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Chapter 1 Key Terms

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"aerospace engineering""Design, building, analysis, and troubleshooting of components in aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, andhigh-altitude vehicles."
"bioengineering""Field that uses biological organisms and tools to help humans and other species live."
"chemical engineering""Branch of engineering that deals with th eresearch, development ,and design involved in the large-scale production of chemica lproducts."
"civil engineering""Engineering of both the design and construction of public works projects o rother large construction projects, and the use and control of natural resources, especially water."
"computer engineering""Design, development, and testing of various aspects of computer systems; a unique field that overlaps electrical engineering and software engineering."
constraints"Limitations of the design, such as materials ,cost, size, and time."
"electrical engineering""Design and construction of electrical and electronic systems, components, and devices."
engineer"Highly trained professional who uses both knowledge and skills to solve problems."
engineering"Use of mathematics, science, and technology to create products and systems that improve the world."
"engineering design process""Specific set of steps that lead the engineer from a problem statement to a final solution."
"engineering technician""People who carry out technical work of engineers by using more technology and less scientific and mathematical knowledge."
"environmental engineering""Application of the principles of engineering, combined with the principles of chemistry, biology, math, and technology, to solve environmental problems."
"manufacturing engineering""Design of machines, tools, and processes used to manufacture goods."
"materials engineering""Understanding and modification of the structure and properties of materials to improve the performance and processing of the material."
"mechanical engineering""Designing, building, and maintaining of mechanical, thermal, and fluid systems."
optimization"Process of creating the most optimal solution within the specifications and constraints."
specifications"Design requirements of an engineered solution."
"trade-off""Something an engineer gives up in order to meet specifications while staying within the constraints; the consideration that gaining one positive quality in a design means you lose one other quality."
tradespeople"Workers who build the design products."


Evans Middle School
McKinney, TX

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