discuss what you did to "study smart" and how you found
these things to work. in class in 2 weeks.
- Have you started Chapter 2 problems 6 and 7? We will be discussing
these next week.
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4
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23 Sep 02
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Engineering can be fun
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- Chapter 2 problems 6 and 7 discussion
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- Chapter 2: problem 2.
- Instead of Chapter 2: problem 18 this semester, I'd like to
open up the possibilities for doing a small research project.
In teams we will pick in class today, pick one
of the items listed at the web site
How Stuff Works
and prepare a brief (15 minute) oral presentation for the class.
You will present your findings in class in 2 weeks on 7 Oct.
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5
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30 Sep 02
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Study Smart
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- Study smart discsussion
- Group meetings for how stuff works.
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- Chapter 3: problems 1, 3, 4 and 6.
- I will collect your journals next week
and review your writing on these problems and those above.
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6
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7 Oct 02
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- How things work presentations
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- I will collect your journals today.
- Chapter 3: problems 13 and 14.
- Chapter 3: problem 16. This is another long term (2 week) problem. Begin it
this week and we will discuss it in 2 weeks.
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7
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14 Oct 02
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- Discussion of Chapter 3 problems 13 and 14.
- Paper Truss
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- Chapter 3: problems 15 and 18
- Go to the Engineering Career Day on Friday, 18 Oct. and check
out companies there. Pick at least 2 companies that interest you
and talk to the recruiter there. Find out what the company does,
and what kind of engineering opportunities are available with them.
Write up what you find in your journal and we will discuss next week.
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8
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21 Oct 02
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- Career Day
- Preparing for lecture results.
- Your Study Plan
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- Chapter 3: problem 15 (we will begin in class today).
- Chapter 4: problems 2, 5 and 8.
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9
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28 Oct 02
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- Prepare for lecture results
- Success Skills Survey
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- Chapter 4: problems 11, 12 and 13.
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10
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4 Nov 02
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- Chapter 4: problems 3, 23, 24 and 25.
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11
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18 Nov 02
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Academic Advising
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12
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25 Nov 02
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Getting involved.
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- None
- I will collect your journals for the last time next week.
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13
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2 Dec 02
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Engineering Education
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- None
- I will collect your journals today
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