Idaho Society of Professional Engineers
Friday Update 01/19/07
UPCOMING EVENTS:
January 22, 2007
ISPE Northern Chapter
Monthly Meeting - 5:30 - 6:45 PM - Ironhorse Restaurant, Room #1
February 3, 2007 - Northern
Chapter
MATHCOUNTS Competition -
Lewiston
February 5, 2007 Deadline for
submissions of 2007 ISPE Award
Nominations
February 6, 2007
Block Fest Building Challenge Banner Bank
Building Boise 4:00 5:30 PM
February 6 10, 2007
Idaho Society of Professional Land
Surveyors Conference - Coeur d' Alene Casino - Worley, Idaho
February 10, 2007 - Southeast
Chapter
MATHCOUNTS Competition
Pocatello
February 13, 2007 -
Magic Valley
Chapter
MATHCOUNTS Competition
Twin Falls
February 13, 2007 - Northern
Chapter
MATHCOUNTS Competition
Coeur dAlene
February 23, 2007
ISPE Southwest Chapter Engineers Week Luncheon -
Doubletree Riverside, Boise - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
February 24, 2007 - Southwest
Chapter
MATHCOUNTS Competition -
Boise
March 10, 2007 State
MATHCOUNTS Competition
Boise State University, Boise
March 22 & 23, 2007
ISPE 2007 Annual Meeting
Oxford Suites, Boise
May 11, 2007 National
MATHCOUNTS Competition
Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas
May 11, 2007 ISPE
Southwest Chapter Spring Fundraiser Golf Tournament
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The ISPE Southwest Chapter is looking for volunteers to assist at the Chapter
MATHCOUNTS competition on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at Boise State University.
Please contact Earl Eblen at
eieblen@yahoo.com to volunteer or for more information.
FUTURE CITIES
The Idaho Regional Steering Committee of Bill Holder, Lynn Olson, Meghann
Donley, Erika Stoddard and Steve Loop would like to thank all those who helped
to make this year's 3rd Idaho Regional Future City Competition a huge success on
January 6th at Boise State University. We had great support with more than 100
judges and engineer mentors without whom this competition would not have been
possible. These volunteers came from more than 24 companies around the Treasure
Valley including Albertsons, ASCE, ACHD, Boise State University College of
Engineering, CH2M Hill, CSHQA, DEQ, Doherty & Associates, HDR, Holladay
Engineering, Horrocks Engineers, Hewlett Packard, ISPE, ITD, Jack Johnson Co.,
JUB, Kittleson & Associates, Keller & Associates, Micron, Motive Power,
Parametrix, Paragon, Power Engineers, Project Engineering Consultants, Six Mile
Engineering, TenXsys, Toothman-Orton Engineering, Washington Group
International, Weyerhauser, White Leasure Development, Wood Rodgers WRG Design
Inc., and more! Thanks again for all who donated time and money to this effort
including the ISPE Southwest Chapter and State Foundation.
This year's winner was Zeymous, Flathead Valley Montessori Academy out of
Kalispell, Montana. They will be going on to compete at Nationals in Washington
DC February 18-22, all expenses paid. The other teams that made it into the
final round of the competition were from North Junior High (Boise, ID) , Beehive
Academy (Salt Lake City, UT), Classical at Home (Eagle, ID) and Greenleaf
Learning Club School (Wilder, ID).
We are already planning for next year and are looking to expand the steering
committee. Please contact a steering committee member or visit the Idaho Future
City Website for more information at
http://sections.asce.org/sis/futurecity.html. Thanks!!
PE REVIEW COURSE FOR CIVIL & MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING
This review is to prepare its participants for the PE exam to be held on
Friday, April 20th.
Tuesday evenings from 6pm to 9pm.
Dates: January 30th through April 17th.
Location: University of Idaho Boise Center at Broadway and Front in
Boise
322 E. Front Street, Boise
To register please contact: Paula Peterman, (208) 364-6188,
paulap@uidaho.edu.
Cost: $600
To purchase the required texts go to
www.engboi@uidaho.edu, follow the Click
Professional Development, click PE Review, choose which discipline and under
textbooks follow the link to PPI.
MATHCOUNTS PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Can you solve this MATHCOUNTS problem? The answer will appear in next week's
edition of the Friday Update!
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. His birthday is celebrated
each year as a national holiday on the third Monday of January. What is the
earliest date in January the nation can celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.s
birthday? What is the latest date in January the nation can celebrate Martin
Luther King Jr.s birthday? What is the probability Martin Luther King Jr.s
actual birth date falls on the third Monday in January? Express your answer as a
common fraction.
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On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. led a march of approximately 250,000
people from the nations Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. His
speech at the Lincoln Memorial included increasing the minimum wage from $1.15
per hour to $2.00 per hour. Congress increased the federal minimum wage from
$1.15 to $1.25 per hour in 1963. The federal minimum wage did not reach $2.00
per hour until 1974. What is the positive difference between the percent
increase in the minimum wage passed by congress in 1963 and the percent increase
requested by Martin Luther King Jr. in his speech? Express your answer to the
nearest tenth.
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Assume the federal minimum wage was $1.15 per hour on September 1, 1963 and
$2.00 per hour on September 1, 1974. Assume the federal minimum wage increased
annually on September 1 by r percent of the previous years wage for each of the
years during this time period. What is the value of r? Express your answer as a
decimal to the nearest tenth.
Answer to last weeks MATHCOUNTS problem:
The slope of the terrain can be written as rise over run. The rise is the
difference in the y-values: (5 1) = 4. The run is the difference in the
x-values: (1 7) = 6. The slope is 4 χ (6) = 2 χ 3 = 2/3. Use y = mx + b to
find the y-intercept. 5 = (2/3) 1 + b. b = 5 2/3 = 17/3. The equation of the
line that models the terrain is y = (2/3)x + 17/3.
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The total amount spent can be no more than 60% of the daily ticket price:
0.6($38) = $22.80. The total amount that can be spent minus the cost of the
ticket is the amount that can be spent on the two cans of food. $22.80 $20 =
$2.80. The most that can be spent for the two cans of food is $2.80.
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The total vertical distance Jason went up on the ski lifts throughout the day is
equal to the total vertical distance he skied down the mountain. Let E = Ed
chairlift and G = Green Machine chairlift. 900E + 1200 G = 15,900 and E + G =
16. Multiply the second equation by 900 and add the result to the first
equation. 300G = 1500. G = 5 and E = 11.
If you want to see last week's problem again, click
http://www.mathcounts.org/webarticles/anmviewer.asp?a=958&z=110
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