LAST CALL!! DON’T MISS THE DEADLINE....
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
2008 Annual Meeting in Boise. Nominations must be submitted no later
than May 9, 2008. 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.
VISIT THE ISPE
CAREER CENTER!
This Career Center is available to members
searching for employment opportunities in our industry and our geographical
region.
We recognize that searching for employment opportunities within our specialized
niche can be time consuming and frustrating. In providing this
Career Center
for our users we are streamlining the process by focusing on our specific
industry and offering jobs targeted to our members.
The
Career Center is easy to use and unique
in its ability to
• provide a highly targeted focus on employment opportunities within our
industry and geography;
• offer anonymous resume posting and job application—enabling job candidates to
stay connected to the employment market while maintaining full control over
their confidential information;
• deliver an advanced Job Alert system that notifies candidates of new
opportunities matching your own pre-selected criteria;
• provide access to industry-specific jobs often not seen on sites such as
Monster, CareerBuilder, or HotJobs.
The
Career Center is the perfect place to
begin searching for your next employment opportunity.
Employers:
We recognize that searching for candidates within our very specialized niche can
be time consuming and challenging. The ISPE
Career Center
is our solution. In providing this service we are streamlining the recruitment
process by focusing on our specific industry and offering employers and
recruiters a unique set of candidates targeted toward your organization’s needs.
This
Career Center is an ideal place to begin
searching for your next employee.
ISPE SINCERELY APPRECIATES THE SUPPORT OF ALL OF OUR
CURRENT SUSTAINING
ORGANIZATIONS:
AHJ Engineers, PC
B & A Engineers, Inc
Briggs Engineering Inc
Delta Engineering Group
Elkhorn Engineers
G & S Structural Engineers
J.M. Miller Engineering, Inc
J-U-B Engineers, Inc
Kittelson & Associates Inc
Land Solutions, Land Surveying & Consulting
Mason & Stanfield, Inc
Materials Testing & Inspection
MWH
Progressive Engineering Group, Inc
Quadrant Consulting, Inc
Rational Technology of Idaho, LLC
Riedesel Engineering, Inc
Schiess & Associates
Stapley Engineering
Terracon
TerraGraphics Environmental Engineering, Inc
Walker Engineering
Please consider joining these great companies in
becoming an
ISPE Sustaining Organization. ISPE offers the Sustaining
Organization category of membership to enhance the visibility of your commitment
to ISPE and the engineering profession. Your membership will allow us to better
serve the engineering community through promoting engineering and ethics, and
supporting the needs of the engineer including professional development.
If you are interested in becoming a
Sustaining Organization, please
contact the ISPE office at
ispe@idahospe.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!
The Housing Market
The housing market seems to be all over the news these days. Homes are a great
long-term investment but in the short-term, house prices can fluctuate up AND
down.
Cynthia and Jeff bought a house in 2005 for $490,000. In 2008, they had to move
because Jeff got a great job offer in another state. If they were only able to
sell their home for $410,000, what was the percent depreciation of the price of
the home? Express your answer to the nearest whole number.
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When Greg and Marsha got married in 1976 they immediately bought a house for
$72,000. Over the course of their time in the home they spent $10,000 on a
bathroom remodel, $20,000 on a kitchen remodel, and $15,000 on a backyard
makeover. In 2005, they sold their home for $510,000. Considering the money they
put into the house for remodels/makeovers, what was the percent appreciation of
their entire investment? Express your answer to the nearest tenth. Note:
disregard inflation.
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Timing can make a world of difference in the housing market. If Greg and Marsha
had waited until 2008 to sell their home, they would have sold it for
$450,000.How much less would their percent appreciation have been from 1976 in
2008 than it was from 1976 to 2005? Express your answer to the nearest tenth.
Answer to last week’s MATHCOUNTS problem:
If 6 workers complete one-half of the project in 12 days then the 6 workers
complete 1/(2 × 12) = 1/24 of the project in 1 day and one worker
completes 1/(24 × 6) = 1/144 of the project in a single day.
Half of the project is done.
That means there is 1/2 = 72/144 of the project to go and this
must be completed in 4 days.
Therefore, 18/144 of the project must be completed each day and we need 18
workers.
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Four of those edges are just 10 cm each. To find the other
sides, draw a “half” diagonal starting at where the center of the base to an
edge (as I did in grey). That line is just half the diagonal of the 10 × 10
square. If d is the diagonal,
d2 = 102 + 102 = 100 + 100 = 200
d = √200 = 10√2
d/2 = (10/2)√2 = 5√2
Let x = the edge of the pyramid that is the hypotenuse of the triangle
consisting of the line connecting the peak to the base and the half diagonal.
Then
122 + (5√2)2 = x2
144 + 50 = 194 = x2
x ≈ 13.928388
13.928388 × 4 ≈ 55.713553 ≈ 56
56 + (4 × 10) = 56 + 40 = 96
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Let x be the length of the jet.
Let y be the speed of the jet in feet per second. Remember that the jet must
completely pass the hangar! Then x/y = 20
and (710 + x)/y = 70
x = 20y
710 + x = 70y
710 + 20y = 70y
710 = 50y
y = 710/50 = 71/5
x = 20y = (20 × 71)/5 = 71 × 4 = 284
If you want to see last week's problem again,
click
http://mathcounts.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=1284&srcid=1227
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