Idaho Society of Professional Engineers
Friday Update - 05/28/04
UPCOMING EVENTS:
● NSPE 2004 Convention and Expo, July 8 -
10, 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii
● NSPE Western and Pacific Regional
Meeting, September 17-18, 2004, Coeur d'Alene, ID
MATHCOUNTS ON ESPN
The MATHCOUNTS Foundation is pleased to announce that, for the second year, ESPN
will be producing an hour-long program on the MATHCOUNTS National Competition.
This television program will air on ESPN2, June 3 at noon EDT, 10:00 am MDT /
9:00 am PDT.
Focused primarily on the drama of the Countdown Round, the program will
highlight the energy and excitement of the Mathletes® as they test their math
and communication skills. Similar to last year, we expect this to be a
compelling television program. Don't miss your chance to share in the magic of
the 2004 MATHCOUNTS National Competition in your own home!
The fact that ESPN is covering the National Competition speaks volumes about
MATHCOUNTS and public awareness and interest in student achievement through all
forms of competition. Congratulations!
ONLINE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
NEW ! Online seminar June 2, 2004 12:30 - 1:30 P.M. EDT
NSPE and IEEE join forces to bring you up-to-the-minute information on one of
the most critical issues facing engineers and the A/E/C industry today: Offshore
Outsourcing of Engineering Work. This seminar will give you an overview of the
issues and controversies surrounding the practice of sending engineering work
overseas. You will learn how the issues are being addressed by federal and state
policy-makers, and how this practice may impact your firm's ability to compete
in the global marketplace.
Presenters: Lee White, Esq., Director of Government Relations, National Society
of Professional Engineers; and Vin O'Neill Senior Legislative Representative,
Institute of Electric & Electronics Engineers.
Registration: $75 per site, which includes one audio and one Internet
connection. Invite as many colleagues to participate in the seminar as you can
accommodate. Each site will receive a copy of the presentation, handout
materials, and an opportunity to dialog with the presenters via conference
messaging.
To Register: Contact Mary Maul, NSPE Senior Manager of Education at
mmaul@nspe.org or at (703) 684-2833.
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NEW ! Online seminar June 9, 2004 12:30 - 2:30
P.M. EDT
Risk Management for Design Professionals
Gerald Farquhar, risk management consulting attorney to the Victor O. Schinnerer
Co. and executive editor of Schinnerer's AELegal Reporter, discusses methods to
identify and manage risk, and preserve the integrity of your business or
organization. Topics addressed in this course include:
· Claim Frequency Trends
· Elements of Professional Liability
· Expert Witness
· Contracts
· Documentation
Registration is $299 per site connection. Register before June 2 and save $50!
Your registration entitles you to one computer connection to the Web seminar.
(Multiple computer connections at the same company/location are separate
registrations). Invite as many colleagues to view the program as you can
accommodate for this low price! The seminars are broadcast entirely online. You
must have a 56K modem and audio capability through your computer to receive a
quality product. Each site will receive supporting materials and a copy of the
PowerPoint presentation slides. Participants will have an opportunity to submit
questions to the presenters via seminar messaging. All participants will receive
documentation of PDH credit for submission to state licensure boards. This
seminar will earn 2 PDH credits.
To enroll, go to the C2Ed Web site at www.C2Ed.com
and click on the link to register for the "NSPE Risk Management" live online
seminar.
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NEW! Online Seminar
June 16 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. EDT
New Standard Form SF 330: Your Key to Doing Business With the Feds
What will the merger of the SF 254 and the SF 255 into the new SF 330 mean to
you and your company when doing business with the federal government? This web
seminar will provide you with information to ensure your firm has an edge using
the new form. Our panel of experts is made up of key federal procurement
officers and design professionals who have important observations and insights
to share with you on how this change in the federal procurement process may
affect your firm's bottom line.
Registration: $149 per site, which includes one audio and one Internet
connection. Invite as many colleagues to participate in the seminar as you can
accommodate. Each site will receive a copy of the presentation, handout
materials, and an opportunity to dialog with the presenters via conference
messaging.
Sponsoring Organizations:
National Society of Professional Engineers and the Committee on Federal
Procurement of Architectural and Engineering Services (COFPAES)
Seminar Panel:
Don Evick, PE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Government lead on the new SF 330 form
Tom Williams, AIA
Public Buildings Service
To Register: Contact Mary Maul, NSPE Senior Manager of Education at
mmaul@nspe.org or at (703) 684-2833.
MATHCOUNTS PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Can you solve this MATHCOUNTS problem? The answer will appear in next week's
edition of the Friday Update!
Memorial Day Weekend Kicks Off Vacation Season
With Memorial Day Weekend upon us, families around the country will be heading
off on vacations. However, due to the growing fuel prices, some experts are
wondering if the cost of the gas it will take to get the family to its vacation
destination will deter some from making the journey. The Zappone family is
planning to drive to the beach 300 miles away. Their car averages 22 miles per
gallon. If gas costs $2.11, how much will the Zappones spend on gas for the
roundtrip?
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The Zappones are a family of three (two adults and one child), and they are
meeting up with the Chandlers (two adults and no children) and the Newills (two
adults and two children) at the beach. When they all went out for a great
seafood dinner, the total bill came to $134.82. The three families decided to
split the bill evenly by determining the average cost per person, rather than
figuring out the exact cost of each person’s order. However, rather than simply
splitting the bill nine ways, they decided that a kid's portion of the bill
should only be a third of an adult’s portion of the bill. Assuming that the tip
was handled separately, how much did the Zappones' portion of the bill come to?
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No vacation to the beach is complete without a game of Skee Ball on the
boardwalk! In a particular game of Skee Ball, Mrs. Zappone scored 180 points. Of
the nine balls she rolled during the game, at least three of them landed in the
“40 points” hole. The six remaining balls she rolled landed in some combination
of 0-, 10-, 20-, 30-, 40- and 50-point holes. How many different combinations
are possible for these six rolls in order to reach her 180-point total?
(Remember that the order does not matter.)
Answer to last week's problem:
If we have the ratio 1.5 million / 1 acre and multiply that by 1 acre / 43,560
square feet (which is equivalent to multiplying by 1), we get 34.4 cicadas, to
the nearest tenth.
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In 17 years, there are 52 × 17 = 884 weeks. Only 2.5 of these weeks are spent
above ground, which is 2.5 ÷ 884 = 0.3% of their lives!
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We know that the 13-year cicadas will come out in 13, 26, 39, … years. These are
multiples of 13. The 17-year cicadas will come out again in 17, 34, 51, … years,
which are multiples of 17. We need to find the first number of years that is
both a multiple of 13 and of 17. Since these numbers are relatively prime, the
first multiple of both will be 13 × 17 = 221 years.
If you want to see last week's problem again, click on
http://www.mathcounts.org/Queries/POW_Archive.taf?_function=detail&Q_A_uid1=495&_UserReference=13D0A8C3966883C540B38F24
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