Technology
Technology attempts to ______ and _____ the natural and manufacturing environment.
Modify control
1st step
Identify the problem
Practical application of science, mathematics and technological know-how to solve problems in the most efficient way.
Engineering
Dimension
a measurable extent of some kind, such as length, breadth, depth, or height.
It is constantly changing, often unforeseeable, and almost always to improve existing technology.
dynamic process
Air pollution, soil erosion, unemployment
negative aspects of technology
3rd step
brainstorm the solution
Any observable events that happen in nature and are not human made.
Natural Phenomena
Ethics
moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity
What is the difference between closed-ended questions and open-ended questions?
Closed ended questions get yes or no responses
Open ended questions receive more detailed questions and may end with another question.
Snapchat
Communication and information technology
5th step
build a prototype
Well-known research procedures carried out in a controlled environment to prove or disprove a hypothesis.
Experiment
Computer models
computer program that is designed to simulate what might or what did happen in a situation.
Product of power and time and the flow of energy at any given time.
Energy and power technology
Refinements or improvements made to preexisting products or processes that better solve a problem.
Innovation
solve/complete the problem
8th step
Are actions designed to examine a particular technological device to ensure it works as designed and that it meets the desired specification.
Tests
Chuck
specialized type of clamp used to hold an object with radial symmetry, especially a cylinder.
number of types of engineering disciplines
5
Civil, Electrical, mechanical, chemical, environmental
Civil engineering math (4)
Calculus
Linear Algebra and differential equations
probability and statistics
applied mathematics
difference between the scientific method and engineering process.
hypothesis
expressing situations as numbers, equations and inequalities.
Quantify
are drawn horizontal, vertical, and at a receding angle that can vary from 30 to 60 degrees.
oblique sketches
Decision Matrix
is a list of values in rows and columns that allows an analyst to systematically identify, analyze, and rate the performance of relationships between sets of values and information