Idaho Society of Professional Engineers
Friday Update - 01/20/06
UPCOMING EVENTS:
• January 20 - 23, 2006 -
NSPE Winter Meeting - Washington DC
•
January 26, 2006 – ASCE Southern Idaho Section – January Meeting – MK Plaza
Executive Dining Room – 12:00 Noon – For more information contact
Paul Drury,
President-Elect SIS ASCE, 373-7983 or Ryan Adelman, President SIS
ASCE, 388-2483
• February 1, 2006 –
ISPE Awards Nomination
Deadline
• February 4, 2006 – ISPE
Northern Chapter (Lewiston) MATHCOUNTS Competition
• February 4, 2006 – ISPE
Southeast Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition
• February 7, 2006 – ISPE Magic
Valley Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition
• February 11, 2006 – ISPE
Southwest Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition
• February 14, 2006 – ISPE
Northern Chapter (Coeur d’Alene) MATHCOUNTS Competition
• February 19 -25, 2006 –
National Engineers Week
• February 21, 2006 – ISPE
Southwest Chapter EWeek Luncheon – Doubletree Riverside, Boise
• 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
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.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
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Qualified candidates will have a BSCE, Idaho PE license and 10+ years relevant,
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history of strong client relationships, project management and team-building
skills are essential. Qualified candidates must have excellent interpersonal and
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THE 2006 NSPE MILTON F. LUNCH ETHICS CONTEST
Invitation
All current NSPE individual members, NSPE state societies, and NSPE chapters
(including student chapters) are invited to participate in the 2006 NSPE Milton
F. Lunch Ethics Contest. Match your wits with experienced professional engineers
and engineering students throughout the country!
The winning entry will receive an award of $1,000 ($500 to the NSPE state
society or NSPE chapter, and $500 divided among the authors) provided by the
NSPE Educational Foundation, a certificate, and recognition in PE magazine.
Contest information is now available
on line.
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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!
A Top 10 (Times 10) List
Last week Kiplinger released its list of the 100 best values in public
colleges. Congratulations to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(UNC) for being at the top of the list! UNC charges about $4600 for in-state
tuition and fees. Kiplinger’s list may be more important than ever considering
the average tuition and fees at four-year public colleges have increased by 57%
since five years ago. According to this average increase, what would we estimate
the cost of in-state tuition and fees for UNC to have been five years ago?
Express your answer to the nearest dollar.
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Not only does the report indicate that UNC provides reasonable fees and great
financial aid packages, but it also boasts an accomplished student body. "Among
students in the freshman class of 2004-2005, 78% scored 600 or higher on the
math component of the SAT exam, and 73% scored 600 or above on the verbal
section." According to this information, what is the smallest possible percent
of the freshman class who could have scored 600 or above on the math and verbal
portions of the SAT?
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Another college receiving recognition in the article is the State University of
New York College at Geneseo. The article states this college has an enrollment
of 5375 students and a student/faculty ratio of 19:1. According to this
information, how many faculty members does the college have? Express your answer
to the nearest whole number.
Answer to last week’s MATHCOUNTS problem:
We're assuming she is at 40% on January 4 and must get to 100% on January 16.
From the 4th to the 16th allows for 12 increments of improvement. (From the 4th
to the 5th is one, from the 5th to the 6th is one, …) During these 12
increments, she must get back a minimum of 100 – 40 = 60% of her usual ability.
This means that she must gain back 60 ¸ 12 = 5% of her usual ability each day.
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Every time Kwan completes 360 degrees, she will again be facing north. If we
divide 5670 by 360, we see that 360 goes into 5670 a total of 15.75 times. This
means that she will make 15 complete revolutions and then another three-quarters
of a turn. Since she is turning counter-clockwise, this three-quarter turn will
move her from facing north, past facing west and south, and then ending at
facing east.
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You could probably list out all of the ways since there are not too many. Or by
the counting principal, we can see that there are three options for the first
year, then only two options for the second year, and the third year is the one
medal that is left. This is a total of (3)(2)(1) = 6 different orders.
If you want to see last week's problem again, click
http://www.mathcounts.org/webarticles/anmviewer.asp?a=786&z=107
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
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