Disease Detectives B/C
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kjhsscioly
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Our state test didn't have much to do with the subtopic. The scenarios were e.coli or salmonella poisoning, but the questions they asked about them could have been applied to any disease. We had stuff on optimal vaccination ratios, and one question on enterotoxins, but otherwise, it was mostly calculations. Somewhat humourously, they gave us most of the equations at the back of the test.
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So Disease Detectives requires a bit of math? How much specifically? How hard is the math? (Hoping it's Calc or lower, which I will be taking this fall)kjhsscioly wrote:Our state test didn't have much to do with the subtopic. The scenarios were e.coli or salmonella poisoning, but the questions they asked about them could have been applied to any disease. We had stuff on optimal vaccination ratios, and one question on enterotoxins, but otherwise, it was mostly calculations. Somewhat humourously, they gave us most of the equations at the back of the test.
I'm not really a math person, so...
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It's really simple math; it only requires division and multiplication, and, plus, you get a calculator.aubrey048 wrote:So Disease Detectives requires a bit of math? How much specifically? How hard is the math? (Hoping it's Calc or lower, which I will be taking this fall)kjhsscioly wrote:Our state test didn't have much to do with the subtopic. The scenarios were e.coli or salmonella poisoning, but the questions they asked about them could have been applied to any disease. We had stuff on optimal vaccination ratios, and one question on enterotoxins, but otherwise, it was mostly calculations. Somewhat humourously, they gave us most of the equations at the back of the test.
I'm not really a math person, so...
What is the optimal vaccination ratio, and how do you calculate it? I have never seen it on a test before and I've seen probably 20 or so tests...kjhsscioly wrote:Our state test didn't have much to do with the subtopic. The scenarios were e.coli or salmonella poisoning, but the questions they asked about them could have been applied to any disease. We had stuff on optimal vaccination ratios, and one question on enterotoxins, but otherwise, it was mostly calculations. Somewhat humourously, they gave us most of the equations at the back of the test.
Yeah, and I'm pretty sure that giving you the equations is poor test writing; the formulas aren't even hard, and teams get to bring a sheet of information.
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Yeah, you definitely won't need calc. In terms of math, there's just a formulas and I've seen some basic statistics on one test. It's more of understanding what the numbers mean to the situation (like determining causation or something).
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What place did u guys get at state???? I got fifth.
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1st, and my team qualified for nationals.Munchkin13 wrote:What place did u guys get at state???? I got fifth.
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Congrats~!Infinity Flat wrote:1st, and my team qualified for nationals.Munchkin13 wrote:What place did u guys get at state???? I got fifth.
*not a math person either*aubrey048 wrote:So Disease Detectives requires a bit of math? How much specifically? How hard is the math? (Hoping it's Calc or lower, which I will be taking this fall)kjhsscioly wrote:Our state test didn't have much to do with the subtopic. The scenarios were e.coli or salmonella poisoning, but the questions they asked about them could have been applied to any disease. We had stuff on optimal vaccination ratios, and one question on enterotoxins, but otherwise, it was mostly calculations. Somewhat humourously, they gave us most of the equations at the back of the test.
I'm not really a math person, so...
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Hehe, sorry about this in advance, but I just couldn't resist. This should help...
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Thanks~!ophiophagus wrote:Hehe, sorry about this in advance, but I just couldn't resist. This should help...
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7th (in C)Munchkin13 wrote:What place did u guys get at state???? I got fifth.
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