Introduction to Engineering

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Introduction to Engineering

• ENG 130 - 100 MW

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Instructor Ron Williams

• Office - Hagen 103F
• Civil Engineer
• NDSU
• Water Resources
• 3 Consulting Firms
• Teaching for 19 years
• Computer modeling

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Introductions

• Pair up with someone you DONT know.
• Interview each other. Find out
• Their name
• Their hometown
• Why they chose MSUM
• Which major theyre considering
• One unique thing about them
• Introduce them to us!

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ENG 130 Web Page

• http//web.mnstate.edu/ronwilliams

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What does an Engineer look like?
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What Do Engineers Look Like?
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Engineers Use Science and Math

• To create technology
• Things we take for granted

• To Solve Problems

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Who is this guy?

• Dean Kamen
• Physicist
• Inventor
• Drug pump
• Dialysis Machine
• Millionaire

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Dean Kamen solves problems!

• Wheelchair
• Cant climb stairs
• Cant maneuver over rocks, sand, snow
• Limits user height
• Can tip
• 200 year old technology

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IBOT More than a Wheelchair?
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I-BOT
Most chair-bound folks watch it climb stairs and
say, Cool! But the first time it raises them
up to eye level, they start to cry.
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This course will cover

• Disciplines within Engineering
• Career choices within Engineering
• Ethics for Engineers
• Problem Solving and Design
• Planning for Academic Success

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You need e-mail!

• You can get a campus address easilyhttp//www.mns
  tate.edu/home/EMAIL.HTM
• Use WebMail to read
• Read from any campus computer (HA 110!)
• Change ID to show your name, please
• If you use Hotmail, MSN, etc.
• Tell me who you are
• Are you OK with others seeing youre address?
• Assignment e-mail me.
• Subject ENG 130
• Include your name, where you live