Tom Rebold Engineering Monterey Peninsula College Find Out at MPC!

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Tom Rebold Engineering Monterey Peninsula College Find Out at MPC!

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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: 300

Average 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

The Possibilities are Endless!

For more information, email

[email protected]

ENGR1 Final Project Competition