Idaho
Society of Professional Engineers
PO Box 170239, Boise, ID 83717-0239 208-426-0636 Fax: 208-426-0639 E-Mail: ispe@idahospe.org
|
PO Box 170239, Boise, ID 83717-0239 208-426-0636 Fax: 208-426-0639 E-Mail: ispe@idahospe.org |
|
|
Idaho Society of Professional Engineers Friday Update – 12/17/10
ISPE wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season!!
What’s Inside:
In the News:
UPCOMING EVENTS:
IDAHO’S 2010 YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE YEAR JENNY BUSH RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION IN PE MAGAZINE
**Don’t miss your chance to submit your nomination for Idaho’s 2011 Young Engineer of the Year Award! Nominations must be postmarked or emailed no later than April 29, 2011. Click here for more information and nomination form.**
Young Engineers of the Year
30 years
old
FUTURE CITY JUDGES NEEDEDIt's just about time for our 7th Annual Idaho Future City Regional Competition which will be held on January 22, 2010 at BSU. We are looking for judges to help evaluate the computer city design, essay/abstract, city model, and/or presentation. Click here for judging descriptions and the approximate time commitment for each one.
The National Engineers Week Future City Competition is a program for 7th and 8th graders, where teams of students design and present their vision of what a city of the future should look like. Teams work with teachers and engineering mentors to create their city using SimCity software. They take into account factors such as energy needs, traffic density, pollution levels, and other real-life design considerations. They also build a model of their city, write an essay on a designated topic, and present the whole package to a panel of judges.
If you are able to help us with this worthwhile competition, in your response please include what area(s) you would be willing to judge as well as your company name and job title. We only ask that you do not have a child entered in the competition and are not currently mentoring a team. If you would like more information please visit either website listed below and feel free to contact Meghann Donley with any questions or comments that you may have.
ENGINEER NEEDED North Idaho College is looking for an Engineer to teach a spring college course called Strength of Materials/Mechanics of Materials. This is a great opportunity for local engineers and local educators to cooperate in developing our future engineers. Here are some of the particulars and any interested engineers may contact NIC directly.
· The class is scheduled for 1 to 1:50 pm, MWF, starting on January 10, 2010 and ending May 13, 2010.
· This course is equivalent to Engr. 350 offered at UI titled Engineering Mechanics of Materials.
· NIC prefers someone with a Master’s in engineering, but would be willing to take someone with a Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field of engineering.
· Pay is $762/cr-hr which is $2,286 for one semester payable in 4 equal installments.
· Other classes might be available as well.
· Contact Yvonne Hallock, (208-769-3497) or Susanne Bromley (208-769-3494) Division Chair for Math, CS, and Engineering.
MATHCOUNTS PROBLEM OF THE WEEKCan you solve this MATHCOUNTS problem? The answer will appear in the next edition of the Friday Update!
Tis the Season!
Ariel and Thomas are playing the Dreidel game. In their version of the game players take turns spinning the dreidel and take various actions based on which symbol is face up when the dreidel stops spinning. The four actions the spinner can take are (1) put two tokens in the pot, (2) take half of the tokens from the pot, (3) take all of the tokens from the pot (and all other players each deposit one token into the pot), or (4) take no action and the next player spins. Before they begin, the total number of tokens is divided evenly between them. To start the game Ariel and Thomas each deposit one of their tokens into the pot. Ariel spins the dreidel first and must place two of her tokens in the pot. For Thomas’ first spin he does nothing. In the second round Ariel spins and must take half the tokens from the pot, while Thomas’ spin then results in his placing two tokens in the pot. During the third round Ariel does nothing after her spin. When Thomas spins he takes all the tokens from the pot which is equal to 2/5 of the total number of tokens. How many total tokens does Thomas have after taking these tokens?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every year on the first day of Christmas my true love gives me one gift, a partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas my true love gives me a total of three gifts, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. This will go on until the twelfth day of Christmas when my true love gives me a total of 78 gifts given: 12 lords a-leaping, 11 ladies dancing, 10 pipers piping, 9 drummers drumming, 8 maids a-milking, 7 swans a-swimming, 6 geese a-laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Today I’m at home “alone” with the gifts from my true love. Assuming each person, and each bird, has two legs what day of Christmas is it if there are now 200 legs in my home (not including mine)?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each year Desmond and his family take part in the cultural celebration of Kwanzaa. The observance centers around the seven principles of Kwanzaa: Umoja, Kujichagulia, Ujima, Ujamaa, Nia, Kuumba and Imani. Suppose Desmond writes each of the five letters of the seventh principle, Imani (Swahili for Faith) on its own index card. If Desmond places the five cards in a bag and randomly chooses three cards, what is the probability that he chooses the three letters of the fifth principle, Nia (Swahili for Purpose)? Express your answer as a common fraction.
Answer to last problem: We are told that a grade of A is worth 4.0 points, a B is worth 3.0 points, a C is worth 2.0 points. Jared would have the lowest overall grade point average by earning a letter grade of F in his seventh class. His average would be (4(2) + 3(3) + 2(1) + 0(1))/7 = (8 + 9 + 2)/7 = 19/7 = 2.714285714. Jared would have the highest overall grade point average by earning a grade of A in his seventh class. In this case, his average would be (4(3) + 3(3) + 2(1))/7 = (12 + 9 + 2)/7 = 23/7 = 3.285714286. The positive difference between the highest possible grade point average and the lowest possible grade point average is 3.285714286 − 2.714285714 = 0.5714285717 ≈ 0.57. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From the previous problem we know that the average of Jared’s final grades for the first grading period is equal to (4(2) + 3(3) + 2(1) + X(1))/7. So, to determine the minimum grade Jared can earn in the seventh class to get a 3.00 overall grade point average, we can use the following inequality: (4(2) + 3(3) + 2(1) + X(1))/7 > 3. Solving for X we have (8 + 9 + 2 + X)/7 > 3 → (19 + X)/7 > 3 →19 + X > 21→ X > 2. We know grades of A, B and C are all worth 2 points, or more. Therefore, the lowest grade that Jared can earn in the seventh class and have an overall grade point average of 3.00 is a C.
If you want to see the problem again, click http://mathcounts.org/Page.aspx?pid=1573# and choose the problem for November 15, 2010.
|
National Engineers Week - Future City Competition
Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
|
Send mail to ispe@idahospe.org with
questions or comments about this web site.
|
