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Mathematics and Engineering.  Engineering uses many fields of mathematics Calculus Geometry and Trigonometry Optimization Algebra Logic  Mathematics.

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1 Mathematics and Engineering

2  Engineering uses many fields of mathematics Calculus Geometry and Trigonometry Optimization Algebra Logic  Mathematics are used to determine The materials needed How much time and how many people are required How strong, fast, big, heavy, reliable, long-lasting, expensive the solution will be

3 Ex.1: Calculus and Bridges Durability  A quarter-mile bridge rests on four concrete pillars  In the morning rush, the bridge is a traffic bottleneck  (cars are stuck on the bridge)  Every car weighs two metric tons and is about 15 feet long  How much vehicle weight does each pillar need to support? Assume equal distribution of weight among pillars

4 Ex.2: Building a Tunnel  Requirements We need to build a tunnel that will fit two traffic lanes. The tunnel will have the shape of a semi cylinder (for durability) Each lane is 12 feet wide, and the tunnel must fit trucks of up to 4 meters The length of the tunnel is 2 miles The average density of the soil is 1.6Mg/m 3 The tunnel boring machine can progress at a pace of 2m/hour  Design questions What should the diameter of the tunnel be? How long will it take to dig the tunnel? How much soil has to be dug and removed (in weight)?

5 Ex.3 Building an aqueduct  We have a source of fresh water (reservoir) Cold Springs  We have two cities: Sun City, with a demand of 1 m 3 /s Sun Valley, with a demand of 2 m 3 /s  We need to install water pipes from Cold Springs that will supply Sun City and Sun Valley  The cost of pipelines is Cost (1 m 3 /s) = $10,000 / mile Cost (2 m 3 /s) = $20,000 / mile Cost (3 m 3 /s) = $30,000 / mile  Problem: Find the cheapest pipeline network Sun City Sun Valley Cold Springs 60 miles 1 m 3 /s2 m 3 /s


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