DISCOVERING ENGINEERING DESIGN IN
THE 21ST CENTURY:
AN ACTIVITIES-BASED APPROACH
FIRST EDITION
, SOLUTION AND ANSWER GUIDE
TO ACCOMPANY
DISCOVERING
ENGINEERING
DESIGN IN THE 21ST
CENTURY:
AN ACTIVITIES-
BASED APPROACH
First Edition
, Contents
Chapter 1 .......................................................................................................................................1-1
Chapter 2 .......................................................................................................................................2-1
Chapter 3 .......................................................................................................................................3-1
Chapter 4 .......................................................................................................................................4-1
Chapter 5 .......................................................................................................................................5-1
Chapter 6 .......................................................................................................................................6-1
Chapter 7 .......................................................................................................................................7-1
Chapter 8 .......................................................................................................................................8-1
, Solution and Answer Guide: Bradley A. Striebig, Discovering Engineering Design in the 21st Century: An Activities-Based
Approach, 1e, ISBN: 9780357685204, Chapter 1: Engineering Concepts and Simple Tools: Materials, Mass, Gravity, and
Moment Arms
Solution and Answer Guide
Bradley A. Striebig, Discovering Engineering Design in the 21st Century: An Activities-Based
Approach, 1e, ISBN: 9780357685204, Chapter 1: Engineering Concepts and Simple Tools:
Materials, Mass, Gravity, and Moment Arms
Chapter 1 Questions
1.1 What are you currently doing, and why?
Solution
Answers may vary. Answers may include but are not limited to current work status, current
daily habits, or current hobbies followed by an explanation as to why you are engaging in
such activity/activities.
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thought about some thought minimal partially answers an
what steps a about what thought about address the unrelated
student is steps a student what steps a steps a student question
taking in their is taking in their student is is taking in their
engineering education or taking in their education and
education and the motivation education and the motivation
thoughtful for those steps the motivation for those steps
response to the for those steps
motivation for
those steps
1.2 What would you like to accomplish before you retire?
Solution
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Excellent Good Needs Poor Unacceptable
Improvement
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consideration some thought minimal minimally answers an
and clear about long- thought about address goals unrelated
articulation of term goals but long-term goals and are question
long-term goals have difficulty unclear
articulating
them
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