WELCOME TO ENGR 111

1. WELCOME TO ENGR 111/112 THIS IS THE CLASS MEETING FOR: SECTIONS 813-815 TODAY YOU MAY SIT IN ANY SEAT YOU WANT SEATING (TEAM) ASSIGNMENTS ISSUED NEXT CLASS. 1.)Edit the info on slides 1, 2, and 3 2.)Bring to class: Survey forms (in 417 mailbox) Hardcopy for you (I use outline form or 6 slides/page) of: Class01pres.ppt Class01engr.ppt Hardcopies for students (1/2 of the students get one, the other half gets the other) of: Class01ps1.ppt Class01ps2.ppt 1.)Edit the info on slides 1, 2, and 3 2.)Bring to class: Survey forms (in 417 mailbox) Hardcopy for you (I use outline form or 6 slides/page) of: Class01pres.ppt Class01engr.ppt Hardcopies for students (1/2 of the students get one, the other half gets the other) of: Class01ps1.ppt Class01ps2.ppt

2. Instructor Team Dr. E. Sandt 207 Civil Eng. Building Office Hours: 2-4 PM M-F or by Appointment S.W. Hughes 239 Civil Eng. Lab Building Office Hours: 10-12 PM MW or by Appointment

3. Teaching Assistants/ Peer Teacher GANT Information TBA Peer Teacher Dorci Smith

4. Textbooks Foundations of Engineering by Holtzapple & Reece, 2002 The Engineering Graphics Pack, 2002 Word and Excel 2000: Tools for Solving Engineering Problems (Optional text)

5. Grading System Homework/In-Class Assign/RATs: 25% Exams (2): 35% Projects (2): 15% Final Exam 25% 100%

6. Important Information Login ID: Handed out today Password: Established by you today Web Address: engr111.tamu.edu

7. Introduction to ENGR 111 Objectives Format Expectations Resources

8. Objectives of ENGR 111 Learn about the different engineering disciplines Learn about professionalism in engineering Become a better problem solver

9. Objectives of ENGR 111 Learn to use proper �tools� to solve engineering problems Learn basic engineering science topics which will be needed in future courses Develop teaming skills

10. Objectives of ENGR 111 Learn the steps in the engineering design process Develop skills to make professional engineering presentations and drawings And much more�

11. Engineering 111 Format Two 110-minute sessions per week Combined lecture/lab mixture of lecture topics and in class activities �Active/Collaborative� learning environment

12. Engineering 111 Format Departmental presentations: Two 1-hour presentations on Tues., Oct. 15, 7-9 p.m. (see web page for locations). Each student will prepare a one page critical review on each presentation.

13. Engineering 111/112 Format Three exams: Exam 1: Oct. 9 Exam 2: Nov. 20 Exam 3: Dec. 5 Check website for exact time and location for your section

14. Why Active/Collaborative Learning Active countless studies have shown improvement in: short-term retention of material, long-term retention of material, ability to apply material to new situations Collaborative by not wasting time on things you already know we can make the best use of class time

15. Teaming Expectations Many of the activities in ENGR 111 require collaboration with other class members Each student will be assigned to a team All students will receive team training

16. Why Teamwork? Working in groups enhances activities in active/collaborative learning Generate more ideas for solutions Division of labor Because that�s the way the real world works!! Industry values teaming skills

17. Team Grade 20% of your course grade is based on teaming: 5% Homework/RAT's 15% Projects 20%

18. Course Web Page http://engr111.tamu.edu/ syllabus course schedule including preparatory reading assignments basic powerpoints individual instructors may make some revisions computer labs and times exam locations etc.

19. ENGR 111/112 File Server Class specific material at: Fred\classes\Sandt\111 Find documents that are specific to our ENGR 111 (813-815) class that are not common to other 111/112 classes.

