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Engineering
Fundamentals
An Introduction
to Engineering

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Chapter 1
Introduction to the Engineering Profession

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Learning Objectives
1. Engineering Work is All Around You
Give examples of products and services that engineers design
that make our lives better
2. Engineering as a Profession
Describe what engineers do and give examples of common
careers for engineers

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Discussion Starter
Read the discussion starter for Chapter 1 on page 5 (10 minutes).
You may discuss your thoughts with the student sitting next to you.

 What do you think engineers do?

 Why do you want to study engineering?
 Name at least two products or services that are not
available now that you think will be readily available in the
next 20 years.
 Which engineering disciplines do you think will be involved
in design and development of these products and services?

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Engineering Work Is All Around Us

Engineers make products and provide
services that make our lives better

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Engineers Deal with an Increasing World

Population and Sustainability Concerns

The latest projection of

world population
growth

The latest estimate of

U.S. elderly population
growth

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Engineers Deal with an Increasing World

Population and Sustainability Concerns

Why is the population growth relevant to us?

The world’s current economic development is not

sustainable-the world population already uses
approximately 20% more of the world’s resources
than the planet can sustain.
(United Nations Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis Report, 2005.)

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Engineering as a Profession
• What is engineering and what do engineers do?
• What are some of the areas of specialization in
engineering?
• Do I really want to study engineering?
• How will I know that I have picked the best field for
me?
• Will the demand for my area of specialization be
high when I graduate, and beyond that?

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What Is Engineering and

What Do Engineers Do?
Engineers apply physical and chemical laws and
principles and mathematics to design millions of
products and services that we use in our everyday
lives

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What Is Engineering and

What Do Engineers Do?
 Consider important factors such as cost, efficiency,
reliability, sustainability, and safety when designing these
products

 Perform tests to make certain that the products they

design withstand various loads and conditions

 Continuously search for ways to improve already existing

products as well

 Design and supervise the construction of buildings, dams,

highways, and mass transit systems and the construction
of power plants that supply power to manufacturing
companies, homes, and offices
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What Is Engineering and

What Do Engineers Do?
(Cont.)
 Play a significant role in the design and maintenance of
a nation’s infrastructure, including communication
systems, public utilities, and transportation

 Continuously develop new, advanced materials to make

products lighter and stronger for different applications

 Be responsible for finding suitable ways to extract

petroleum, natural gas, and raw materials from the
earth

 Be involved in coming up with ways of increasing crop,

fruit, and vegetable yields along with improving the
safety of our food products
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Before
Before You
You GoGo
OnOn
Answer the following questions to test your understanding of the preceding section.

1. What are the essential needs of people?

2. Give examples of products and services that
make our everyday lives better.
3. What is the latest projection of the U.S.
Census Bureau for the world population?
4. Give examples of the changes that are
continuously reshaping our way of life.
5. What do engineers do?
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Common Traits of Good Engineers

(Cont.)

 Good engineers have written and oral

communication skills.

 Good engineers have time-management skills.

 Good engineers have good “people skills.”

 Good engineers actively participate in local and

national discipline-specific organizations.

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Summary
1. Engineering Work is All Around You
2. Engineering as a Profession

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