Idaho
Society of Professional Engineers
Friday Update - 01/06/06
UPCOMING EVENTS:
January 17, 2006 ISPE Southwest Chapter Noon
Meeting - 12:00 Noon - Washington Group International Training Room -
Tamarack Resort Nick Stover
January 20 - 23, 2006 -
NSPE Winter Meeting - Washington DC
February 4, 2006 ISPE
Northern Chapter (Lewiston) MATHCOUNTS Competition
February 4, 2006 ISPE
Southeast Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition
February 11, 2006 ISPE
Southwest Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition
February 14, 2006 ISPE
Northern Chapter (Coeur dAlene) MATHCOUNTS Competition
February 19 -25, 2006
National Engineers Week
March 11, 2006 State
MATHCOUNTS Competition Boise State University - Boise
March 16 - 17, 2006 - ISPE
Annual Meeting - Boise, ID
July 6 - 11, 2006 - NSPE Summer
Meeting - Boston, MA
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Volunteers from all engineering disciplines are needed to interview Boise State
Students for the 2006 Outstanding Engineering Student Awards. Volunteers will
make the selection of the outstanding student in each of the three disciplines
(CE, ME, and EE) at Boise State. The time commitment will be one evening for
approximately 3 hours at the end of January or early February. The interviews
will take place at Boise State University. All student nominees will be honored
at the Engineers Week Banquet on February 21. If you would like to volunteer
please e-mail Heather Carroll at
hcarroll@dohertyeng.com.
CALL FOR ISPE AWARD NOMINATIONS
Each year ISPE selects outstanding Idahoans in recognition of their engineering
accomplishments and contributions to the engineering profession. Awards will be
presented during the 2006 Annual Meeting in Boise. Nominations must be submitted
no later than February 1, 2006. Award criteria and nomination forms can
be obtained from the ISPE web
site, or by contacting the ISPE office at 208-426-0636.
The awards for which we are looking for nominees include:
Idaho Engineering Hall of Fame: Given by ISPE to recognize Idahoans that
have made engineering contributions beyond Idaho i.e. nationally or world wide.
Idaho Excellence in Engineering Award: To recognize an Idahoan who is
distinguishing themselves in engineering.
Idaho Excellence in Engineering Educator Award: This award recognizes an
Engineering Educator who has had a significant impact on the engineering
profession in Idaho.
Young Engineer of the Year Award: To recognize an engineer that is making
a contribution to their profession. Must be no more than 35 years old.
Self nominations are welcomed and encouraged.
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MATHCOUNTS PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Can you solve this MATHCOUNTS problem? The answer will appear in next week's
edition of the Friday Update!
2006 Is Here!
Now that 2006 is finally here, lets see what we can do with this new
number!
If the perimeter of a particular square is 2006 inches, what is the area of the
square, in square inches? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest
hundredth.
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What is the median of the first 2006 positive integers? Express your answer as a
decimal to the nearest tenth.
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In the arithmetic sequence 7, 3, 1,
, what is the first term greater than
2006?
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If it is noon right now, what time will it be in 2006 hours? Be sure to indicate
a.m. or p.m.
Answer to last weeks MATHCOUNTS problem:
Since 82% of the people reported a raise or staying even, the remaining 18%
would have been the folks who saw a decrease. Since there were 28 respondents,
18% of this number is 0.18 ΄ 28 = 5 respondents, to the nearest whole number.
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The $5 billion more that was spent this year was equivalent to 22% of last
years spending, which we can let be x. This means $5 billion = 0.22x. Dividing
both sides by 0.22, we see x = $22.72 billion, and so this years sales were
$22.72 billion + $5 billion = $27.7 billion.
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The calendar year usually has 365 days, which is one day more than 52 exact
7-day weeks. This means that if December 25 is on a Sunday this year, it will
not be on a Sunday next year. Instead, because of the extra day, it will be on a
Monday in 2006. The only time we dont bump forward one day is during a leap
year. The extra day in February means that we have to bump the day for December
25 ahead two calendar days from the year before. December 25, 2005 is Sunday;
2006 Monday; 2007 Tuesday; 2008 Thursday (bump two days for leap year);
2009 Friday; 2010 Saturday. The Saturday before this day will be seven days
earlier, or December 18, 2010.
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This is tricky! The easiest way to figure this out might be to make up some
numbers that fit the scenario. Lets suppose they spent $100 this year. Then
they would have spent (4/5)($100) = $80 last year. They spent $20 more this
year, which is an increase of 20/80 = 25% since 2004. Alternatively, if you
consider that this years spending is $5x, then last years was $4x. The
increase from one year to the next was $x, which is 1/4 of what they had spent
in 2004, and 1/4 = 25%.
If you want to see last week's problem again, click
http://www.mathcounts.org/webarticles/anmviewer.asp?a=769&z=104
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
Idaho
Society of Professional Engineers
