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What is the density of steel?

Between 7,700 and 8,000 kg/m3 (7.7 - 8.0 g/cm3)

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What technique is currently used to design, draw and simulate parts?

Computer-aided design (CAD)

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Who were the first people to be called engineers?

Craftsmen in the military during the middle ages that built machinery and forts

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What did Nikola Tesla discover?

Alternating current

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Which research subject led to Albert Einstein being awarded the Nobel Prize?

The photoelectric effect

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What are the seven units of the international system?

kg, m, s, A, K, mol, and cd

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Which type of engineer deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and natural environment?

A civil engineer

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What are the most common software programs for CAD? Name at least three.

Catia, Solidwork, SolidEdge, AutoCAD, Creo, TopSolid

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Which method is mostly used for solving problems with differential equations, such as structural analysis, heat transfer, fluid flow, and mass transport?

The finite element method

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What is the crystal structure of austenite?

Face-centred cubic

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Name three polymers

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What is the Newton (N) SI unit of force?

kg.m/s²

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Name three coordinate systems

Polar, spherical, cylindrical, or cartesian

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Who was the first European scientist to formulate the heliocentrism model in 1514?

Nicolaus Copernicus

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Why did the space shuttle challenger disaster happen?

A seal ruptured after being exposed to unusually cold conditions

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What is the difference between an engineer and God?

God doesn't __________ he is an ___________.

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