Ch 4 Engineering Solutions Flashcards
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Total quality process
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Series of steps leading to desired results while exceeding customer expectations
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2 MVPs of engineering
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- Design: series of logical steps for optimal solution
2. Problem solving: combination of experience, knowledge, process, and art
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Master of problem analysis is a combination of…
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Art and science
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Science according to the problem solving definition
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Knowledge of math, chem, phys, mechanics, etc.
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Art according to the problem solving definition
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Judgement, experience, common sense
More effective than science but needs a method
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MVP questions to ask while finding engineer solutions
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- How important is the answer? (Estimate or accurate?)
- What are the resources and time allotments?
- What theory to use
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The art of problem solving is developed with…
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Practice
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Steps of the engineer method
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- Recognize and understand the problem
- Accumulate data and verify accuracy
- Select appropriate theories/principles
- Make necessary assumptions
- Solve the problem
- Verify and check results
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Problem presentation steps
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- Problem statement
- Diagram
- Theory
- Assumptions
- Find the solution
- Identify results and verify accuracy
- Discussion/conclusion
