Idaho Society of Professional Engineers
Friday Update – 08/25/06
UPCOMING EVENTS:
• September 11, 2006 – ISPE
Northern Chapter September Meeting - **Tentative** Field trip to the
construction site of the bridge over Lake Creek on the "Setters to Belgrove
Project - US 95 south of Coeur d’Alene
• September 19, 2006 –
ISPE Southwest Chapter
Noon Luncheon Meeting
• September 28, 2006 –
ASCE Southern Idaho Section Noon
Meeting
• October 27, 2006 - PE and PS
Examinations - Boise, Idaho
• October 28, 2006 - FS (aka
LSIT) Examination - Boise, Idaho, Pocatello, Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
• October 28, 2006 - FE (aka EIT)
Examination - Boise, Idaho. Pocatello, Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
• February 6 – 10, 2007 –
Idaho Society of Professional Land
Surveyors Conference - Coeur d' Alene Casino - Worley, Idaho
FALL 2006: NSPE ONLINE EDUCATION
More information and registration forms available through the links at
http://www.nspe.org/education/ed-home.asp
ETHICS FORUM: September 13, October 18, and November 15
Session 1: Sustainable Development and the Environment
Session 2: Professional Competence and Qualifications for Practice
Session 3: Honesty and Integrity in Professional Practice
Ethics Forum registration: NSPE & SAME members: $ 100.00 each session or $249
for the series. Non-members: $129 each session or $350 for the series.
MORE WEB SEMINARS FROM NSPE!
Sponsored by the Professional Engineers in Private Practice: Toxic Mold 101
September 26, 2006 1:30 - 3:00 PM Eastern
E-Seals, E-Signatures & E-Mail: I Never Signed on the Dotted Line
October 12, 2006 1:30 - 3:00 PM Eastern
EJCDC CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Using and Understanding the EJCDC Engineering &
Construction Documents-Funding Agency Edition
December 12, 2006 1:30 - 3:00 PM Eastern
Registration for individual seminars: $100 each session for NSPE and SAME
members, $129 for non-members
FREE! Web seminar for NSPE members:
Presented by the Licensure & Qualifications for Practice Committee
(L&QPC)
Changing the PE Paradigm: Additional Education for Professional Practice
October 24, 2006 1:30 - 3:00 PM Eastern
registration info at
http://www.nspe.org/education/ed-home.asp
It is that time of year to start preparing now for the fall 2006 Fundamentals of
Engineering Exam and the Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam on October
27 and 28. NSPE members taking the exams this fall are entitled to a 25%
discount on all exam preparation materials from
Kaplan. For more
information, contact Mary Maul, Director of Education, at 703-684-2833 or
mmaul@nspe.org.
MATHCOUNTS PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Can you solve this MATHCOUNTS problem? The answer will appear in next week's
edition of the Friday Update!
Providence Bridge Pedal
The Providence Bridge Pedal is an annual event held in August in Portland,
Oregon to promote bicycle safety and healthy living. The Willamette River runs
south to north. There are two streets each running parallel to the river: one to
the west of the river and one to the east of the river. There are then 10
bridges that each connect the two streets mentioned above. The names of the
bridges, when naming them from south to north, are: Sellwood, Ross Island,
Marquam, Hawthorne, Morrison, Burnside, Steel, Broadway, Fremont, and St. Johns.
On the Sunday morning of the event the bridges are closed to automobile traffic
and 18,000 bicyclists follow a route that allows them to ride their bicycles
over each bridge once even though they may ride the same street more than once.
Draw a map of the streets and bridges and then show a route that allows you to
start and finish at the west end of the Morrison Bridge and crosses each bridge
exactly once.
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Bananas and water are available at each of the three rest stops. Organizers are
planning that each of the 18,000 riders will eat a banana and drink a 16 oz
bottle of water at each rest stop. There are about 5 bananas to a pound. How
many pounds of bananas should be ordered? There are 24 bottles of water to a
case. How many cases of water should be ordered? Express your answer to the
nearest hundred.
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There are different starting times for the 36 mile ride to help spread out the
riders. The starting time for express riders is 6:30 am. They are expected to
average at least 15 mph. What is the latest time express riders should cross the
finish line? The latest start time is 7:45 am. How many miles per hour must
bicycle riders average if they start at 7:45 am and want to finish by noon?
Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.
Answer to last week’s MATHCOUNTS problem:
The average of the lowest and highest prices is ($2.29 + $4.05) ÷ 2 = $6.34 ÷ 2
= $3.17 per gallon. This is a difference of 3.17 – 3.038 = 0.132 or 13.2 cents
per gallon.
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The difference between the current average and the average one year ago is
$3.038 - $2.397 = $0.641. This is an increase of $0.641 ÷ $2.397 = 0.267 or 26.7
percent.
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Of Pedro’s 12,000 miles, 0.40 x 12,000 = 4800 of the miles are “highway miles”
and 12,000 – 4800 = 7200 are “city miles.” Since he gets 16 miles per gallon for
4800 of his miles, he will need 4800 ÷ 16 = 300 gallons of gas for those miles.
He will need 7200 ÷ 12 = 600 gallons of gas for his city miles. This is a total
of 900 gallons of gas for the year. With the higher price per gallon he will pay
900 x $3.038 = $2734.20 for gas. With the lower price per gallon he will pay 900
x $2.397 = $2157.30 for gas. This is a difference of $2734.20 – $2157.30 =
$576.90 for the year.
If you want to see last week's problem again, click
http://www.mathcounts.org/webarticles/anmviewer.asp?a=879&z=107
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