National Society of Black Engineers ® National Academic Excellence Committee National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) ACADEMIC TECHNICAL BOWL (ATB) PARTICIPANT'S GUIDE VERSION 2.0 July 2016 National Society of Black Engineers ® National Academic Excellence Committee Objective The objective of the Academic Technical Bowl is to encourage and showcase Academic Excellence and understanding of the fundamental principles of engineering covered in the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination. Program participation occurs through healthy competition in a “Jeopardy!” style game show format with multiple choice questions. Questions cover a wide variety of topics, from NSBE and African American Scientists and Inventors history to general engineering and science curricula from the FE. Questions will come from a popular standardized text which will be announced prior to the opening of the application module. Each team consists of four (4) members (including at most one graduate student and one underclassman) and one alternate, who represent their NSBE Chapter​. Why Participate? The following is to be used with the NCEES Reference Manual that can be downloaded upon purchase and after setting up an account, from http://ncees.org/exams/exam­preparation­materials/​. Students can also obtain these books on campus. This handbook is what is used during the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, which is the first step to Engineering Licensure. It is the National Programs Zone’s hope that this will help students not only better prepare for the Tech Bowl competition but will also improve scores on the FE Examination. Eligibility and Criteria Participants ​must ​be paid, NSBE members. Participants are ​required​ to register for their respective Fall Regional Conferences and/or Annual Convention to be eligible to compete. ● International Members unable to attend the Annual Convention may present their research in a method to be determined by the National Academic Excellence Chair. ● Technical Professionals who are not graduate students are eligible to participate, but will not be considered for Regional/National awards. ●
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National Society of Black Engineers ® National Academic Excellence Committee Awards National The six (6) regional chapter team winners will represent their respective regions at the National Competition held at the National Convention. The top three national teams will be awarded the following cash awards (80% team members/20% chapter): First place
$1,000 Second place
$750 Third place
$500 Regional The regional awards will be up the discretion of the regional academic excellence chairs. Deadline Fall Regional Conference October 14, 2016​ for Regions II, III, VI October 21, 2016​ for Regions V, I, IV National Convention December 1, 2016 Team Entry Requirement Must ​complete online entry form to be considered. FRC registry link is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHS92As0­KT1AHD6E0qjYZS1Iis1g6ILJ9­
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WWIXxxgAPfduh­w/viewform Areas of the competition The following list of categories will be used during the Tech Bowl competition. It also correspond to sections in the toolkit. Please note that only the topics listed here will be included; hence National Society of Black Engineers ® National Academic Excellence Committee anything else in the handbook can be disregarded (such as the Chemical Engineering section). Some categories will appear more than others (for instance, Mathematics or Chemistry will appear much more often than Engineering Economics). 1. UNITS/CONVERSIONS 2. MATHEMATICS 3. STATICS 4. DYNAMICS 5. ENGINEERING PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS 6. MECHANICS OF MATERIALS 7. FLUID MECHANICS 8. THERMODYNAMICS 9. HEAT TRANSFER 10. BIOLOGY 11. COMPUTER SCIENCE (​This category is not included on the FE Exam​) 12. CHEMISTRY 13. MATERIALS SCIENCE 14. ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 15. ENGINEERING ECONOMICS Units/Conversions: 1. Know all the units listed. You do NOT need to know the conversion factors on the next page except for those involving pressures and distance measurements Mathematics: 1. Know basic differential calculus, trigonometry, conic sections, geometry, algebra, and statistics, numerical methods and differential equations. In the handbook, the only part that will not be covered are the sections on mensurations of areas and volumes along with the part on centroids. You don’t need to learn all the differentials and integrals on the tables as well; know the basic ones Statics: 1. Be able to determine the magnitude and direction of a force as well as express a force in vector form 2. Be able to separate a force into its components 3. Determine the moment for a given radius and force 4. Know the requirements for a system to be in equilibrium 5. Be able to use the Moment of Inertia Transfer Theorem National Society of Black Engineers ® National Academic Excellence Committee 6. Be able to calculate the radius of gyration 7. Calculate force of friction Dynamics: 1. Determine velocity and acceleration from a position vector 2. Determine angular velocity, tangential acceleration, angular acceleration, and normal acceleration for an object rotating about an origin at a constant radius 3. Describe straight­line motion for an object moving at constant acceleration (such as velocity, distance traveled, etc.) 4. Determine horizontal distance traveled, vertical distance traveled, velocity, and acceleration for projectile motion 5. Calculate the weight on an object 6. Use Newton’s Second Law of Motion 7. Calculate the distance traveled and velocity at time(t) for an object moving in one­dimension, assuming variable acceleration 8. Calculate work 9. Calculate potential (elastic and gravitational) and kinetic energy 10. Apply the conservation of work and energy theorem 11. Calculate final velocities after an inelastic and elastic collision 12. Calculate the undamped natural frequency of a spring Mechanics of Materials: 1.
