Fermi Questions C
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:37 pm
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Re: Fermi Questions C
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:50 pm
So does anyone have any idea on how to "study" for this event or prepare for it?
Re: Fermi Questions C
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:56 pm
This event is notorious in our school... our team literally memorized questions and their answers from every test they could find. The questions seem to be fairly random, so I suppose your best bet is to learn random facts and practice scientific notation.thedoctor wrote:So does anyone have any idea on how to "study" for this event or prepare for it?
Re: Fermi Questions C
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:09 pm
Oh jeez that sounds terrible...I feel like this is going to be a throwaway event for us >.<
Re: Fermi Questions C
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:09 pm
Memorizing "constants" or facts about science, the US, the world etc. seem to help. Like the population of states, mass of an electron, you get the idea.
Also, memorize the "magnitude" of the answer, like the population of the state of Washington is about 6.6 million, so memorize that as 10^7. Although, memorizing stuff to two significant digits never hurts.
Also, memorize the "magnitude" of the answer, like the population of the state of Washington is about 6.6 million, so memorize that as 10^7. Although, memorizing stuff to two significant digits never hurts.
Re: Fermi Questions C
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:41 pm
It's also very beneficial to learn some of the conversions (meters to feet, grams to pounds, parsecs to clicks, BTUs to joules, etc.)
Re: Fermi Questions C
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:39 am
Would anyone be up for a fermi questions marathon? Like the rocks and minerals and forestry marathons going on?
Re: Fermi Questions C
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:27 pm
That sounds like a great idea, as long as you explain your thought process.astroblue wrote:Would anyone be up for a fermi questions marathon? Like the rocks and minerals and forestry marathons going on?
Re: Fermi Questions C
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:23 pm
I'd be up for that. Since the event can be really random, nothing would really help you prepare more than a bunch of practice questions, right?
Re: Fermi Questions C
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:26 pm
So does we start one or does a mod?
Either way, I think this should be the first question
(remember, answers have to be powers of 10)
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Not really, a "typical" fermi question, but it requires estimation skills either way.
Also, it may be beneficial to memorize the logs of a few small prime numbers for this problem.
Either way, I think this should be the first question
(remember, answers have to be powers of 10)[hide]
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Not really, a "typical" fermi question, but it requires estimation skills either way.
Also, it may be beneficial to memorize the logs of a few small prime numbers for this problem.