20. Classroom Resources Classrooms: CVLB 315, 319 & 421 See web page for availability Classroom (during the day): CVLB 416

21. Things Needed for ENGR 111 Holtzapple textbook Engineering Graphics Pack 4 - 3.5�, 1.44 Mbyte Floppy Disks IBM formatted Engineering (gridded) paper

22. Things needed for ENGR 111 Electronic calculator Patience, and open mind, and a willingness to learn!

23. Think - Pair - Share For the next 1 minute as an Individual list 5 things you can do to insure academic success Now take 2 minutes to merge your list with the person sitting next to you (pair) In the next 5 minutes share the results with the pair sitting . . . And prioritize

24. Study Habits The students in the College of Engineering primarily came from the top 10 - 25% of their high school class. The competition in the College of Engineering will be greater than many of you have previously experience.

25. Study Habits Many of you did not have to study much in high school (probably less than 10 hours per week) and therefore may not have developed good study habits. Students show that to be successful at TAMU you need to study about 2 to 3 hours per week for each hour you are in class. Thus, for a typical 14 SCH load, you need to work a minimum of 50+hours per week!

26. Presentation of Engineering Solutions see Class01pres.ppt OR, read Chapter 3.4 of Foundations text again AND, see Homework Format

27. Exercise (2 minutes) As an individual, and without your book, list at least 4 of the 11 functions of an engineer.

28. Introduction to Engineering see Class01engr.ppt OR, read Chapter 1 of Foundations again

29. Engineers Solve Problems Problem solving is a powerful human activity. Computers are useful tools in problem solving, but it is the human who actually solves the problem. It is impossible to teach specific facts that will always lead to a solution. The ability to solve problem comes from doing it. Many things must pull together to solve a problem.

30. Methods for Problem Solving If the problem is extremely well defined, use algorithms - A set of well-defined rules for the solution of a problem in a finite number of steps These may be implemented in computer programs e.g. Solve for x in ax2 + bx + c = 0

31. Individual Exercise (5 minutes) Given: A student is in a stationary hot-air balloon that is momentarily fixed at 1325 ft. above a piece of land. This pilot looks down 60o (from horizontal) and turns laterally 360o. Required: a) Sketch the problem b) How many acres of land are contained by the cone created by her line of site? c) How high would the balloon be if, using the same procedure, an area four times greater is encompassed?

32. Difficulties in Problem Solving Most common difficulty: failure to use known information. To avoid this problem: Write the problem in primitive form and sketch an accurate picture of the setup (where applicable). Transform the primitive statements to simpler language. Translate verbal problems to more abstract mathematical statement(s) and figures, diagrams, charts, etc.

33. Solution to part �A�: Sketch Given: An engineering student is in a stationary hot-air balloon that is momentarily fixed at 1325 ft. above a piece of land. This pilot looks down 60o (from horizontal) and turns laterally 360o.

34. Solution to part �B�: Algorithm

35. Solution to part �C�: Heuristic

36. Problem Solving Review and in the next 5 minutes summarize the contents of Class01ps1.ppt if you are one of a �front� pair Class01ps2.ppt if you are one of a �back� pair Now take 1 minute each to present your summary to the �other� pair

37. Individual Exercise (3 minutes) The nine dots shown are arranged in equally spaced rows and columns. Connect all nine points with four straight lines without lifting the pencil from the paper and without retracing any line.

38. Individual Exercise: Solution The nine dots shown are arranged in equally spaced rows and columns. Connect all nine points with four straight lines without lifting the pencil from the paper and without retracing any line.

39. More Difficulties in Solving Problems Imposing unnecessary constraints: Association Constraints - unstated constraints based on previously learned associations. Function Constraints - unstated constraints based on previously learned functions. World View Constraints - unstated constraints imposed by individual's world view.

40. Team Exercise (3 minutes) You are given six straws of equal length and asked to form four identical (equilateral) triangles with each side of the length of the straws. Solution: arrange straws to form pyramid

41. Example: World View Constraint A mathematics professor at Urban University was asked by his students to give the next member in the sequence 32, 38, 44, 48, 56, 60. The professor was told that the properties of the sequence were well known to him and the solution was simple.

42. Assignment #1 Due: Complete Keirsey Temperament Sorter at www.keirsey.com Import the print out into a Word document with a standard cover sheet. Make note of your character type from the Keirsey Temperament Sorter. You may need this information for a future assignment.

43. Standard Cover Sheet Name(s)* Team No. ENGR 111 (XXX) Date Assignment No. * If team assignment all members working on assignment PLUS SIGNATURES required.