Idaho Society of Professional Engineers
Friday Update - 02/04/05
Please visit the ISPE Sustaining
Organizations page on the ISPE web site.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
● February 5, 2005 -
Northern Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition - Lewiston
● February 8, 2005 - Magic
Valley Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition - Twin Falls
● February 12, 2005 -
Southeast Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition - Pocatello
● February 12, 2005 -
Southwest Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition - Boise
● February 15, 2005 -
Northern Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition - Coeur d'Alene
● February 20 - 26, 2005 -
National Engineers Week
● February 22, 2005 -
ISPE Southwest Chapter Engineers Week Luncheon -
11:30 am - Doubletree Riverside - Boise
● March 1, 2005 -
Nomination deadline for 2005 ISPE Awards. More
information and nomination forms can be found on the ISPE web site
● March 5, 2005 - State
MATHCOUNTS Competition - Boise
● April 14 - 16, 2005 -
ISPE Annual Meeting, Pocatello, Idaho
● July 7 - 9, 2005 - NSPE
2005 Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois
Human Resources Roundtable Set for Spring
NSPE will be hosting a valuable national forum for human resource directors of
engineering firms March 31 – April 2. The Human Resources Directors' Roundtable,
which will be held in Alexandria, Virginia, provides the opportunity to network,
benchmark current activities, identify trends, and discuss emerging issues.
A "get acquainted" dinner and presentation will be held on Thursday, March 31,
and sessions will continue on Friday and Saturday at the Society for Human
Resource Management. Topics will include leadership and professional
development, recruiting, human resources strategic planning, a legislative
update, among others.
Registration is $450
and includes the Thursday evening dinner, breaks, lunches, six continuing
education sessions, and facilitated discussions with the presenters.
Engineers Push the Edge in Winter Sport
Professional athletes and amateurs alike are involved in many winter
sports. From snowboarding to skiing to bobsledding, there is an activity for
almost everyone. But these sports would not be the same if it weren’t for the
engineers who design the equipment that brings weekend warriors a little
enjoyment or perhaps brings Olympic athletes a medal by saving one-hundredth of
a second.
Read about three engineers
who have made careers out of snow and ice.
MATHCOUNTS PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Can you solve this MATHCOUNTS
problem? The answer will appear in next week's edition of the Friday Update!
The Donald, The Wedding, The Expense
The Problems
On January 22, 2005 Donald Trump married Melania Knauss. It’s safe to say that
it wasn’t a typical wedding. The reception was in a ballroom built by Trump
especially for the occasion. In addition to the custom-made crystal chandeliers
and 24-karat gold moldings, the entire floor was made of marble. If the floor of
a ballroom measures 35 yards by 35 yard and a marble floor costs $65 per square
foot, how much will the flooring for this room cost?
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For the reception, the bride changed from her Christian Dior dress to a Vera
Wang design. Perhaps this was because her wedding dress weighed 50 pounds, and
the train was 13 feet long. Assuming that the train accounted for 70% of the
weight of the dress, what was the average weight per linear foot of the train?
Express your answer in pounds per linear foot and as a decimal to the nearest
tenth.
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The dress wasn’t the only thing that weighed 50 pounds. So did the seven-tier
wedding cake with its 3000 white-icing roses! Let’s assume each tier of the cake
was a round cake (or a cylinder) that was 4 inches tall. If the top tier had a
diameter of 6 inches, and every other tier’s diameter is 2 inches greater than
the tier above it, what would be the total volume of the cake in cubic inches?
Express your answer to the nearest whole number.
Answer to last week's JETS
Challenge problem:
The answer is: plane - car = 219,017 miles
If you want to see last week's problem again, click on
http://www.jets.org/latestnews/JETS_Challenge.cfm
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
