Questions for Review - Chapter 3

1		Define engineering geometry and describe its importance to engineering design. Need a Hint?
2		Describe how coordinate space relates to engineering design. Need a Hint?
3		Explain the right-hand rule, using sketches. Need a Hint?
4		How is a curved line different from a straight line? Need a Hint?
5		Describe an engineering application for a parabola and for a hyperbola. Need a Hint?
6		What is the difference between a plane and a surface? Need a Hint?
7		List six quadrilaterals. Need a Hint?
8		Define concentric circles. Need a Hint?
9		Define a tangent. Need a Hint?
10		Describe an engineering application for an ellipse. Need a Hint?
11		List and sketch four conic sections. Need a Hint?
12		List and sketch four regular polyhedrons. Need a Hint?
13		List and sketch four polygonal prisms. Need a Hint?
14		Define a warped surface. Need a Hint?
15		List the major categories of geometric forms. Need a Hint?
16		Sketch and label the various conditions that can occur between two lines. Need a Hint?
17		Sketch and label the various tangent conditions that can occur between lines and curves and between two curves.
18		Sketch a circle and label the important parts. Need a Hint?
19		List and define freeform curves. Need a Hint?
20		Describe fractals. Need a Hint?