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Know how to calculate specific gravity Know the density of water Calculate specific weight Calculate surface tension Use a height difference in a simple manometer to calculate pressure National Society of Black Engineers ® National Academic Excellence Committee 6. Calculate pressure difference between two points in a column of water 7. Calculate gage pressure from atmospheric and absolute pressure 8. Use the continuity equation to find volumetric flow rate 9. Determine the velocity distribution for laminar flow in a circular pipe 10. Calculate drag force 11. Calculate Reynolds number from velocity and viscosity 12. Use the Darcy equation to calculate head loss 13. Calculate hydraulic diameter 14. Calculate head loss from a fitting 15. Use the pump power equation to calculate pump flow 16. Calculate the Mach number for a fluid Thermodynamics: 1.
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Calculate enthalpy from internal energy Calculate Gibbs Free Energy and Helmholtz Free Energy Calculate specific volume of a two­phase system Use the ideal gas law Find the mean heat capacity Calculate pressure, temperature, and volume for constant temperature processes Know the law of conservation of work and energy for a closed and an open thermodynamic system 8. Calculate efficiency of a heat engine and a Carnot cycle 9. Calculate coefficient of performance of a refrigeration cycle 10. Convert mole fractions to mass fractions 11. Calculate partial pressures and partial volumes Heat Transfer: 1. Use Fourier’s Law of Conduction to calculate rate of heat transfer for conduction through a plane wall 2. Calculate thermal resistance of a plane wall 3. Calculate thermal resistance for a composite wall 4. Calculate thermal resistance through a cylindrical wall 5. Calculate rate of heat transfer for convection 6. Calculate rate of radiation emission for a body 7. Calculate a Graetz and Prandtl number 8. Calculate a Nusselt number for turbulent flow National Society of Black Engineers ® National Academic Excellence Committee Chemistry: 1. Be able to use Avogadro’s number 2. Convert mass into moles and vice versa 3. Use the pH equation to calculate pH from concentration 4. Calculate normality, molality, or molarity 5. Calculate the equilibrium constant of a chemical reaction 6. Know how to APPLY Le Chatelier’s Principle 7. Know how to use enthalpy to determine an exothermic from an endothermic reaction 8. Calculate a solubility product constant 9. Know how to calculate boiling point elevation or freezing point depression 10. Know how to name a compound 11. Know the families of organic compounds Material Science: 1.
