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Assignment for next week
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1
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15 and 17 Jan 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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22 and 24 Jan 02
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What is Engineering?
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- Small group discussion of Chap 1 problem 6 and report out
- Small group discussion of Chap 1 problem 7 and report out
- Using your wiliki account
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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 next week.
- Chapter 5: problem 1.
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3
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29 and 31 Jan 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.
You will do a brief (5-10 minute) presentation to the class in 2 weeks on what
you did to "study smart" and how you found these things to work.
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4
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5 and 7 Feb 02
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Engineering can be fun
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- Chapter 2 problems 6 and 7 discussion
- Paper clips
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- Chapter 2: problem 2.
- Chapter 2: problem 18. In teams we will pick in class today, pick one
of the items listed in the problem and prepare a brief (5-10 minute)
oral presentation
for the class. You will present your findings in class on Thursday, 21 Feb.
- I will collect your journals for review on Tuesday, 19 Feb.
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5
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12 and 14 Feb 02
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No class
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- Chapter 3: problems 1, 3, 4 and 6.
- Remember, I will collect your journals on Tuesday, 19 Feb. and review
your writing on these problems and those above.
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6
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19 and 21 Feb 02
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- Study Smart presentations
- 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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26 and 28 Feb
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- More how things work presentations
- Discussion of Chapter 3 problems 13 and 14.
- Cantilever Challenge
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- Chapter 3: problems 15 and 18
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8
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5 and 7 Mar 02
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- 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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12 and 14 Mar 02
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- Success Skills Survey
- On Thursday, go to the Career Expo at Jefferson Hall.
Talk to at least 2 engineering firms there and report back next
week what you found out.
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- Chapter 4: problems 11, 12 and 13.
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10
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19 and 21 Mar 02
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- Chapter 4: problems 3, 23, 24 and 25.
- We will not meet on Tuesday, 2 Apr.
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| Spring Break |
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11
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4 Apr 02
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- Chapter 5: problems 17 and 18.
(prepare to do practice interviews with your peers during next week's session)
- I will collect your journals for the last time next week.
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12
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9 and 11 Apr 02
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- Chapter 5: problems 17 and 18. You will conduct practice interviews
on each other.
- I will collect your journals on Thursday.
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- Beginning next week, we will only need to meet once per week
on the days shown below.
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13
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16 and 18 Apr 02
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Academic Advising
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- The two sections will meet on different days this week.
- The 1:30 section will meet on Tuesday, 16 Apr.
- The 12:00 section will meet on Thursday, 18 Apr, now in POST 221
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- Chapter 6: problem 3. We will discuss this next week.
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14
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23 Apr 02
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15
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30 Apr
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16
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7 May
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Pa`ina
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