Liao 1 Mike Liao 22th November, 2013 English 106 Prof.

. Lipnicky Persuasive Logic Prakhar Srivastav once said, Engineering is not only study of 45 subjects but it is moral studies of intellectual life. These words portray an image that engineering requires a great deal of logical thinking. In her essay, Is Mathematical Logic Needed in Electrical Engineering? Lauri Hietelahti shows just how vital mathematical logic is to the field of electrical engineering. Through several varying examples from simplistic circuitry to complex electrical engineering design, Hietelahti points out the plethora of mathematical formulas that need to be applied; within her paper, she conveys the claim that there is a lack of real-life logical application for upcoming electrical engineers and that the issue needs to be addressed. This research paper bombards readers with puzzling and foggy schematics, examples, and formulas that seem to be never ending. However, the beginning is a clear cut and direct point with very distinct characteristics that can be defined by John Swales, CARS Model. Hietelahtis essay captures all three moves described in John Swales model. By describing that mathematical logic is very important in electrical engineering, she establishes a territory. She goes on to establish a niche by saying, if real-life application of mathematical logic is so imperative, why is there an absence of focus on the subject in schools? Finally, Hietelahti seizes the opportunity and fills the niche by proposing that colleges should teach electrical engineers with heavy focus real-life problems and how mathematical logic can be applied to them. These three moves, described by John Swales, are all made in the introductory paragraph of her research paper.

Liao 2 Similar to the CARS Models third move, the uses her thesis to fill the open niche. The thesis shapes and begins to mold the rest of her essay. Hietelahtis thesis, that colleges should change the focus of what electrical engineers are taught, comes partially from her influences and experience as a lecturer of Tampere University. In her first few sentences, she states that the changes will contribute to European enterprises. Through this distinct wording, she is using rhetoric that puts the image that European countries will gain an edge over other types of countries with the implemented mathematical logic and pitches an idea that can benefit the audience. This is similar to rooting for the home team where the writer wants the intended audience to be on his side by appealing to the audiences roots and favor. The introductory paragraph also shows that this research paper is clearly written for one, if not several, European school boards, and that she has some type of influence within the group, because she is a member of a school faculty and an educator. Due to the nature of a research paper, most of her essay is very objective, but there are some methods of persuasion in the fundamentals of the essay. For instance, Hietelahti organizes examples into a three step order that escalates in complexity. Example one is presented in the simplest form of wiring, where formulas can easily be found and used to make sense of the problem. The second one builds on the first diagram. It shows several circuits that run in an electrical engines. The writer describes that several ins and outs of conductors, wiring, and circuitry need to be applied to fully grasp the problem. By the third example, extensive knowledge of derivatives, vectors, and trigonometry are required to even realize that there are ways to substitute formulas to form a solution for how much power needs to be fed to pulse width modulated systems. In each of her problems, Hietelahti presents a problem and solution method. She creates a picture of a model and asks how each works. By asking a question that readers may not know the answer to, it causes a mental stopping point that lets the writer guide them. Then, she presents a solution for each one by showing that each can be traced back to

Liao 3 different formulas. By doing this, she can emphasize the value of mathematical logic in each example as the solution to problems. For each example, the writer needs knowledge from several electrical engineering specialists in many fields, so she gathers information from a wide range of books and research papers. Her references range from another professor in Tampere University, Timo Viitanen, to the international work of Sahkokayttojen ohjaustenkniikka by Mika Salo and Sahkokoneiden muutosilmiot by Jorma Luomi from Finland. However, these papers not only range in location but also time. Each of Hietelahtis five references are from a different year with a minimum gap of three years between each. The oldest reference is from 1982 with the latest one being as up-to-date as 2009. The writer puts these differences in time and place to help back up her own idea. She shows that there has been, and should be, ongoing research about the application of mathematical logic in practical electronics. Through her own paper, she restates and adds on to the question that her sources also pose, What should the focus be on when teaching future electrical engineers? Her paper is merely one of many research papers that lead back to the underlying question that is posed by several in the academic world. With the constantly changing civilization and advancement in technology, the question continues to be researched and asked every year which is why Hietelahtis references are so spread out and diverse. The question remains the same each year, but the people who ask and the answers on how to approach the matter are always different. With her research paper, Hietelahti writes to change the focus on teaching electrical engineering. Her idea about mathematical logic is her personal attempt to solve the never-ending question and improve the overall performance of electrical engineers of the future. Although it is a research paper, the writer utilizes the sophisticated mathematical language and past research to persuade readers to see her point and agree with it.