Q&A UNIT 1 - 8

Unit 1

Lesson A

1. What subjects are the most important for people who want to be engineers?

Creative. Creative is most important subject for people who want to be engineers. "Engineering" is based on creative character. If you want to be a good engineer, you need to think a new idea.

2. What skills do engineers need for their job?

Math, physics are required skills of engineers. If you want to study with engineering, you could to train on a math and physics. It's all important.

3. How many types of engineering can you name?

Mechanical Engineering Degree, Aerospace Engineering Degree, Biomedical Engineering Degree, Bio mechanical Engineering Degree, Automotive Engineering Degree, Civil Engineering Degree, Structural Engineering Degree. A lot of types of engineering is there. I can name only few.

Lesson B

1. What are good qualities for engineers to have?

Fast thinking, create a good algorithm is a good quality for engineers to have. As I said before, "Engineering" is based on creative idea. 

2. How can these qualities be developed?

If you don't have any of these, you should train yourself for this. Learn from other people, train yourself. It's only way of develop.

Unit 2

Lesson A

1. What kinds of materials do people use to build structures?

I think most people use brick or block to build structures. I know there is a lot of materials, but I only know about a these two.

2. Why are some materials better for projects than others?

Choosing materials is important. You should choose materials for what you do. All materials have a advantageous.

Unit 3

Lesson A

1. How do shapes relate to engineering?

Engineering is based on canvas. Good calculate + Good drawing = Good engineering. It's one of good qualities of engineers. Engineers must be to calculate.

2. What different shapes do engineers use to construct buildings?

There is a lot of shapes of engineering. I can't name all of them. But triangle, square is simple shapes of engineers use to construct buildings.

Lesson B

1. What kind of drawings do engineers make?

Drawing and canvasing is other things. In drawing, you will think about art, or Mona Lisa. Canvasing is plan of engineers what them doing. Plan is important.

2. What is the purpose of engineers' drawing

As I said it's plan of what are you doing. Making new things without a plan is bad. You can't be that.

Unit 4

Lesson A

1. What jobs do different tools do?

Every jobs use different tools. But there is a simple tools to most jobs use. Hammer, chisel, flat is simple tools of engineering and others.

2. Why is it important to have the right tools?

It's very important. Example: If you use a hammer for cutting wood it's never will happen. Choosing right tools is save your work and time.

Lesson B

1. What are some simple machines?

Inclined plane, wedge, screw, lever, pulley. It's all are some of simple machines. They can save your and our work.

2. How do simple machines make work easier?

Example: If you want to lift heavy some things you can't lift it with only hand. If you use pulley it will be so much easy.

Unit 5

Lesson A

1. What types of energy are there?

Kinetic, Chemical, Elastic, Nuclear energy is only type of I know. For sure, there is so much types of energy. But I called simple ones of them. 

2. How do engineers make cars safer?

They calculates kinetic energy and potential energy. And uses seat belts. Stretching seat belts increase distance of the passenger's stopping distance. It's making it more safer.

Unit 6

Lesson A

1. What types of measurement systems are there?

Meters, inches, pounds, kilograms, gallons, feet, centimeters is named types of measurement in this text. There is a lot of types of measurements in the world. But at this we talking about only these.

2. Why do engineers label all measurements?

Engineers use only SI metric system. In America, they suggest to use imperial measurements. You should to convert your project's measurements if you going send it to someone who lives in USA.

Lesson B

1. What types of measurement are you familiar with?

In Mongolia, we all use SI metric system. It's includes meter not inches, kilograms not pounds, kilometer not feet. Only USA people uses imperial metric system.

2. What can you measure with the SI system of units?

I can measure all objects with the SI system of units. Kilogram for weight, kilometer and meter for distance, centimeter for long or short. SI system can measure all objects.

Unit 7

Lesson A

1. What are some types of numbers?

Natural Numbers, Whole Numbers, Integers, Rational Numbers, Irrational Numbers, Real Numbers. They are types of numbers. 

2. What is meant by squaring, or cubing, a number?

In mathematics, a square number or perfect square is an integer that is the square of an integer; in other words, it is the product of some integer with itself. For example, 9 is a square number, since it can be written as 3 × 3.

Lesson B

1. When do engineers work with numbers?

It's bad question. All engineers work with numbers. If you not working with number you can't call this engineering. It's impossible to work without number who studying with engineering.

2. How do you avoid making mistakes with numbers?

Base knowledge of numbers is making me avoid from mistakes with numbers. You could check your mistakes yourself If you want to avoid from making mistakes.

