D&F (Turner, TCU) 2025 Fall Semester Final Exam (Questions + All Answer Choices + Correct answers)
If it is possible to accurately measure something with a normal distribution (bell curve), and all
your errors are truly random, and you have taken enough data, then __________ of your data
should fall in a range of +/- one Standard Deviation of the Mean.
A. 34%
B. 89.2 %
C. 58.2 %
D. 68.2 %
E. 78.2 % - correct answer 68.2%
The Standard Deviation is
A. a measurement of precision
B. the same as the mean
C. a measurement of accuracy
D. the same as the variance - correct answer A. a measurement of precision
Probability is best represented by which of the following?
Question options:
Decimals
Whole numbers
Percentages
Fractions - correct answer Percentages
Accuracy deals with ...
Question options:
the ability of a measurement to match the actual or true value
the ability of a measurement to be consistently reproduced
the result from some limitation in the method of data collection
None of the above - correct answer the ability of a measurement to match the actual or true
value
According to Albert Einstein, which of the following best describes knowledge?
,D&F (Turner, TCU) 2025 Fall Semester Final Exam (Questions + All Answer Choices + Correct answers)
Question options:
consistency
truth
experience
data uniformity - correct answer experience
The biggest difference between science and engineering is that science is more concerned with
__________________.
Question options:
A. the observation, identification, description and explanation of phenomena.
B. applying the scientific method to operate, design, process and manufacture.
C. providing quantitative meaning to qualitative data.
D. the practical application of scientific and mathematical principles. - correct answer A. the
observation, identification, description and explanation of phenomena.
Which of the following is not a step in the Scientific Method?
Question options:
Conclusion
Experiment
Analysis
Observation
Implementation
Hypothesis - correct answer Implementation
According to your syllabus, what times do we meet for lecture?
Question options:
11:00 am CST
12:30 pm CST
2:30 pm CST
3:30 pm CST - correct answer 3:30 pm CST
The Zoom link to the virtual class is on the syllabus.
, D&F (Turner, TCU) 2025 Fall Semester Final Exam (Questions + All Answer Choices + Correct answers)
Question options:
True
False - correct answer True
According to your syllabus, which days do we meet for class?
Select all that apply.
Question options:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday - correct answer Tuesday and Thursday
Which day is Final Exams for your section?
Question options:
Monday, Dec 9th, 2024
Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024
Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024
Thursday, Dec 13, 2024 - correct answer Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024
According to your syllabus, what time does your section meet for lab?
Question options:
9:00am CST
11:00 am CST
3:30 pm CST
4:30 pm CST - correct answer 4:30 pm CST
The ________ shape of the struts or joint in a truss it to provide better performance
Question options:
none of the above
triangular
If it is possible to accurately measure something with a normal distribution (bell curve), and all
your errors are truly random, and you have taken enough data, then __________ of your data
should fall in a range of +/- one Standard Deviation of the Mean.
A. 34%
B. 89.2 %
C. 58.2 %
D. 68.2 %
E. 78.2 % - correct answer 68.2%
The Standard Deviation is
A. a measurement of precision
B. the same as the mean
C. a measurement of accuracy
D. the same as the variance - correct answer A. a measurement of precision
Probability is best represented by which of the following?
Question options:
Decimals
Whole numbers
Percentages
Fractions - correct answer Percentages
Accuracy deals with ...
Question options:
the ability of a measurement to match the actual or true value
the ability of a measurement to be consistently reproduced
the result from some limitation in the method of data collection
None of the above - correct answer the ability of a measurement to match the actual or true
value
According to Albert Einstein, which of the following best describes knowledge?
,D&F (Turner, TCU) 2025 Fall Semester Final Exam (Questions + All Answer Choices + Correct answers)
Question options:
consistency
truth
experience
data uniformity - correct answer experience
The biggest difference between science and engineering is that science is more concerned with
__________________.
Question options:
A. the observation, identification, description and explanation of phenomena.
B. applying the scientific method to operate, design, process and manufacture.
C. providing quantitative meaning to qualitative data.
D. the practical application of scientific and mathematical principles. - correct answer A. the
observation, identification, description and explanation of phenomena.
Which of the following is not a step in the Scientific Method?
Question options:
Conclusion
Experiment
Analysis
Observation
Implementation
Hypothesis - correct answer Implementation
According to your syllabus, what times do we meet for lecture?
Question options:
11:00 am CST
12:30 pm CST
2:30 pm CST
3:30 pm CST - correct answer 3:30 pm CST
The Zoom link to the virtual class is on the syllabus.
, D&F (Turner, TCU) 2025 Fall Semester Final Exam (Questions + All Answer Choices + Correct answers)
Question options:
True
False - correct answer True
According to your syllabus, which days do we meet for class?
Select all that apply.
Question options:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday - correct answer Tuesday and Thursday
Which day is Final Exams for your section?
Question options:
Monday, Dec 9th, 2024
Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024
Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024
Thursday, Dec 13, 2024 - correct answer Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024
According to your syllabus, what time does your section meet for lab?
Question options:
9:00am CST
11:00 am CST
3:30 pm CST
4:30 pm CST - correct answer 4:30 pm CST
The ________ shape of the struts or joint in a truss it to provide better performance
Question options:
none of the above
triangular
