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Engineering Misconceptions and Definitions, Study notes of Engineering
Common misconceptions about engineering and provides definitions of engineering and its branches. It covers topics such as the difference between science and engineering, the role of math and natural sciences, and examples of engineering professions. The document also discusses the importance of engineering in improving quality of life and the benefits of engineering education.
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Introduction to Engineering
Engineering Misconception―I
From: http://www.mos.org/eie/pdf/research/Pipeline_EiE_evaluation_0405_final.pdf
Engineering Misconception―III
Plumber Electrician
Engineering Misconception―IV
Carpenter Auto Mechanic
Engineering Misconception―VI
PC Technician Building Supervisor/Handyman
Engineering Misconception―VII
Welder Machinist
Science v/s Engineering
- Science:
- Investigation, understanding, and discovery of nature, its composition, and its behavior (i.e., “laws of nature”)
- Why
- Build (experiments, tools, devices, etc.) to learn
- Engineering:
- Manipulating the forces of nature to advance humanity
- How
- Learn to build (products and services useful for humans)
What is Engineering―I
- Engineering: Latin root, ingeniere, to design or to devise
- Engineering is design under constraint ↓ device, component, subsystem, system such as Airplane Engine Air Conditioner Heart Valve Skyscraper Microcontroller Prosthetics Bridge
Engineering Defined―I
- Profession in which knowledge of math
and natural sciences, gained by study,
experience, and practice, is applied with
judgment to develop ways to use,
economically, the materials and forces of
nature for the benefit of mankind.
- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
Engineering Defined―II
- Profession
- Math and natural sciences
- Knowledge acquired by study, experience, and professional practice
- Knowledge applied with judgment
- Attention must be paid to constraints (economic, materials, forces of nature)
- Benefit of mankind
- Not based solely on trial, error, intuition
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