Mechanical Engineering
What are some fields that Mechanical Engineers study in?
A lot of them! Mechanical Engineering is a diverse field specializing in a wide range of subjects like Biomechanics, Robotics, Industrial, HVAC and more!
This scientist developed the theory of relativity, summarized by the equation E = mc².
Albert Einstein
What is this derivative?
9x2-13x+3
18x-13
This company is famous for its electric car. Named after a famous scientist who helped develop alternating current.
Tesla
I'm not velocity but I'm the change of velocity over time.
Acceleration
What is the technology used by Mechanical Engineers to create 2D or 3D objects with measurements?
C.A.D (Computer-Aided Design)
This inventor is credited with creating the first practical light bulb.
Thomas Edison
You have 150 mL of a 2M solution of hydrochloric acid (HCl). You need to dilute it to make a 0.5 M solution. How much water (in mL) should you add?
Use the Dilution Formula
M1V1 = M2V2
(2M)(150 mL) = (0.5M) (?)
600 mL
This search engine, founded in 1998, process over 8.5 billion searches a day.
Discovered by John Dalton in 1803 this revolutionized the way we understand life. Defined as the basic building block of all matter.
Atom
What are 3 core classes Mechanical Engineering students at Wright college will take before transferring?
Depends on the pathway but most will require Thermodynamics, Dynamics and CAD.
This scientist was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and discovered the elements polonium and radium.
Marie Curie
Simplify the expression
Sec(θ)*Cos(θ)
1
This widely used programming language, named after a type of coffee, was released by Sun Microsystems in 1995.
Java
Sounds like a tasty fruit, this number is the amount of atoms or molecules in one mole.
Avogadro's Number
What are the 3 main C.A.D softwares that Mechanical Engineers should be familiar with?
AutoCAD, SolidWorks and Fusion 360
Both of these scientists are credited with creating the mathematic branch of calculus.
Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
A ball rolls horizontally off a 500 meter cliff at a speed of 5 m/s. How long will it take for the ball to hit the ground?
10.1s
This private aerospace company, founded in 2002, became the first to successfully land an orbital rocket booster.
SpaceX
A collection of elements stored in contiguous memory locations.
Array
If you want to learn CAD at Wright, where would you go?
Wright Design every Friday at 1:00PM in Room S229
This British mathematician helped crack the Enigma code during World War II and is considered the father of modern computing.
Alan Turing
int(3x2 * ex^3) dx
ex^3+C
This rover, which landed on Mars in 2021, carries a helicopter named Ingenuity.
Perseverance
What is the highest point on a function over a given interval.
Absolute Maximum