Technical Problem Solving

Technical Problem Solving is one of the events listed for the 2010-2011 year. It involves the gathering and processing of data to solve some sort of mathematical analysis.

Information from Various Competitions
In the Los Angeles Regional competition, all problems were physics - based and very difficult. Calculus was required as were extensive knowledge of formulas. True to its name, problem solving ability is highly recommended. One of the problems was a proof-type problem.

At the Cypress-Falls Invitational (Texas), all problems involved measurement and basic formulas, such as area of a prism.

The 2010 national tournament featured various stations including calculating the periods of pendulums, measuring the volume of a 5 pointed foam star, measuring the volume of a block of wood with a hole drilled out of it, calculating the acceleration of a ball bearing, and more.

Although These are many examples of what labs you should look out for, I highly recommend practice. Your team can help this event tremendously because everyone has their own special place in the science world. Practice is key, try to make tests for one another, remember imagination and creativity is a great asset for one to have on these tests! Keep Calm and think!