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Cards Term ENIAC Definition a large scale, general purpose digital electronic computer Term Taylorism: Definition management should take a more active roll in the factory there was a drastic cut in the cost of manufactured goods (reduction of 1/10 to 1/20) efficiency movement Term TQM   Total Quality Management Definition a process for managing quality it must be a continuous way of life a philosophy of perpetual improvement in everything that we do everyone and all actvities within the company must meet the customer requirements Term PE   Professional Engineers Definition must protect the safety, health and welfare of the public Term Engineering design is iterative which means: Definition you start with an idea, encounter obstacles and seek to overcome them until you arrive at the desired product Term ________ ________ _________ is truly at the limits of engineering Definition Term Bloom's Classification by Level of Difficulty:   Level 1 Definition Knowledge: the remembering of previously learned material Term Bloom's Classification by Level of Difficulty:   Level 2 Definition comprehension: figure out what the problem is and how to solve it Term Bloom's Classification by Level of Difficulty:   Level 3 Definition application: recognizing which set of principles shoould be applied Term Bloom's Classification by Level of Difficulty:   Level 4 Definition Synthesis: use old ideas to create new ones; predict and draw conclusions Term Bloom's Classification by Level of Difficulty:   Level 5 Definition Evalutation: compare ideas; assess the value of theories; recognize subjectivity Term principal: Definition main, underlying Term principle: Definition generalization accepted as true Term affect: Definition to touch Term effect: Definition result Term analysis software is: Definition always clean and organized numerics will always be correct (assuming you enterd correct equations) automated graphing and presentation tools superior error and plausability checking Term noisy data: Definition often results from poor quality measurements or interference   [think AM radio] Term measurement: Definition comparision with a standard Term significant digits: Definition display as many digits that make the result just as inaccurate   [the least amount of numbers] Term analog: Definition the signal varies continuously Term digital: Definition the signal changes continuously Term accuracy: Definition the closeness of an observation to it's true value inverse of error Term precision: Definition the ability to reproduce a reading with a given accuracy the similarity between repeat readings Term random error: Definition uncontrolled factors that affect measurement of the variable across the sample Term length: Definition distance traveled by light in a vacuum Term time: Definition transition between two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium-133 atom Term mass: Definition cylinder of platinum-iradium malloy Term temperature: Definition 1 / 273.16 of the triple point of water Term Definition Term In which country did modern engineering originate? Definition Italy Term During which century did modern engineering originate? Definition 12th Century Term What are some benefits of doing a literature search? Definition You can learn about the mistakes other people have already made in the field of research. You can learn which solutions worked and which solutions didn't work and you can proceed from there. Term What are the benefits of earning an advanced degree (Ph.D) as compared to a mechanical engineer? Definition You can earn a higher salary, become a teacher or professor and become a liscenced technician. Term How did the Wright Brothers approach the problem of building a lightweight engine? Definition They did research and decided to sue a different material to build the engine out of all together. Term How did the Wright Brothers approach the problem of the lift of the aircraft's wings? Definition Term List 2 principles of the NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers): Definition Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public. Engineers shall avoid deceptive acts.