For some people, knowing that 21 different government agencies are authorized to gather intelligence data provides them with a sense of security. Others believe that this creates a significant opportunity for duplication of effort and wasted resources. Still others are concerned that everything about them and what they do is known by the government. Choose one side of this issue and defend your position.

The y form of iron is known as: a) ferrite b) cementite c) perlite d) austenite

If you were designing a bumper for a car, would you prefer it to exhibit elastic or plastic deformation? why? consider the functions of a bumper in both a minor "fender-bender" and a major collision.

Awall of 0.5m thickness is to be constructed from a material which has average thermal conductivity of 1.4 w/mk. the wall is to be insulated with a material having an average thermal conductivity of 0.35 w/mk so that heat loss per square meter shall not exceed 1450 w. assume inner wall surface temperature of 1200°c and outer surface temperature of the insulation to be 15°c. calculate the thickness of insulation required.