If courses in design, which in a strongly analytical engineering curriculum provide the background required for practical problem-solving, are not provided, we can expect to encounter silly but costly errors occurring in advanced engineering systems. For example, early modes of high-speed railroad cars loaded with sophisticated controls were unable to operate in a snowstorm because the fan sucked snow into the electrical system. Absurd random failures that plague automatic control systems are a reflection of the chaos that results when design is assumed to be primarily a problem in mathematics.
57. In the passage, what is the writer primarily concerned with?
A) Identifying the kinds of thinking that are used by technologists.
B) Stressing the importance of scientific thinking in engineering design.
C) Proposing a new role for nonscientific thinking in engineering.
D) Contrasting the goals of engineers with those of technologists.
58. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of nonverbal thinking in Paragraphs 1 and 2?
A) Building cathedrals. B) Creating rockets.
C) Designing diesel engines. D) Making automobiles.
59. It can be inferred that the writer thinks engineering curricula are ______.
A) strengthened when they include courses in design
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