ENGR 112 Take?Home Exam Due: Monday, February 15 th by 5:00 PM (preferably turned in during class) Your take?home exam is made up of three questions, one from each course instructor. Please turn in all three of your responses separately, with your name clearly indicated on each response, so that the three instructors can simultaneously grade their part of the assignment. Question 1: (assigned by Dr. Watson) The research paper on solar towers that was assigned earlier by Dr. Watson is due on February 15 as part of the take?home exam. Question 2: (assigned by Dr. Striebig) Consider the solar tower you've begun to investigate for your class project. Discuss the important social, environmental and economic aspects to consider in the design of a solar tower. Limit each answer to 500 words (½ page of size 12 font), or a ½ page handwritten response. I) Consider designing and building a solar tower in the United States. a) What are the social norms (social trends or fads) that might make it more difficult to implement a solar tower in the United States? b) What are the social norms (social trends or fads) that might make it easier to implement a solar tower in the United States? c) What are the environmental impact considerations that might make it more difficult to implement a solar tower in the United States? d) What are the environmental impacts considerations that might make it easier to implement a solar tower in the United States? e) What are the economic factors that might make it more difficult to implement a solar tower in the United States? f) What are the economic factors that might make it easier to implement a solar tower in the United States? II) Now consider designing and building a solar tower in a developing country. a) What are the biggest hurdles or challenges to overcome in implementing this technology in a developing country? Are these social, economic or environmental concerns? b) What aspects of the solar tower would make it more attractive to implement in a developing country than in the US? Are these social, economic, or environmental concerns? Question 3: (assigned by Dr. Kander) Draw a concept map that describes your understanding of how a solar tower works. Include at least 10?15 concepts (but no more than 20?25) on your map. You can hand draw the map or use the CMAP software package to generate your map. Please keep the size of your map limited to one standard (8.5x11) sheet of paper. (Use the description of concept maps in your textbook and in the IHMC article to guide your map construction.) Ronald Kander Microsoft Word - ENGR 112 Exam.docx
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