Number in order (from start (1) to finish (n)) the stages of the systems engineering cycle.

While you are on your way home from a successful day at WWCC a bolder from White Mountain breaks loose, tumbles down the mountain, and smashes your car. You are unharmed, and as you observe the sad remains of your car you logically conclude that the forces of gravity must have acted on the bolder causing it to smash your car. Which of the following cognitive processes did you use to arrive at your explanation of these unfortunate events?

Consider an atom that has the atomic number 17 and the atomic mass 35. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons does this atom have? Is it more likely to become a cation or an anion? Explain your answer.

Explain the difference in how plants and animals store energy. Why are the strategies different?

In applying MCDA to the IMU example analysis (with a maximization objective), assume that the decision maker has a requirements change and the volume of the IMU is no longer a KPP. Assume that the weighting factor for power is inflated by the factor value that was assigned to volume. Which alternative should be selected for application?  

Mock-ups are one step before operational prototypes and they are used for the following purposes:

A BOM typically appears in a detailed subsystem/assembly design along with allowance/tolerance information.

Which of the following are characteristics of systems engineering?

Which of the following properties of water facilitate evaporative cooling by mammals?

4.5 Find a synonym in paragraph 4 for the word ‘mobile’. (1)