Assignments

Assignments

Homework Assignments are posted here. Unless otherwise noted, the paper copies supercede this page.

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  • Week 1 (Assigned 8/14/2012, Due 8/21/2012)

    1. Make certain your UK email account (username@uky.edu) is working. Information on using this account is in your student handbook and your username is on your information card. Before the start of class on the due date, you should send me an email from your UK account with your best explanation of why you chose your major and what you believe graduates with your degree will do in the workplace. (Hint: if you do your reading ahead of time your answer can be better informed. It should not replicate the discussion in the text.)

    2. Join AIChE (both the local chapter and the national organization) and provide your member number (if available) or a copy of your registration confirmation. If you would prefer not to join, you may instead submit a note explaining your preference. Expect me to discuss your preference not to join with you!

Reading Assignments:

Tuesday (8/14): Ch.1, Concepts in Engineering (CiE)

Tuesday (8/21): Ch.2, CiE (HW1 Due, HW2 Assigned)

  • Week 2 (Assigned 8/21/2012, Due 8/28/2012)

    Pick 3 chemical engineering courses from the chemical engineering curriculum and read their descriptions. These descriptions are available on the Web (http://www.uky.edu/Registrar/bulletinCurrent/courses/CME.pdf).

    In one page or less (double spaced, 12 pt font), describe how you would use the information from these courses in your “dream” job.

    You will submit a printout in class, but also email the Word file to me as an attachment. Credit will be given for following instructions!

    Reading Assignments:

    Tuesday (8/28): Ch.3, CiE (HW2 Due, HW3 Assigned)

  • Week 3 (Assigned 8/28/2012, Due 9/4/2012)
    From your Concepts in Engineering Text:
    • 3.1c, d, & e. Justify your answers.
    • 3.3 (Use table 3.1)
    Assignment Objectives:
    • Classify and analyze conflicts based on moral and ethical considerations
    • Perform a quantitative analysis to aid in decision making

    Reading Assignments:

    Tuesday (9/04): Engineering Student Survival Guide: Ch. 5, 6 (HW3 Due, HW4 Assigned)

  • Week 4 (Assigned 9/4/2012, Due 9/11/2012)
    From your Concepts in Engineering Text:

    1. Complete the attached schedule with your current obligations. You should have something scheduled for all times, whether it be “sleep”, “recreation”, “homework”, or some other activity. Count the number of hours spent in class and the number of hours you allocate for studying and doing homework. What aspects of your life could you alter if you needed to do so to improve your grades?

    2. It is important to set goals to assist in making decisions on how to invest your time. What are your goals for the next three months? four years? Ten years? Submit a list of your goals for this semester, the next 4 years (or 3 years if you are a sophomore), and the next 10 years.

    Assignment Objectives:

    • Identify where you spend your time hand how you can be more effective and efficient with the time you have

    • Develop a list of short-term and long-term goals to assist with decision making and time management

    Reading Assignments:

    Tuesday (9/11): Concepts in Engineering: pp. 146-148 (HW4 Due, HW5 Assigned)

  • Week 5 (Assigned 9/11/2012, Due 9/18/2012)

    • Do a search on a technical topic that interests you in engineering. Since everyone will need to have a different topic, you must get your topic approved by me prior to beginning your search. You will do the same search on InfoKat, Compendex (Engineering Index), and SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts). Some possible topics include:
    Reformulated gasoline (1998 or later)
    Tire recycling
    Plastics recycling
    Chemical weapons disposal
    Freon replacement

    Answer the following questions for your homework submission:

    What topic did you search?
    Using InfoKat
    How many “hits” did you get?
    List the title, call number, and location for one of the books that looks most interesting to you.
    Using Compendex/Engineering Index
    How many “hits” did you get?
    Write the citation for one of the best articles from Compendex
    Using Chemical Abstracts/SciFinder Scholar
    How many “hits” did you get?
    Find one of the articles you find using the electronic journal resources UK provides. Print only the first page and submit it with your answers.

    Which database gave you the best information for your search, and why?

    Assignment Objectives:

    • Use the key library resources available to you as an engineering student

    Reading Assignments:

    Tuesday (9/18): Resume writing and job search (ESSG Ch 8-10) (HW5 Due, HW6 Assigned)


  • Week 6 (Assigned 9/18/2012, Due 10/09/2012)

    1. Using the template on page 4 of the class handout, prepare your own resume. Deviations from the template are acceptable, but all relevant information as presented in the template and discussed in class should be included. You may not exceed one printed page without prior permission.

    Assignment Objectives:

    • Prepare a baseline resume to develop as you progress as a chemical engineer

    Reading Assignments:

    Tuesday (9/25): Chapter 5 (Engineering Design, Teamwork) (Design Project Assigned)

    Tuesday (10/02): Exam 1

    Tuesday (10/09): Chapter 6 (Communications) (HW6 Due)

  • Week 7 (Design Project Assigned, see Downloads page )
  • Week 8 (Exam, no new assignment)
  • Week 9 (Writing, see assignment in class)
  • Week 10 (Assigned 10/16, Due 11/6)
    • From Concepts in Engineering:
    1. 4.9
    2. 4.18
    3. 4.30
    4. 9.1e-j
    5. 9.2c,d
    6. 10.1c,d
    7. 10.2c,d
    Assignment Objectives:
    Practice solving problems using heuristics
    Perform estimates of quantities with uncertainty
    Perform unit conversions using the factor-label approach
    Use the SI rules and prefixes properly
  • Week 11 (Plant Tour, no new assignment)
  • Week 12 (Excel tutorial, no new assignment)
  • Week 13 (Assigned 11/6, Due 11/132 )
    1. 7.1 c, d, e, h
    2. 7.3 a, c, f, h
    3. 8.4 a,b,c,f. Plot the baseball and cannonball times as separate series, and determine values in part f) for each series

    Assignment Objectives:

    • Identify the number of significant digits in a value

    • Apply rules of significant figures to calculated values

    • Enter tabular data in Excel using guidelines for proper presentation

    • Prepare plots in Excel using rectilinear, semi-log, and log-log plots as appropriate

    • Perform linear regression in Excel and use the slope and intercept to determine model parameters

  • Week 14 (Industrial Speaker, no new assignment)
  • Week 15 (Design Project Short Presenatation, no new assignment)
  • Week 16 (Review)