文档介绍：What is Engineering ? Making a Difference … Solve all types of problems : z New kinds of sport equipment to give players extra edge while keeping safe from injury. z Develop sophisticated security equipment to keep nation safe z Creating new medical sensors for health z Creating new methods of communication z Creating more family time w/ smart appliances Engineers … Use science , math and other knowledge to come up with solutions that are: z Safe z Effective z Energy efficient z Economical z Easy to use Some Types of Engineers z Chemical Eng. – improved food, cosmetics, synthetic clothes z Environmental Eng . – recycling methods, ways to purify air, water, soil z Biomedical Eng . – design artificial limbs, medical machines z Mechanical Eng . – design cars, robotics, amusement rides. Largest Engineering Colleges according to enrollment 1997-98 0 10002000300040005000600070008000 Ohio State University of Maryland California State-Sacramento University of Florida California Polytechnic Institute University of Texas-Austin Iowa State University of Michigan ***University of Puerto Rico North Carolina State Virginia Polytechnic Institute Illinois-Urbana Champaign ia Institute of Technology Purdue Texas A&M Penn State Largest Engineering Colleges Undergraduate Engineering Hispanic Full-time Student Enrollment: Top 10 Institutions 4360 2444 1224 1072 713 482 469 466 442 425 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 University of Puerto Rico Poly. Univ. of Puerto Rico Florida . Univ. of Texas El Paso Texas A&M New Mexico State Univ. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Cal Poly- NY(City College- CUNY) Univ. of Florida Percentage of Women in Colleges with Highest Women in Engineering Enrollment 41% 33% 24% 24% 23% 23% 21% 21% 21% 21% 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 University of Puerto Rico MIT ia Institute of Technology University of Maryland Purdue University of Michigan Cornell Michigan Technological Univ. North Carolina State Texas A&M Today ’ s Sit