Conference Session

Classroom Methodologies

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Susan C. Brooks, Western Illinois University - Quad Cities

Tagged Topics

Classroom methodologies

to continuously develop and apply knowledgeof mathematics while in school and throughout professional practice.IntroductionEngineering analysis depends on mathematical models of the physical world; however, inengineering practice, the models are often already developed, the solutions derived, and acomputer program written to carry out the calculations. Practicing engineers are engaged inapplying the answers; the model development and computer programming required to generatethose answers is purchased and usually ignored. Practicing engineers, doing work for hire, can’tafford to reinvent published solutions. With this in mind, some might conclude that engineeringanalysis is simply an I/O process where engineers match the task to a known