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Differences in the Sciences.

~The graduate with a Science degree asks,
"Why does it work? "

~The graduate with an Engineering degree asks,
"How does it work? "

~The graduate with an Accounting degree asks,
"How much will it cost? "

~The graduate with a Liberal Arts degree asks,
"Do you want fries with that?"

~Engineers think that equations approximate the real world.

~Scientists think that the real world approximates equations.

~Mathematicians are unable to make the connection...

~The Physicist conclusion:
"The measurement wasn't accurate. "

~The Biologists conclusion:
"They have reproduced".

~The Mathematician conclusion:
"If now exactly 1 person enters the house
then it will be empty again."

~The engineer is first. He herds the sheep into a circle
and then puts the fence around them, declaring,
"A circle will use the least fence for a given area,
so this is the best solution. "

~The physicist is next. She creates a circular fence
of infinite radius around the sheep, and then draws
the fence tight around the herd, declaring,
"This will give the smallest circular
fence around the herd."

~The mathematician is last. After giving the problem
a little thought, he puts a small fence around
himself and then declares,
"I define myself to be on the outside!"

~The economist showed up with bags under his eyes.
He had obviously had a late night. In his presentation
he brought up graphs and spoke about cost curves,
demand and market trends.
All this confused the interviewer.

~The computer programmer appeared to have stayed
up all night. She took out her lap top and
described the computer code she had written.
She even discussed the theory behind the mathematical
formulas. When she ran her model it went smoothly
coming up with a precise answer with a range of
error and probability associated with alternative results.
This confused the interviewer even more.

~Finally the operations researcher came up to give
his presentation. He appeared to be well rested.
He did not have any charts, slides or even a computer.
The interviewer was a little perplexed.
The OR sat down across from the interviewer with a note pad.
Then the interviewer asked if he had come up
with a solution to the problem. The operations researcher replied,
"What do you want it to be?"
The operations researcher got the job.

Engineering Students
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Two engineering students were walking across
campus when one said,
"Where did you get such a great bike?"

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