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Tom Rebold Engineering Monterey Peninsula College Find Out at MPC!
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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Tom ReboldEngineering
Monterey Peninsula College
Find Out at MPC!
What is Engineering?
Why is Engineering a Good Career Choice?
Are You an Engineer?
Everyday Life
Math and Science Engineering
Everyday Life
Math and Science Engineering
Everyday Life
Math and Science Engineering
Everyday Life
Math and Science Engineering
Everyday Life
Math and Science Engineering
Roads and bridges
Water source and treatment plants
City planning
Engines and motors
Heating and air conditioning
Micro-electro mechanical systems (airbag
accelerometers)
Computer Chips
Electricity Distribution (“PG&E”)
Cell phones (communications)
Speech Recognition
Satellite Radar Imaging
Aerospace Biomedical Chemical Environmental Geotechnical Materials Nuclear PetroleumEtc, etc, etc
Why is Engineering a Good Career Choice?
Engineering offers…
Challenging Jobs"I love proving
others wrong."
Lasting and Tangible Products
“I get paid to break things”
Prestige…
"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
Help to Humankind
Engineering is Fun!
"It's amazing what a few hundred more amps can do!“ J.B. Straubel Innovator of the year
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Are You an Engineer?
Able to visualize 3D ObjectsAnalytical ReasoningMathematicsMemory for Design
Virtually all engineering specialties use this aptitude. ◦ how pieces of a 3D puzzle
fit together◦ how a blueprint will look
when it’s built.
Others need to work at developing it ENGR 2 Engineering Graphics
Understanding processes and how they work
Arrange ideas in a logical sequence
Organize information to solve problems in math and science
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:
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!
Key: Geometry, trig, and calculus
Critical: Learning core 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.
“Math is a tool to use in making engineering happen."
Architecture and Engineering design
For designing structures, facilities, products ◦engines, machinery, equipment, etc
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Engineering at MPC
“I like being able to finish the first two years of my degree right here at home”
MPC’s Engineering Transfer Program
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: 300Average size of MPC calculus
class: 20
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
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
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
ENGR1 Final Project Competition
