Question 1.6 Compare the ichthyosaurus fossil with t…
Question 1.6 Compare the ichthyosaurus fossil with the skeleton of the crocodile and write down one similarity and one difference you can see between them. Ichthyosaurus fossil Crocodile skeleton Click on the button below to open the picture of the fossil and skeleton. (2)
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Twenty people, including yourself, are to measure the width of a room to the tenth of millimeter. Assume that everyone uses the same well calibrated measuring device such as a tape measure. All measurements are not likely to be exactly the same; some will be higher than the true value and some lower. These differences represent random errors. Can the process of averaging all the twenty measurements also help reduce reduce any systematic errors? The answer is “no”.
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Sharing of Cash Award. A technical design that pushed the state-of-the-art was entered in an annual Aluminum Association Competition. The development involved “early supplier involvement.” The supplier suggested the entry. They had been involved with a winning entry the previous year. They warned that determination at who would share the cash award in event of winning should be determined prior to submitting the entry. The subassembly that was to be entered had involved over a year of development by many design and manufacturing personnel. The individual level of involvement varied from a few hours of work to several man months. How is a cash award properly handled in such a situation? Should it be split 50/50 between the lead Design Engineer and the lead Advanced Manufacturing Engineer? Should it be divided to all involved in proportion to hours spent? Only the lead engineers are involved in preparing, submitting, and presenting the entry.
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