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Building a Solid Foundation for Your Engineering Career

Building a Solid Foundation for Your Engineering Career. Dr Sam Man Keong (岑文强) CEng, FIET, FSIET(F) Honorary Secretary Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists Email: sammk1951@gmail.com. “ Engineering : The Career Field That Improves Our Quality of Life.”. Highlights.

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Building a Solid Foundation for Your Engineering Career

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  1. Building a Solid Foundation for Your Engineering Career Dr Sam Man Keong (岑文强) CEng, FIET, FSIET(F) Honorary Secretary Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists Email: sammk1951@gmail.com Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  2. “Engineering : The Career Field That Improves Our Quality of Life.” Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  3. Highlights • About the Speaker – Dr Sam Man Keong • Prepare for Engineering Mathematics. • Engineering Aptitudes. • Beyond Math and Science. • Engineering Technology – An Alternate Choice. • Resources for Building Skills. • Q & A Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  4. About the Speaker : Sam Man Keong (岑文强) • A Self-directed Lifelong Learner for more than 40 years. • Have gone through both non-traditional & traditional education routes. • Chartered Engineer (UK/Ireland/Australia) • Chartered Builder(UK) • Chartered Environmentalist (UK) • Chartered Mathematician(UK) • Chartered Scientist(UK). Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  5. Prepare for Engineering Mathematics • Most Math is cumulative. •  additional work to strengthen areas of weakness before moving on to more advanced classes in a college engineering programs. • Algebra : Algebra for Dummies • Calculus Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  6. Some Mathematicians of Interest - Algebra • Muhammad ibn Musa Khwarizmi (780 – 850) was a Persianmathematician, astronomer and geographer. • His Algebra, written around 820, was the first book on the systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations. Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  7. Some Mathematicians of Interest - Algebra • Blaise Pascal(1623 - 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, and religiousphilosopher. • Pascal's triangle. Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  8. Some Mathematicians of Interest – Geometry (Euclidean) • Euclid (fl. 300 BC, also known as Euclid of Alexandria), was a Greek mathematician and is often referred to as the Father of Geometry. He was active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (323 BC – 283 BC). His work Elements is the most successful textbook in the history of mathematics. Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  9. Some Mathematicians of Interest – Geometry (Analytical) • René Descartes (1596 – 1650), was a French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. • Descartes' influence in mathematics is also apparent, the Cartesian coordinate system allowing geometric shapes to be expressed in algebraic equations being named for him. He is accredited as the father of analytical geometry. Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  10. Some Mathematicians of Interest – Trigonometry • Āryabhaṭa(CE 476–550) is the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. • His definitions of sine, as well as cosine (kojya), versine (ukramajya), and inverse sine (otkram jya), influenced the birth of trigonometry. He was also the first to specify sine and versine (1 - cosx) tables, in 3.75° intervals from 0° to 90°, to an accuracy of 4 decimal places. Statue of Aryabhata on the grounds of IUCAA, Pune, India. Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  11. Some Mathematicians of Interest – Calculus • Sir Isaac Newton, FRS (1643  – 1727 ) was an Englishphysicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian and one of the most influential men in human history. • His Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, published in 1687, is considered to be among the most influential books in the history of science, laying the groundwork for most of classical mechanics. Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  12. Some Mathematicians of Interest – Calculus • Gottfried WilhelmLeibniz(1646 - 1716) was a Germanphilosopher and mathematician. • He invented infinitesimal calculus independently of Newton, and his notation is the one in general use since then. He also invented the binary system, foundation of virtually all modern computer architectures. Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  13. Some Mathematicians of Interest – Laplace Transform • Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace (23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French mathematician and astronomer whose work was pivotal to the development of mathematicalastronomy and statistics. • Laplace formulated Laplace's equation, and pioneered the Laplace transform which appears in many branches of mathematical physics, a field that he took a leading role in forming. Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  14. Some Mathematicians of Interest – Fourier Series • Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier(21 March 1768 – 16 May 1830) was a Frenchmathematician and physicist best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series and their applications to problems of heat transfer and vibrations. • The Fourier transform and Fourier's Law are also named in his honour. • Fourier is also generally credited with the discovery of the greenhouse effect. Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  15. Engineering Aptitudes • All people have aptitudes. • Natural talents, special abilities, and the capacity of learning to do certain things. • Engineers: • Spatial visualization : 3D • Analytical reasoning : CDIO • Memory for design : engines, machinery, and equipment. • Mathematical ability : Computers Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  16. Beyond Math and Science • Curiosity • Excellent communication skills • Experience with teamwork and leadership • Travel experience • Knowledge of arts and literature • Interests and hobbies •  help provide the necessary background from which to draw the insight and creativity needed to solve engineering challenges. Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  17. Engineering Technology – An Alternate Choice • Engineering Technologists/Technicians : • The applications people on a team who work with engineers in the design process and often are heavily involved in implementation or ongoing maintenance of a project. • Explore online : • www.abet.org • www.engc.org.uk • www.engineersaustralia.org.au • www.afeo.org Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  18. Resources for Building Skills • Websites of Professional Bodies – Overseas (UK) : • www.ice.org.uk • www.theiet.org • www.imeche.org.uk • Websites of Professional Bodies – Overseas (USA) : • www.asce.org • www.asee.org • www.nspe.org Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  19. Resources for Building Skills • Websites of Professional Bodies – Singapore : • www.ies.org.sg • www.siet.org.sg • Websites of Professional Bodies – Malaysia : • www.iem.org.my • www.tam.com.my Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

  20. Questions & Answers Thank You The CPD to Success: C : Courage 勇气 ; 胆量 P : Patience 忍耐 ; 耐性; Perseverance 毅力 ; 恒心 D : Determination 决心 ; 意志 Foundation -Engineering Career - 2013

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