Review the Data in Tables 3

question 48

Essay

Review the data in Tables 3.7 and 3.8 in the text . As the enrollment of women and minority students are rising on college campuses, the relative growth for these groups studying engineering has not been increasing as quickly. Discuss some reasons, and provide examples, why you feel that more
women and minorities are not pursuing engineering degrees. Explore some of the student support programs on your campus. What are some of the things your school is specifically doing to encourage and support these populations to pursue engineering degrees?

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Definitions:

Electrophilic

Describes chemical species that are attracted to electrons and tend to accept electrons during chemical reactions.

Benzaldehyde

An aromatic aldehyde with a formula of C6H5CHO, known for its almond-like aroma.

Acetaldehyde

A volatile and colorless flammable liquid compound with a pungent odor, widely used in the chemical synthesis of various compounds.

Resonance Structures

Different Lewis structures for the same molecule that depict different possible arrangements of electrons without altering the positions of the atoms.