Technical Problem Solving C

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Re: Technical Problem Solving C

Post by ellad1234 »

This is my first time going on this kind of competition so im a bit confused.
they http://soinc.org/tech_prob_c give the resources of sound waves and enzymatic reactions.
Does that mean the competition this year is going to be about those for TPS?
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Read your rules, they explain everything ;)
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So when the rules refer to harmonic motion, do they mean both mechanical and sound waves or just sound waves because Simple Harmonic Motion applies to both...
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Tests that I've seen so far have only involved sound waves. I could see how simple harmonic motion would fit under the word "harmonics" but then adding in the details about string, open-air columns etc and the microphone seems to limit it to only involving sound waves.
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I figured out the problem I had with the wiki. The computer I was using at the time had a problem with pdf files. It took me a while to figure out. :lol:
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At some regionals the topics aren't just limited to the rules...

I ended up getting a density problem (was the easiest) but also a circuit problem w/ a multimeter before either teammate learned about it in physics... Just putting it out there that it may be different than just these limited topics.
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If the supervisor goes outside the topics listed, then they're not following the rules. This year, the topics are explicitly defined as being limited to the ones listed in the rules (Harmonics and Enzymatic Reactions). You can't do much about it now, but if that were to happen again you could probably appeal, because density and circuits are nowhere on the rules.
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Does anybody have any resources for enzymatic reactions, decomposition rates, or reaction types? I am having a hard time finding information on some of these topics.
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U ALL NEED TO HALP US CUZ WE DONT GET THIS EVENT :ugeek: :geek:
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FlyingDickcissel wrote:U ALL NEED TO HALP US CUZ WE DONT GET THIS EVENT :ugeek: :geek:
It's a tough one to study for. I suggest exhausting all the links at the soinc site and then simply doing web searches on enzymes, harmonics, how instruments work (physics of sound), etc.

I don't know what others doing/coaching this think, but to me it seems like SO took the old event name "Tech Problem Solving" and reworked it to the point where it probably should have a different name, but doesn't. The old TPS had the "flavor" of "anything goes" but now it's different and there just aren't too many things out there.

I'd say to simply be comfortable with probes, read up on the subjects, and hope for the best. In our team, we've got one student specializing in the enzymes and one in the physics of sounds. They both are learning both topics, though...

The lack of posts on this thread (and the lack of real "meat" in this thread) indicate that everyone is a bit confused on what to do.
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