Discover Engineering

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Discover Engineering

• Engineers are not Mathematicians.
• Engineers use Mathematics.
• Engineers are not Physicists.
• Engineers use Physics.
• Engineers are not Chemists.
• Engineers use Chemistry.
• Mathematicians solve problems.
• Physicists and Chemists discover how things work.
• Engineers create things.

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Outsmarting Little Kids
Math and science without a context or reason
can cause some interesting reactions. None of
which lead to careers in engineering. Get them
interested and sneak the boring stuff in.
Why do I need this stuff?
HELP!
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Capabilities
http//members.tripod.com/simplemotor/ A 9th
graders efforts This home page features an
award-winning, easy-to-build, and inexpensive
electric motor. In technical terms it is
called a reed switch based brushless DC motor.
However, it is extremely simple, and at the same
time very stable, reliable, and efficient. I
designed and built this motor for my school
science fair project. In 1998-1999 this project
won the following awards ? Grand prize at
Dallas Regional Science Fair in '99. ? 1st place
in '99 and 2nd place in '98 in Engineering at
Dallas Regional Science Fair. ? 1st place and a
special award from North Texas Electrical League
in '98 and '99. ? 1st place and an award from
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
in '98. ? 1st place at the Plano District
Science Fair in '99. ? Honorable mention at
Texas State Science Fair in '98. This project
was displayed at a special exhibition of prize
winning science fair projects at The Science
Place Museum in Dallas.
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Preparation Efforts
1. Offered our Digital Logic I course at a
local high school. 1998 2. Helped to design a
9th grade Junior Engineering course. 1999 3.
Partnered with Bellflower Middle/High School for
a 5 year Gearup grant to develop Junior
Engineering/MESA after-school programs for
7th through 11th grade. 1999 4. Seeking
funding to develop an Engineering Physics course
for high school students.
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Recruitment Efforts
The CSULB Presidents Scholars Program provides
full scholarships for valedictorians,
National Merit Finalists or Semi-Finalists. CSULB
is being marketed as the University of
Choice. University President has improved
graduation rates for athletes while putting
CSULB teams into the forefront. GO BEACH!