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Is Engineering for You?

Is Engineering for You?. Find Out at MPC!. Tom Rebold Engineering Monterey Peninsula College. What is Engineering? Why is Engineering a Good Career Choice? Are You an Engineer?. Math and Science. Engineering. Everyday Life. Math and Science. Engineering. Everyday Life.

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Is Engineering for You?

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  1. Is Engineering for You? Find Out at MPC! Tom Rebold Engineering Monterey Peninsula College

  2. What is Engineering? • Why is Engineering a Good Career Choice? • Are You an Engineer?

  3. Math and Science Engineering Everyday Life

  4. Math and Science Engineering Everyday Life

  5. Math and Science Engineering Everyday Life

  6. Math and Science Engineering Everyday Life

  7. Math and Science Engineering Everyday Life

  8. Civil Engineering • Roads and bridges • Water source and treatment plants • City planning

  9. Mechanical Engineering • Engines and motors • Heating and air conditioning • Micro-electro mechanical systems (airbag accelerometers)

  10. Electrical Engineering • Computer Chips • Electricity Distribution (“PG&E”) • Cell phones (communications) • Speech Recognition • Satellite Radar Imaging

  11. And many more… • Aerospace • Biomedical • Chemical • Environmental • Geotechnical • Materials • Nuclear • Petroleum Etc, etc, etc

  12. Why is Engineering a Good Career Choice? Engineering offers…

  13. Challenging Jobs • "I love proving • others wrong."

  14. Lasting and Tangible Products “I get paid to break things”

  15. Prestige…

  16. Help to Humankind "I wanted an opportunity to put something in people's hands that could affect their lives and maybe make them safer“ -- Aimee Rose Humanitarian of the Year

  17. "It's amazing what a few hundred more amps can do!“ J.B. Straubel Innovator of the year Engineering is Fun!

  18. Top-Paid Majors For 2007-08 Graduates

  19. Are You an Engineer?

  20. People who enjoy Engineering share the following traits: • Able to visualize 3D Objects • Analytical Reasoning • Mathematics • Memory for Design

  21. Structural Visualization—Can you visualize 3D objects in your head? • Virtually all engineering specialties use this aptitude. • how pieces of a 3D puzzle fit together • how a blueprint will look when it’s built.

  22. Which way will the block turn?A or B ?

  23. Some People Have it… • Others need to work at developing it • ENGR 2 Engineering Graphics

  24. Analytical Reasoning • Understanding processes and how they work • Arrange ideas in a logical sequence • Organize information to solve problems in math and science

  25. Analytical Reasoning Ball in Pipe Problem • A 6” long steel pipe embedded in the floor. • Someone dropped a ping-pong ball in it • You are 1 of 6 people in the room • How can you remove the ball without damaging the pipe, floor, or room? • The following materials are also available:

  26. Materials in Room • 100’ of clothesline • A carpenters hammer • A chisel • A box of Wheaties • A file • A wire coat hanger • A monkey wrench • A light bulb • 5 other people …you have 3 minutes!

  27. Mathematical Ability • Key: Geometry, trig, and calculus • Critical: Learningcore math principles • depends more on structural visualization, analytical reasoning • Students who don’t like math • may still find engineering a good career fit • may need to work harder to achieve mastery • Good in math, don’t like structural visualization ? • try careers in financial analysis, economics, marketing research, social or physical sciences, or programming.

  28. “Math is a tool to use in making engineering happen."

  29. Memory for Design • Architecture and Engineering design • For designing structures, facilities, products • engines, machinery, equipment, etc • Ready?

  30. Memorize in 12 seconds! x x x x x x x x x x

  31. Now Redraw !! x x x x x x x x x x

  32. Engineering at MPC

  33. MPC’s Engineering Transfer Program “I like being able to finish the first two years of my degree right here at home”

  34. MPC’s Engineering Transfer Program “”The classes are small so I get a lot of help from the instructors” Average size of University calculus lecture: 300 Average size of MPC calculus class: 20

  35. ENGR 2 Final Project – Dusty Smith

  36. MPC’s Guaranteed Transfer Program in Engineering • YOU: maintain aqualifying GPA while at MPC • THEY: grant early admission when you are ready to transfer • THEY are: UC Davis, UCSC (all UC’s except Berkeley and UCLA), San Jose State…and more

  37. Preparing for the Challenge • While in high school, you should take • Algebra I and II Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus • Biology, Chemistry, Physics • Social Studies (3 years), English (4 years) • Foreign Language (2-3 years) • Fine Arts/Humanities (1-2 years) • Computer Programming or Applications

  38. Find out what it’s like • High School students can get a jump start into Engineering by taking these entry level classes: • ENGR 1 Introduction to Engineering (highly recommended) • ENGR 50 Robotics

  39. The Possibilities are Endless! For more information, email trebold@mpc.edu

  40. ENGR1 Final Project Competition

  41. ENGR 2 Final Project – Dusty Smith

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