Principles of Engineering Semester Exam

What kind of process do engineers use to design and create solutions to problems?

• Engineering design process

• Scientific method

• Trade-off process

• Trial-and-error process

Which of the following are examples of engineering disciplines?

• Aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, and chemical engineering

• Materials engineering, electrical engineering, and civil engineering

• Mechanical engineering, biotechnical engineering, and computer engineering

• All of the above

Engineers often work in teams and must be able to communicate and get along in order to work together successfully.

• True

• False

____________________ engineering is considered the oldest of the engineering fields, as its principles have been used for thousands of years.

• Mechanical

• Aerospace

• Electrical

• Civil

____________________ have had a major impact on humans affecting our environment, our financial system, and our society.

• Computers

• Highways

• Spacecraft

• Air Conditioning

The first step in solving a problem is ____________________ the problem.

• Determining the origin of

• Creating a solution for the problem

• Testing and analyzing

• Defining

Who is isaac newton?

• Artist

• Mathematician

• singer

• musician

Manufacturing engineering focuses on designing and testing new materials and finding new ways to use existing materials.

• True

• False

Engineering at its fundamental level is _________________

• math

• science

• problem solving

• art

What does STEM stand for?

• selective, touching, environmental, mechanical

• science, technology, engineering, math

• social, training, economical, mode

• seeing, touching, evaluating, manipulation