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by jkang
January 24th, 2018, 7:18 pm
Forum: 2018 Invitationals
Topic: MIT Invitational 2018
Replies: 260
Views: 80927

Re: MIT Invitational 2018

Luckily it didn't come to that, but it would be nice to have a few more stations for impound. If getting volunteers is a problem, simply starting the impound process earlier could easily fix the problem. The biggest problem with these are 1) getting the tracks themselves - a group of us had to actu...
by jkang
January 22nd, 2018, 8:57 pm
Forum: 2018 Invitationals
Topic: MIT Invitational 2018
Replies: 260
Views: 80927

Re: MIT Invitational 2018

If anyone has any questions about Fermi (I think I did my best explaining everything in the answer key, although the physical copies I was given in my box were incorrect so you guys might have gotten incorrect ones), feel free to send me an email at [email protected]
by jkang
January 22nd, 2018, 6:21 pm
Forum: 2018 Invitationals
Topic: MIT Invitational 2018
Replies: 260
Views: 80927

Re: MIT Invitational 2018

varunscs11 wrote:What did you think of the rocks exam (I know I asked on the day of the competition)
PS: I made a huge doc with all the score breakdowns and it should hopefully come with the exam when MIT sends those out.
3long5MIT
by jkang
January 21st, 2018, 10:55 pm
Forum: 2018 Invitationals
Topic: MIT Invitational 2018
Replies: 260
Views: 80927

Re: MIT Invitational 2018

I think it's unfair that the teams with the most money have access to these resources, and I was really touched by the fact that Princeton became the first to waive invitational registration fees which shows we're slowly taking the steps to make science education more equitable and financially acce...
by jkang
December 22nd, 2017, 1:07 am
Forum: 2018 Study Events
Topic: Solar System B
Replies: 134
Views: 43526

Re: Solar System B

Girlpower05 wrote:What are the rules about use of calculators in a test?
The rules don't explicitly say anything about a calculator. I'd check your supervisors to be safe (I wouldn't be surprised if they said no calculators allowed), and maybe ask for a clarification on the official rules site.
by jkang
November 13th, 2017, 9:32 pm
Forum: 2018 Regionals & States
Topic: Texas 2018
Replies: 159
Views: 52065

Re: Texas 2018

The results from UT have been updated due to a scoring error - http://atxscioly.com/competition.html The UT results are: Division B 3. Kealing Middle School 2. AAH (Austin Area Homeschoolers) 1. Beckendorf Junior High Division C 3. AAH (Austin Area Homeschoolers) 2. William P. Clements High School ...
by jkang
November 13th, 2017, 7:40 am
Forum: 2018 Regionals & States
Topic: Texas 2018
Replies: 159
Views: 52065

Re: Texas 2018

UT results: Division B 3. Austin Area Homeschoolers 2. Kealing Middle School 1. Beckendorff Junior High Division C 3. LASA 2. Clements High School 1. Seven Lakes High School Division B scoresheet Division C scoresheet Personal thoughts: UT's been the best run tournament in Texas for the past few ye...
by jkang
November 13th, 2017, 7:34 am
Forum: 2018 Lab Events
Topic: Optics B/C
Replies: 195
Views: 53749

Re: Optics B/C

Hey all, UT Invitational just finished this past weekend so I'm here again with my test. Optics Key Optics Test Some notes: 1. I wrote this at like 3am, please forgive me if the questions aren't that great :( 2. Almost all questions were pulled from Wikipedia, in either pages directly listed as topi...
by jkang
September 11th, 2017, 10:26 pm
Forum: 2018 Study Events
Topic: Fermi Questions C
Replies: 70
Views: 27933

Re: Fermi Questions C

You, sir, are the person that doesn't allow me to sleep soundly at night (look at my signature!). Double irony twist M Night twist alliteration- I don't know anymore What makes you say that? The fact that I called Fermi "best event," or that I proctored it at MIT? Do you guys have any ide...
by jkang
September 11th, 2017, 9:04 pm
Forum: 2018 Question Marathons
Topic: Fermi Questions C
Replies: 175
Views: 77894

Re: Fermi Questions C

If a 6-pack of Monster got converted into pure energy based on its caloric content, how long could it keep a 60-watt lightbulb on for? Answer|5 ~200 Calories in monster (16 oz). 1 Calorie is ~4200 joules, 840000 joules per can, 60 W/6 pack -> ~ 84000 seconds. Putting it in fermi, 5. If we took all ...

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