Idaho Society of Professional Engineers
Friday Update - 01/23/04
UPCOMING EVENTS:
● ISPE Southwest Chapter 2004 Engineers
Week Luncheon, February 5, 2004, 11:30 am, Boise Spectrum Hilton Garden Inn,
Boise, Speaker - Idaho Transportation Department Director, David Ekern, PE..
Registration information can be found on the ISPE web site at
http://home.rmci.net/ispe/eweek_lunch.htm, or contact the ISPE office at
208-426-0636.
● ISPE 2004 Annual Convention, February 5 -
7, 2004 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Boise. Detailed information about the meeting
can be found on the ISPE web site at
http://home.rmci.net/ispe/2004_annual_meeting.htm, or contact the ISPE
office at 208-426-0636.
● ISPE Northern Chapter MATHCOUNTS
Competition - Lewiston - February 7, 2004
● ISPE Northern Chapter MATHCOUNTS
Competition - Coeur d'Alene - February 10, 2004
● ISPE Southeast Chapter MATHCOUNTS
Competition - Pocatello - February 21, 2004
● ISPE Southwest Chapter MATHCOUNTS
Competition - Boise - February 21, 2004
● ISPE Magic Valley Chapter MATHCOUNTS
Competition - February 24, 2004
● ISPE State MATHCOUNTS Competition - Boise
- March 6, 2004
● NSPE 2004 Convention and Expo, July 8 -
10, 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii
FUTURE CITY COMPETITION UPDATE
Students from the Foothills School of Art & Science have been working on their
project since early fall. The students have completed and submitted the model
software of their future city (year 2150). They are currently completing the
required essay and abstract to be submitted shortly. They have also begun work
on a very interesting "underwater world" for the physical model as well. Teams
are limited to three 7th or 8th grade students, 1 teacher mentor and 1
engineering mentor (ISPE member Betsy Roberts). As with last year, they are
competing in Seattle; it is still the nearest competition site to allow out of
state participation. The competition is a great opportunity for students to
become aware of their whole environment and to learn general engineering
concepts.
ISPE members Betsy Roberts and Bill Holder are working on expanding the program
into Idaho next year. Anyone who is interested can contact Betsy at
eroberts@CH2M.com or Bill at
whholder@terracon.com.
2004 ISPE ANNUAL MEETING - FRIDAY LUNCHEON
Friday, February 6, 2004 – 11:30 am - Boise Spectrum Hilton Garden Inn
7699 W. Spectrum Street, Boise
The luncheon guest speaker will be Ken Catlow, Deputy Program Manager of PENREN,
the Pentagon Renovation Program. Mr. Catlow will be presenting the story of the
Phoenix Project – the name given to the task of rapidly rebuilding 400,000
square feet of the Pentagon damaged by the 9/11 attacks. Packed with all the
details that engineers, architects, builders, and project developers all over
the nation have marveled at – this luncheon promises to be a remarkable one. For
more information about the Phoenix Project, visit the following web site:
http://renovation.pentagon.mil/Phoenix/Phoenix.htm
The Friday luncheon will be attended by ISPE members as well as guests from
other interested groups such as AIA, AGC, ASCE, and military and government
officials. If you have a friend, such as a business associate, a valued client,
or a legislator, that you want to sponsor and invite, or you would like to
attend yourself, please click on
http://home.rmci.net/ispe/FridayLunch.htm for a registration form.
Take advantage of this opportunity to join with other business professionals and
associates for a memorable luncheon!
MATHCOUNTS PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Can you solve this MATHCOUNTS problem? The answer will appear in next week's
edition of the Friday Update!
Who’s Got Spirit?
Mars currently has Spirit, and the rover successfully rolled out onto the
surface of Mars last Thursday. The 10-foot journey off its unfolded lander took
approximately two minutes, and was the cause for celebration at NASA.
Maintaining this rate of speed, how many hours would it take the rover to travel
one mile? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.
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Before taking its first “steps” onto Mars’ surface, Spirit had to turn itself
115 degrees clockwise to get lined up with the exit ramp off the lander. What
percent of a full turn did Spirit have to rotate? Express your answer to the
nearest tenth.
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Spirit is currently located in Gusev Crater, which is 95 miles wide. In square
miles, what is the area of circle with this width?
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For the twelve days before Spirit could move off the lander, she was busy taking
pictures of the surface of Mars. It is estimated that 3900 pictures were taken.
According to this rate, how many pictures would Spirit take in ten years
(spanning two leap years)? Express your answer in scientific notation.
Answer to last week's problem:
The answer to last week's problem is not available at this time. We apologize
for any inconvenience.
Idaho Society of Professional Engineers
PO Box 170239
Boise, ID 83717-0239
208-426-0636
Fax: 208-426-0639
E-Mail: ispe@rmci.net
Web Site: www.Idahospe.org
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