- •1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
- •2. MATHEMATICAL TOOLS
- •2.1 INTRODUCTION
- •2.1.1 Constants and Other Stuff
- •2.1.2 Basic Operations
- •2.1.2.1 - Factorial
- •2.1.3 Exponents and Logarithms
- •2.1.4 Polynomial Expansions
- •2.2 FUNCTIONS
- •2.2.1 Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions
- •2.2.2 Basic Polynomials
- •2.2.3 Partial Fractions
- •2.2.4 Summation and Series
- •2.3 SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS
- •2.3.1 Trigonometry
- •2.3.2 Hyperbolic Functions
- •2.3.2.1 - Practice Problems
- •2.3.3 Geometry
- •2.3.4 Planes, Lines, etc.
- •2.4 COORDINATE SYSTEMS
- •2.4.1 Complex Numbers
- •2.4.2 Cylindrical Coordinates
- •2.4.3 Spherical Coordinates
- •2.5 MATRICES AND VECTORS
- •2.5.1 Vectors
- •2.5.2 Dot (Scalar) Product
- •2.5.3 Cross Product
- •2.5.4 Triple Product
- •2.5.5 Matrices
- •2.5.6 Solving Linear Equations with Matrices
- •2.5.7 Practice Problems
- •2.6 CALCULUS
- •2.6.1 Single Variable Functions
- •2.6.1.1 - Differentiation
- •2.6.1.2 - Integration
- •2.6.2 Vector Calculus
- •2.6.3 Differential Equations
- •2.6.3.1 - First Order Differential Equations
- •2.6.3.1.1 - Guessing
- •2.6.3.1.2 - Separable Equations
- •2.6.3.1.3 - Homogeneous Equations and Substitution
- •2.6.3.2 - Second Order Differential Equations
- •2.6.3.2.1 - Linear Homogeneous
- •2.6.3.2.2 - Nonhomogeneous Linear Equations
- •2.6.3.3 - Higher Order Differential Equations
- •2.6.3.4 - Partial Differential Equations
- •2.6.4 Other Calculus Stuff
- •2.7 NUMERICAL METHODS
- •2.7.1 Approximation of Integrals and Derivatives from Sampled Data
- •2.7.2 Euler First Order Integration
- •2.7.3 Taylor Series Integration
- •2.7.4 Runge-Kutta Integration
- •2.7.5 Newton-Raphson to Find Roots
- •2.8 LAPLACE TRANSFORMS
- •2.8.1 Laplace Transform Tables
- •2.9 z-TRANSFORMS
- •2.10 FOURIER SERIES
- •2.11 TOPICS NOT COVERED (YET)
- •2.12 REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY
- •3. WRITING REPORTS
- •3.1 WHY WRITE REPORTS?
- •3.2 THE TECHNICAL DEPTH OF THE REPORT
- •3.3 TYPES OF REPORTS
- •3.3.1 Laboratory
- •3.3.1.1 - An Example First Draft of a Report
- •3.3.1.2 - An Example Final Draft of a Report
- •3.3.2 Research
- •3.3.3 Project
- •3.3.4 Executive
- •3.3.5 Consulting
- •3.3.6 Interim
- •3.4 ELEMENTS
- •3.4.1 Figures
- •3.4.2 Tables
- •3.4.3 Equations
- •3.4.4 Experimental Data
- •3.4.5 References
- •3.4.6 Acknowledgments
- •3.4.7 Appendices
- •3.5 GENERAL FORMATTING
- •Title: High Tech Presentations The Easy Way
- •1.0 PRESENTATIONS IN GENERAL
- •2.0 GOOD PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES
- •2.1 VISUALS
- •2.2 SPEAKING TIPS
- •3.0 PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGY
- •3.1 COMMON HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
- •3.2 PRESENTING WITH TECHNOLOGY
- •X.0 EXAMPLES OF PRESENTATIONS
- •4.0 OTHER TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
- •4.1 NETWORKS
- •4.1.1 Computer Addresses
- •4.1.2 NETWORK TYPES
- •4.1.2.1 Permanent Wires
- •4.1.2.2 Phone Lines
- •4.1.3 NETWORK PROTOCOLS
- •4.1.3.1 FTP - File Transfer Protocol
- •4.1.3.2 HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- •4.1.3.3 Novell
- •4.1.4 DATA FORMATS
- •4.1.4.1 HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language
- •4.1.4.1.1 Publishing Web Pages
- •4.1.4.2 URLs
- •4.1.4.3 Hints
- •4.1.4.4 Specialized Editors
- •4.1.4.6 Compression
- •4.1.4.7 Java
- •4.1.4.8 Javascript
- •4.1.4.9 ActiveX
- •4.1.4.10 Graphics
- •4.1.4.11 Animation
- •4.1.4.12 Video
- •4.1.4.13 Sounds
- •4.1.4.14 Other Program Files
- •4.2 PULLING ALL THE PROTOCOLS AND FORMATS TOGETHER WITH BROWSWERS
- •REFERENCES
- •AA:1. ENGINEERING JOKES
- •AA:1.1 AN ENGINEER, A LAWYER AND A.....
- •AA:1.2 GEEKY REFERENCES
- •AA:1.3 QUIPS
- •AA:1.4 ACADEMIA
- •AA:1.4.1 Other Disciplines
- •AA:1.4.2 Faculty
- •AA:1.4.3 Students
- •AA:1.5 COMPUTERS
- •AA:1.5.1 Bill
- •AA:1.5.2 Internet
- •AA:1.6 OTHER STUFF
- •2. PUZZLES
- •2.1 MATH
- •2.2 STRATEGY
- •2.3 GEOMETRY
- •2.4 PLANNING/DESIGN
- •2.5 REFERENCES
- •3. ATOMIC MATERIAL DATA
- •4. MECHANICAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES
- •4.1 FORMULA SHEET
- •5. UNITS AND CONVERSIONS
- •5.1 HOW TO USE UNITS
- •5.2 HOW TO USE SI UNITS
- •5.3 THE TABLE
- •5.4 ASCII, HEX, BINARY CONVERSION
- •5.5 G-CODES
- •6. COMBINED GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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3. WRITING REPORTS
•As engineers, reports are the most common form of document we will write.
•Report writing is an art that we often overlook, but in many cases can make a dramatic impact on our progression.
•Your reports are most likely to find their way to a superiors desk than you are to meet the individual.
•Note: typically these documents are done as a long written document -this is done in point form for more mercenary reasons.
3.1 WHY WRITE REPORTS?
•Reports are written for a number of reasons,
-(lets forget about this one) as a student you must do them to get marks
-to let other engineers know the results of an experiment
-to leave a record of work done so that others may continue on
-as a record you may use yourself if you must do work again some time later
-they are required for legal reasons (contract or legislation)
-they bring closure to the project
3.2 THE TECHNICAL DEPTH OF THE REPORT
•This is the most common question for beginning report writers.
•Always follow the doctrine - “What happens if I am hit by a car; could another pick up my report and continue?” if the answer to this question is no the report is too short.
•Always ask the question - “If I was reading this before starting the project would I look at this section and say it is not needed?”. If the question we are probably best to condense the section or leave it out.
•Avoid more artistic sections. If you put these in, make it clear that they are an optional part of the report and can be skipped. It is somewhat arrogant to force the reader to