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Career Connection
Overview of Career Connection . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Overview of Career Connection
Engineering Technician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Engineering Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Drafting and Design Engineering . . . . . . . . . 78
Machine Technician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Market Research Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Technical Writer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Systems Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Engineering Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Process Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Control Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Mechatronics Engineer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineer . . . . . 249
Manufacturing Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Materials Scientists and Engineers. . . . . . . 304
Construction Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Power Plant Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Mechanical Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Computer Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
Automotive Technician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
Aerospace Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
Agricultural and Food Scientist . . . . . . . . . . 579
Chemical Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615
Environmental Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639
Technology and Engineering
Education Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660
Top Executives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677
Technical Illustrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688
Landscape Architects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710
Overview of STEM Connection . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Science and Mathematics: Calculating
Mechanical Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Mathematics: Designing the Pyramids . . . . 41
Mathematics: Solid Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Mathematics: Measuring Area . . . . . . . . . .110
Science: Conducting an Experiment . . . . . 125
Science: Newton’s Three Laws of Motion . 155
Mathematics: Calculating Acceleration
Using Newton’s Second Law . . . . . . . . . 163
Mathematics: The Law of Equilibrium . . . . 183
Science and Mathematics: Ultrasonic Sensors .209
Science: Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) . . . 220
Science and Engineering: Synthetic Fuels . . 271
Science: Forming and Conditioning
Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Mathematics: Consumer Data . . . . . . . . . 286
Mathematics: Calculating Heat Flow . . . . . 300
Science: Creating New Elements . . . . . . . 308
Mathematics: Concrete Calculations . . . . . 329
Science: Bridge Design
and Natural Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Mathematics: Calculating the Weight
of a Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Science: Laws of Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Mathematics: Calculating Gear Speeds . . 409
Mathematics: Measuring Type . . . . . . . . . 440
Science: Newton’s First Law of Motion . . . 497
Mathematics: Calculating Buoyant Force . 505
Science: Aerodynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524
Science: Genetic Engineering . . . . . . . . . 588
Science: Irradiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622
Mathematics: Calculating Interest Rates . . 673
Mathematics: Calculating Bids . . . . . . . . . 698