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Know the number of atoms in a BCC, FCC, and HCP Know the packing numbers of BCC, FCC, and HCP Know how to interpret and determine Miller indices Know types of atomic bonds Know possible cathode reactions Calculate a diffusion coefficient Know the difference between a eutectic, eutectoid, peritectic, and peritectoid reaction 8. Use the lever rule to determine the weight of each phase in a two­phase reaction 9. Use Gibbs Phase Rule 10. Calculate half­life Electrical Engineering: 1. Calculate the force that each of two point charges exerts on the other 2. Know what Gauss’s Law describes 3. Calculate the potential difference between two parallel plates 4. Calculate magnetic field strength from either current or magnetic flux density 5. Calculate force on a conductor in a uniform magnetic field 6. Know what Faraday’s Law is 7. Calculate resistivity 8. Use Ohm’s Law 9. Calculate resistance for resistors in parallel and in series 10. Calculate power in a resistive element National Society of Black Engineers ® National Academic Excellence Committee 11. Calculate capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor 12. Calculate energy stored in a capacitor 13. Calculate energy stored in an inductor 14. Calculate capacitance/inductance for capacitors/inductors in parallel or series 15. Calculate impedance for a circuit element, resistor, and inductor Computer Science: 1.
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Know the basic concepts of computer systems Know how to design algorithm Know programming languages (C++, JAVA, and MATLAB) Know software engineering Know data abstraction Know the basic aspects of simple data structures Engineering Economics: 1. Be able to calculate future worth from present worth and vice versa, assuming continuous compounding. Need to Know The following describes precisely what teams should know for the competition: 1) Teams should know the definition of ​any italicized or bold word in the given sections. 2) Teams should also know how to perform each of the tasks/skills stated below. 3) Equations will not be given during the question. Hence, teams should ​know the equation that is necessary to perform the tasks below. Abbreviated Rules Team members will be given pencils and paper for the competition, but that is all. Teams must bring their own calculator if planning to use one, no calculators that utilize the internet will be allowed. No other reference materials can be used during the competition. Matches will vary in rounds, 25 questions (5 categories of 5 questions each). Question values range from 100 to 500 points. Members get 20 seconds per question. Teams ​will​ be penalized for wrong answers. The team with the highest point total at the end of the game wins. At National Convention there will be a competition round to determine the third place team. National Society of Black Engineers ® National Academic Excellence Committee Rules Regarding ATB Fall Regional Conference (FRC) Below are the exact rules regarding ATB at FRC. ● In order to compete in ATB at FRC, all participants must register for ATB properly. ● There are 8 teams who will compete at FRC o The 8 teams will qualify using the pre­test at FRC ● Scores will be based on first ​accuracy, then ​time ● ATB Pre­Test o The pre­test will be given on TBD during FRC. o In order to compete in ATB at FRC, all team members (including the alternate) must take the group pre­test. o The pre­test will cover topics similar to those listed above. o Scores will be based on first ​accuracy, then ​time ● More information regarding the pre­test as well as the actual competition will be distributed at a later date. ● This competition has only two rounds! ● Each team should have 4 members and 1 alternate ​but only 4 members will be participating in this competition. At most, one team member may be a freshman and one team member may be a graduate student. Teams may switch players only before the start of a round. ● To start the competition, the moderator will pick a number from 1­100. Each team will pick a number from 1­100. The team whose number is closest to the moderator’s chosen number will go first. ● The chosen team will then select a category and point value. ● Once the question appears, each team will have 15 seconds to raise their hand if they feel they know the correct answer. ● The team member who raises his/her hand does not have to be the team member that answers the question. ● Team members are encouraged to confer quietly prior to raising their hand as well as during the 30 second answering period. ● Once the team has raised their hand and the moderator recognizes the team, the team will have 30 seconds to render a correct answer. ​The first response from the team heard by the judges will count as the team’s answer. Once a team says their answer, they are not allowed to change it. ● A judge may decide to give more time for more lengthy questions. National Society of Black Engineers ® National Academic Excellence Committee ● After each answer is given, the judges will deem the answer correct or incorrect. The moderator will give verbal confirmation of the results to the teams. ● If a question is answered incorrectly, the points will be deducted from the team score, and the next team to raise their hand will have the opportunity to steal those points. ● If the first team to raise their hand answers the