MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu ESD.70J / 1.145J Engineering Economy Module Fall 2009 For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use‚ visit: http://ocw.mit.edu/terms. ESD.70J Engineering Economy Fall 2009 Session Zero Michel-Alexandre Cardin Prof. Richard de Neufville ESD.70J Engineering Economy Module - Session 0 1 Class outline 1. Objective: get you up to speed for Session 1! • • • • Excel versions and languages Excel basics for ESD.70
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These interest groups help bridge the gap between citizens and the government and enable citizens to explain their views on policies to public officials. These groups would help provide public officials with detailed information that might be difficult to obtain‚ which in return help make policy choices better. Just as how there are checks and balances for the government‚ some interest groups serve as a check of public officials to make sure they
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Chemical Engineering In the future I would like to become a chemical engineer. I really enjoy chemistry and hands on work “Chemical engineering is the application of chemistry to large scale industrial systems.” (Chemical engineering). I enjoy helping build different things like skateboards‚ ramps and‚ fixing parts on different things. When I took the sixteen personality quiz it said I was a virtuoso. The virtuoso likes hands on work and exploring ideas which I think fits my personality perfectly
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I am writing this letter in regards to a Duty Manager position that’s become available. This position has been of great interest to me for quite some time now‚ I believe I have the necessary leadership skills and attention to details to make a valuable contribution to your venue. I held the Duty Manager position at different venues in the past. Having worked in the hospitality industry for the last five years‚ I have developed a passion for providing top-quality customer service and I believe
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Jhavon Crenshaw Professor Madden English Composition 30 September 2012 Sound Engineering As a future audio engineer‚ it is in my best interest to learn the techniques of audio production. For editing sound you need the proper equipment‚ whether it is software or hardware. In order to give sound a little flavor you will need to know about mixing. Mastering is what ultimately completes the sound. Equipment‚ mixing‚ and mastering are the most important steps in audio production. The majority
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Soil mechanics is one of the new disciplines of civil engineering‚ concerning the study of soil. It gathers data and provides the theoretical base for analysis in geotechnical engineering. In earlier times‚ constructions were built based on assumptions. After some important foundation-related engineering problems‚ example of the Leaning Tower of Pisa‚ engineers
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Impact of Undergraduate Research Experience in Engineering ANDREW L. ZYDNEY Department of Chemical Engineering University of Delaware encouraged the development of a number of programs to involve students in research at predominantly undergraduate institutions. Faculty mentors generally agree that there are significant educational benefits to the undergraduate research experience [5‚ 7]. Students are thought to develop expertise in a specific area of specialization‚ gain a better understanding
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Inflation is what really influences the changes of Official interest rates. The RBA generally likes to keep inflation between the 2-3% mark‚ however‚ this may change as a result of international pressures. Generally‚ if inflation is seen to be increasing at a rate that is disproportionate to the health of the economy - or basically growing faster than it can sustain - then official rates may be raised to in order to reduce consumer spending and slow down the economy. Alternatively‚ if inflation
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Examples Burkhard Alpers FH Aalen - University of Applied Sciences balper@fh-aalen.de http://www.fbm.fh-aalen.de/ Abstract: In this article‚ we present the concept of mathematical application projects as a means to enhance the capabilities of engineering students to use mathematics for solving problems in larger projects as well as to communicate and present mathematical content. As opposed to many case studies‚ we concentrate on stating criteria and project classes from which instructors can build
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Are interest groups useful or harmful? Interest groups‚ also referred to as: special interests‚ pressure groups‚ organized interests‚ nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)‚ political groups‚ lobby groups and public interest groups‚ are organized collections of people or organizations whose goal is to influence public policy (511). ‘Interest groups’ is a term that encompasses a variety of organized groups including public interest groups‚ business and economic groups‚ governmental unites‚ and political
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