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Re: Circuit Lab B/C
Posted: January 30th, 2020, 11:44 am
by windu34
MoMoney$$$;)0) wrote: ↑January 30th, 2020, 7:24 am
I need immediate help finding a good condensed formula sheet. Any immediate help would be appreciated. Thanks!
I would recommend looking for Physics E&M formula sheets from College Board or other sources. You may need multiple to have everything you need.
Re: Circuit Lab B/C
Posted: January 30th, 2020, 1:02 pm
by splane21
mrsherwood18 wrote: ↑January 23rd, 2020, 1:14 pm
Does anybody know a good way to learn this event really fast, I got thrown into this event 1 week before a competition and would like to do well
The videos posted on the Science Olympiad TV channel are a very good introduction if you don't know anything at all about circuits/circuit lab.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP8aC0U-BNI&t=1s
However, tests may be more advanced so you'll have to turn to textbooks/other sources.
Re: Circuit Lab B/C
Posted: January 31st, 2020, 12:11 pm
by dreamtx01
Team participated in an invitational on circuit lab B, and I noticed some emphasis was placed on logic/boolean operations. The syllabus for division B says otherwise. "The syllabus says Division C only: Basic logic and digital logic operations "
I also noticed some of the past papers for circuit B to also have boolean operations
Is it something the team needs to study going forward in preparation for the regionals? or is there a miscommunication between the people setting the tests and the people who created the syllabus?
Re: Circuit Lab B/C
Posted: January 31st, 2020, 1:10 pm
by Creationist127
dreamtx01 wrote: ↑January 31st, 2020, 12:11 pm
Team participated in an invitational on circuit lab B, and I noticed some emphasis was placed on logic/boolean operations. The syllabus for division B says otherwise. "The syllabus says Division C only: Basic logic and digital logic operations "
I also noticed some of the past papers for circuit B to also have boolean operations
Is it something the team needs to study going forward in preparation for the regionals? or is there a miscommunication between the people setting the tests and the people who created the syllabus?
I have seen quite a few tests which contain material not in the rules, restricted to Div C, or flat-out banned. I would say that it would be a good idea to have a basic knowledge of the Div C topics, or even just a couple pages in the binder--preparedness never hurts. I wouldn't spend a ton of time on it, though; at most competitions, the rules will be followed.
Re: Circuit Lab B/C
Posted: February 2nd, 2020, 2:04 am
by windu34
Circuit Lab C Exam, Key, and stats from the Solon Invitational can be found
here
Re: Circuit Lab B/C
Posted: February 2nd, 2020, 2:21 pm
by knightmoves
Creationist127 wrote: ↑January 31st, 2020, 1:10 pm
I have seen quite a few tests which contain material not in the rules, restricted to Div C, or flat-out banned. I would say that it would be a good idea to have a basic knowledge of the Div C topics, or even just a couple pages in the binder--preparedness never hurts. I wouldn't spend a ton of time on it, though; at most competitions, the rules will be followed.
At regionals, if off-syllabus questions come up, it's worth taking it to arbitration. You might get the illegal question excluded from the score.
Re: Circuit Lab B/C
Posted: February 9th, 2020, 10:52 am
by windu34
Circuit Lab C exam, key, and distributions from the Princeton Invitational can be found
here.
Re: Circuit Lab B/C
Posted: February 13th, 2020, 3:16 pm
by Nba2302
How math dependent is this event? Do you need to be good at math to be good at this event?
Re: Circuit Lab B/C
Posted: February 13th, 2020, 3:58 pm
by azboy1910
You will need to do calculations for circuits, using laws such as Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Laws, but you should keep a lot of theory in your binder too. It will help.
Re: Circuit Lab B/C
Posted: February 15th, 2020, 8:25 pm
by cqcumbr
Has anyone seen the Thevenin & Norton equivalent circuits on any tests (div B)? It’s on the national list of topics, but I haven’t seen it on any tests (regionals, invys).