Unit 8


Lesson A

1. When do people use the scientific method?

Life is based on scientific method. You can't change this. People use scientific method for everyday.

2. Why is the scientific method important?

As I said before, life and world is based on scientific method. You guys can't change this. Just compatible with it.

Future of ICT

I think ICT (Information and communications technology) is based on a engineering. It's all about a save people's work or consumption. It's hard to imagine our life without a Information technology now. Everyone uses computer, internet, smart devices, mobile phones in everyday. 21th century is an era of ICT.

Let's back to early of 2000. In 2000, only required people uses hand phone or internet. If you want to call to someone you need to go telephone cabins, if you want to visit any website you need to go internet cafe or something. ICT wasn't consumption of all people. It's good to imagine all people not using mobile phone, internet or any devices. Because people don't waste a time for this thing. They was do other things. Watching TV, training in some sports, plays with a family in the garden. And now we all using a things of ICT. It's good, it's efficient. If we call to someone it's easy, just get your smart phone and touch some of screen. But from other side, we're wasting our time so much for this. We need to control our time for waste.

In last 10 years so much things changed. You know, I'm talking about your smart phone, devices. But I can't image how much things get will change in next 10 years? how much new technologies, how much sectors of ICT will get. It's so hard to imagine next 10 - 20 years.

Internet

The Problem
The Solution
Research and planning activities
Producer and seller of the product
Improvements

When we don't using an Internet the communication system was a very worse. Example: If you need to say some words to your Mommy you would call to Mommy with a phone. It's 1990 - 2000. After 2000's is the era of the Internet. It's called "Communication century". However now we can chat text with anyone who wants chat with us. It's very fast, and simple service of Internet.

In 1960 - 1970 was a beginning of an Internet. It was called a ARPANET, CYCLADES. Only communication militaries was use ARPANET to transfer information.

In 2016, Internet is the way of communication, marketing, business. It's very useful and around 40% of the world population has an internet connection today. The first billion was reached in 2005. The second billion in 2010. The third billion in 2014. In 2014, nearly 75% (2.1 billion) of all internet users in the world (2.8 billion) live in the top 20 countries. The remaining 25% (0.7 billion) is distributed among the other 178 countries, each representing less than 1% of total users.

A world-wide computer network that can be accessed via a computer, mobile telephone, PDA, games machine, digital TV, etc. The Internet access service can be provided through a fixed (wired) or mobile network: analogue dial-up modem via standard telephone line, ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network), DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) or ADSL, Cable modem, High speed leased lines, Fiber, Powerline, Satellite broadband network, WiMAX, Fixed CDMA, Mobile broadband network (3G, e.g. UMTS) via a handset or card, Integrated SIM card in a computer, or USB modem.

Now we using Internet everyday. Because Internet is the most useful way of the communication and others. Before 20 years, internet was a only physical kind. But now it's the daily consumption of a lot of people.

Types of engineering

Mechanical Engineering Degree

A Mechanical Engineering Degree involves the design of mechanical systems. These systems assist industries such as: manufacturing, aeronautics, nanotechnology, nuclear power production, heating and cooling.

Aerospace Engineering Degree

An Aerospace Engineering Degree involves the study of air and space travel. This might include military aircraft design and development, along with commercial airline design and satellite technology.

Biomedical Engineering Degree

Biomedical engineering combines the study of medicine and biology. Biomedical Engineers apply their design skills to biological and medical sciences. They do this to assist in advancements in healthcare treatment technology. They develop and maintain diagnostic devices. 

Biomechanical Engineering Degree

Biomechanical Engineering is the study of organisms and mechanics and how the two solve problems in combination.

Automotive Engineering Degree

As the name implies, automotive engineering involves the design and production of vehicles. The automotive industry is hugely diverse and requires engineers to work in areas such as mechanical design, performance, manufacturing, electrical engineering and systems management.

Civil Engineering Degree

Civil Engineering involves the development of infrastructure such as buildings, railways, roads construction, bridges and general construction project management.

Structural Engineering Degree

Structural engineering is a specific branch of civil engineering, and specializes in the design of different structures, including houses, commercial buildings, art museums, stores, and more.

Architectural Engineering Degree

Architectural engineers work in the construction, planning, and design phase of projects. In conjunction with other team members, the focus is on building structure and interior design. 

Electrical Engineering Degree

An Electrical Engineering Degree involves the study of energy. Energy is available in various forms such as electrical, hydro and natural sources such as wind and solar energy. 

Computer Engineering Degree

Another industry that continues to expand is of course the Information Technology (IT) industry. This involves both computer sciences and electrical engineering.

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