Math
Engineering 101
Engineering Fields
UOP
Corporate Lingo
100

This is the square root of 121.

What is 11?

100

This unit is used to measure electrical current.

What is Ampere (amp)?

100

This engineering field works heavily with electricity and circuits.

What is Electrical Engineering? 

100

These are the two colors commonly associated with the university.

What is orange and black?

100

This is what CEO stands for.

What is Chief Executive Officer?

200

A $50 shirt is 20% off. This is the sale price.

What is $40?

200

An engineer needs to measure the length of a small object accurately, this is the tool might they use.

What is caliper?

200

If you want to design a new highway system, this is the field you would likely work with.

What is Civil Engineering?

200

This is the name of UOP's mascot.

What is Powercat?

200

You are told "Keep me in the loop," this is what you should do.

What is keep them updated on what is happening?

300

Solve for x: 3x + 7 = 22

What is x=5?

300

This is the difference between mass and weight.

What is mass is the amount of matter and weight is the force of gravity acting on the mass?

300

An engineer is designing a more fuel-efficient airplane wing. This is the field that is most directly involved.

What is Aerospace Engineering?

300

This is the athletic conference UOP is in.

What is West Coast Conference (WCC)?

300

Your manager says, "We need to leverage our resources." This is what "leverage" means in this context.

What is the current idea/design needs to be reconsidered/redesigned?

400

500 bolts are needed for a project. Bolts are sold in boxes of 24. This is the minimum number of boxes needed.

What is 21 boxes?

400

A circuit keeps overheating due to too much current flowing. This is one way an engineer could reduce the current.

What is increase resistance or decrease voltage?

400

A car company want to develop an electric vehicle. These two engineering fields would most likely be involved.

What is Mechanical and Electrical Engineering?

400

This is the year UOP was founded.

What is 1851?

400

Your team has finished a project, and your manager asks everyone to participate in a "post-mortem." This is what they are asking the team to do.

What is review what went well, what went wrong, and what could be improved?

500

A bat and a ball cost a total of $1.10. The ball costs $1 more than the ball. This is how much does the ball cost.

What is $0.05?

500
This is the type of stress that is primarily acting on a beam that is being pulled apart from both ends.

What is tensile stress?

500

A robotic prosthetic arm that responds to electrical signals from a person's muscles is being developed. These two engineering fields could be involved.

What is Bio Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and/or Computer Engineering?

500

This is the city that UOP was founded in.

What is Santa Clara?

500

Your supervisor tell your team, "Don't try to boil the ocean." This is what they are warning you against.

What is trying to accomplish something unrealistically large or solve everything at once?