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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
"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
NACE (NationWide) Bachelor's New-Grad Salary • 2004
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Virtually all engineering specialties use this aptitude. ◦ how pieces of a 3D puzzle
fit together◦ how a blueprint will look
when it’s built.
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.
Architecture and Engineering design
For designing structures, facilities, products ◦engines, machinery, equipment, etc
◦Ready?
“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