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Engineering is the application of scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. Engineers use imagination, judgment and reasoning to apply science, technology, mathematics, and practical experience. The result is the design, production, and operation of useful objects or processes.

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The crucial and unique task of the engineer is to identify, understand, and integrate the constraints on a design in order to produce a successful result. It is usually not enough to build a technically successful product; it must also meet further requirements. Constraints may include available resources, physical or technical limitations, flexibility for future modifications and additions, and other factors, such as requirements for cost, marketability, producibility, and serviceability. By understanding the constraints, engineers derive specifications for the limits within which a viable object or system may be produced and operated.

Problem solving

Engineers use their knowledge of science, mathematics, and appropriate experience to find suitable solutions to a problem. Creating an appropriate mathematical model of a problem allows them to analyze it (sometimes definitively), and to test potential solutions. Usually multiple reasonable solutions exist, so engineers must evaluate the different design choices on their merits and choose the solution that best meets their requirements. Genrich Altshuller, after gathering statistics on a large number of patents, suggested that compromises are at the heart of "low-level" engineering designs, while at a higher level the best design is one which eliminates the core contradiction causing the problem.

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@vitalstatistiks Well Asimov is basically meant for engineering geeks :P Well yet to watch Avatar :)
shouvik (shouvik) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:15:44 -0000
@vitalstatistiks Well Asimov is basically meant for engineering geeks :P Well yet to watch Avatar :)
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Waiting at Attitash where their ski school drop-off + pickup needs process re-engineering. Its badly flawed.
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Waiting at Attitash where their ski school drop-off + pickup needs process re-engineering. Its badly flawed.
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