questions incorrectly or goes over the 30 second time limit, the other teams have the option of either raising their hand within 10 seconds and taking 30 seconds to answer, or simply letting the question die. ● The last team that answers the question correctly will select the next category and point value of the next question. ● Each round is designed to last 30 minutes and at the end of round 1 the point values will reset. Also, at the end of round 1, 5 teams will be eliminated. If there is a tie, there will be a tie breaker question. ● The tie breaker question will be from a randomly selected category of questions and whichever team gets it correct will move on. The same rules about timing to answer, as above, apply. ● Bonus Question o There are two bonus question, one at the end of each round. This bonus question is designated as the NSBE History question valued at 500 points. o During the round, no team can select this question to answer. Once the round reaches the 29 minute mark or all the questions have been answered, then the bonus question comes into play. o Each team in the competition will bid on the bonus question. ​Teams can wager up double their score value or double the question value, whichever is higher. o Each team must place their wager on a piece of paper and hand it to the moderator. Once each team places their wager, the bonus question will appear on the screen. Each team will have 30 seconds to answer the bonus question and place their answer on a piece of paper. o The wagers from the bonus question will be tabulated and the winner of the game will be announced. The winner of this competition will be guaranteed a spot at the ATB competition at National Convention (provided that they are properly registered). National Convention Below are the exact rules regarding ATB at National Convention: ● This competition has four rounds! National Society of Black Engineers ® National Academic Excellence Committee ● Up to 6 teams will advance into the competition from the respective FRC’s, the other teams will be chosen on site by a pre­test. ● Each team should have 4 members and 1 alternate ​but only 4 members will be participating in this competition. At most, one team member may be a freshman and one team member may be a graduate student. Teams may switch players only before the start of a round. ● To start the competition, the moderator will pick a number from 1­100. Each team will pick a number from 1­100. The team whose number is closest to the moderator’s chosen number will go first. ● The chosen team will then select a category and point value. ● Once the question appears, each team will have 15 seconds to raise their hand if they feel they know the correct answer. ● The team member who raises his/her hand does not have to be the team member that answers the question. ● Team members are encouraged to confer quietly prior to raising their hand as well as during the 30 second answering period. ● Once the team has raised their hand and the moderator recognizes the team, the team will have 30 seconds to render a correct answer. ​The first response from the team heard by the judges will count as the team’s answer. Once a team says their answer, they are not allowed to change it. ● A judge may decide to give more time for more lengthy questions. ● After each answer is given, the judges will deem the answer correct or incorrect. The moderator will give verbal confirmation of the results to the teams. ● If a question is answered incorrectly, the points will be deducted from the team score, and the next team to raise their hand will have the opportunity to steal those points. ● If the first team to raise their hand answers the questions incorrectly or goes over the 30 second time limit, the other teams have the option of either raising their hand within 10 seconds and taking 30 seconds to answer, or simply letting the question die. ● The last team that answers the question correctly will select the next category and point value of the next question. ● Each round is designed to last 30 minutes and at the end of each round the point values will reset. If there is a tie, 1 back up question will be asked. ● The 3 winners of this competition will be guaranteed a monetary prize and trophy. National Society of Black Engineers ® National Academic Excellence Committee Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Notes ● Spectators are encouraged to attend, but they may ​not​ leave the room while two teams are competing. ● It is required that each team sign the Competition Rules form at the beginning of each match. ● Bring your OWN calculator, no calculators that utilize the internet will be allowed. National Society of Black Engineers ® National Academic Excellence Committee Important Contacts For general inquiries and ATB at Convention please contact the National Academic Excellence Chair. For region­specific inquiries, please contact your respective Regional Academic Excellence Chair. Region I Programs Chair Alaisha Alexander [email protected] Region II Academic Excellence Chair Anthony Dobson [email protected] Region III Academic Excellence Chair Nia Allen [email protected] Region IV Academic Excellence Chair Tyrone Jacobs Jr. [email protected] Region V Academic Excellence Chair McKenzie Brown [email protected] Region VI Academic Excellence Chair Candice Wright [email protected] National Academic Excellence Chair Wayne Lester [email protected]