6/26/2006 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS 1 Method of mathematically evaluating circuits 12 Form of matter where electrons wander freely under intense heat 14 Microsoft's word processor 15 1E6 ns 16 Local Oscillator 18 Min ____ and Max ____ in logic, pl. 19 Data storage 20 Type of distribution, squared 22 Band between RF and BB, pl. 23 Frequency Division Duplex 24 Small representative graphic 26 Early spreadsheet software 28 Used in software & hardware to control spacing of events 30 End of soldering iron 33 300 MHz to 3 GHz 34 Start frequency, abbr. 36 Summed 38 Used to restrain an object on an axle 40 Section of a circle 41 Positive electrode 42 Logic family 44 Below ELF 45 Voltage regulator diode type 47 Frequency Division Duplex 48 Rechargeable battery type, pl. 50 Basic PN junction 51 Chemical symbol for arsenic 52 Motorola's Digital ___ 54 Personal Digital Assistant 55 Change connector type 58 Small representative graphics 60 Airfoil shapers in wings 61 Colorado Springs military school, abbr. 63 One trip around a circuit 65 Charged particle 66 Inventor of the pre-quantum atomic model 68 Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation 70 Electromagnetic, abbr. 71 You and me, for example 72 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 73 Angle described by hypotenuse/opposite sides 75 Field type studied by James Clerk Maxwell	DOWN 1 Plug-in for computer bus 2 FCC Part 15 rules apply here 3 Common average used for sinewaves 4 Super glue, abbr. 5 World's only remaining superpower 6 One of two participants in relativistic travel 7 Online service 8 Component of product cost, abbr. 9 Analog-to-Digital 10 Type of chart for plotting impedances 11 Network department, abbr. 12 Teflon, abbr. 13 Semiconductor lamp 16 30 kHz to 300 kHz 17 Unix, Linux or Windows, abbr. 19 BASIC looping keyword 20 Mechanical drawing reference plane, abbr. 21 Unit of time 22 Network department, abbr. 24 Intermodulation Distortion, abbr. 25 European equivalent to the U.L. 27 Microfarad, abbr. 28 Time Division Duplex 29 Institute of Electrical Engineers (U.K) 30 Part of a FOR loop 31 Precision landing system, abbr., pl. 32 Phase-Locked Loop 34 Describes electrons free to move in an electric field 35 Special diode that can be switched, abbr. 36 Boolean expression, pl. 37 Department of Defense 38 Encased in a protective covering 39 Audio Frequency 40 Logic gate 41 Colorado Springs military school, abbr. 42 Semiconductor and calculator company 43 Transmission Control Protocol 45 Compressed file extension 46 End of Transmission 48 10^-9 numerical prefix 49 10^1 numerical prefix 50 10^1 numerical prefix, pl. 52 Type of current 53 Undesirable background information 55 Powers pneumatic devices 56 Logarithmic ratio, abbr. 57 Join a male and a female connector 58 Internet Protocol 59 Symbol for tin 60 Moon of Saturn discovered in 1672 61 Application Specific Integrated Circuit, abbr. 62 Cooling device 63 Front edge of a wing, abbr. 64 Modulation type 66 Beryllium oxide chemical symbol 67 Original Equipment Manufacturer 68 Logic family, abbr. 69 Degree of IC sophistication, abbr. 71 Electrical safety organization, abbr. 72 Infrared, abbr. 73 Army-Navy spec 74 Component of product cost, abbr.
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