EGR 105 Foundations of Engineering I

Fall 2007 – Week 1

Introduction

EGR105 – Week 1 Topics

• Syllabus

• Comments on engineering

• Project concept

• Assignment # 1

Syllabus

• Goals

• Instructor, website

• Class format, schedule

• Kirk Auditorium Lectures

• Grading

• Computer accounts

• Project

Engineering Quad

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Bliss Hall

KirkCenter

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EGR105 – Week 1 Topics

• Syllabus

• Comments on engineering

• Project concept

• Assignment # 1

What is engineering?

Engineering is

“turning ideas into reality”

“the art of applying scientific and mathematical principles, experience, judgment, and common sense to make things that benefit people.”

What do engineers do?

Engineers work in

• Analysis – modeling of physical systems• Design – solving a problem• Testing – showing that design meets

requirements• Sales – liaison to the customer• Management – project oversight• Development – reusing existing principles • Research – asking and solving new problems• more……

Why study engineering?

A career in engineering can bring

• Job satisfaction

• A variety of career opportunities

• Challenging work

• The potential to benefit society

• Financial security

• An avenue for expressing your creativity

Is engineering a popular majorin college?

Not really, 1998 college graduates

Major Number Percentage

Business 249,960 20.8

Social Science 110,806 9.2

Education 111,010 9.3

Applied Science 107,256 8.9

Humanities 86,887 7.2

Engineering 60,914 5.1

Totals 1,199,579 100

Is there a most popular engineering major?

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Electrical /Computer

Mechanical Civil Chemical Industrial Biomedical

2003 Freshman

2001 BS graduates

Ocean Engineering is very small nationally

More Recent Data

EGR105 – Week 1 Topics

• Syllabus

• Comments on engineering

• Project concept

• Assignment # 1

EGR105 – Week 1 Topics

• Syllabus

• Comments on engineering

• Project concept

• Assignment # 1

General Goal of the Project

• Show by designing and analyzing a demonstration that math and science allow us to predict the bungee jump

Bungee Jumping• History

• General goal of the

project

General Goal of the Project

• Bungee jumping is thrilling, yet scary !!

• Some deaths have occurred

• Show by designing and analyzing a demonstration that it can be

– safe

– predictable

EGR105 – Week 1 Topics

• Syllabus

• Comments on engineering

• Project concept

• Assignment # 1

Assignment #1

• Team formation:– Identify an hour once per week outside of class for

meetings – Exchange e-mail addresses – Team roster to me today before you leave

• Individual homework:– Web research on bungees:

• Find an interesting site• Write a 2-3 sentence summary of what’s there• E-mail your summary and the link to me

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GradesAttendance/participation 25%

Reports 25%

Homework 25%

Team project 25%

Attendance includes the 13 weeks of class and the Kirk Auditorium lectures,

Participation includes class discussions.

Reports are a one paragraph summary of the Cherry Auditorium Lectures. Your best 5 grades on the reports are used to calculate your reports grade.

Homework is graded on a 10-point scale with points lost for late submission. (homework due the following week.)

Academic IntegrityAcademic Integrity: The following quote from Prof. Taggart's Egr106 web site applies. According to URI's policy on academic integrity, "cheating is the claiming of credit for work not done independently." While students are encouraged to help each other in completing homework assignments, each student is expected to submit work that they have developed on their own. Submission of duplicate copies is not acceptable.

If you use someone else's work, you have to gettheir permission and acknowledge it on the workand in the your report and presentation.