Events 2018-2019

[pikachu4919]

Assuming that Sounds of Music will be returning, is the test portion still an interview or have they changed it to a written test?

That is something we won’t know until the rules come out, or unless chalker decides to tell us

[bernard]

Assuming that Sounds of Music will be returning, is the test portion still an interview or have they changed it to a written test?

You will have to wait for the published rules in September.

[jaspattack]

Any advice on Designer Genes? My partner and I are going very in depth on all of the topics that have been provided in the draft rules, but we're not sure how much detail is actually required for this event.

(It's like a never ending rabbit hole of technical terms and details..)

(Please send help.)

(I don't know how this is all supposed to fit on one page.)

Khan Academy will be your best friend for the entirety of this event. It helps to have a background in a biology class, but even if you don't you should be able to manage alright. Having things memorized is certainly key, especially the basic mechanisms of transcription and translation. The most important things to put in notes would probably be basic reference information in case you blank on something important and then details about gene expression and genetic disorders. Basically - look at tests and see what you're most likely to forget about.

Also, making a ton of notes and narrowing things down helps. There'll be things that you write down that you'll realize you don't actually need in your notes, so it's better to write down more than you need at first and cut things to the bone. Make the font size as small as you can read, and use Google Docs to its fullest.

[chalker]

Assuming that Sounds of Music will be returning, is the test portion still an interview or have they changed it to a written test?

That is something we won’t know until the rules come out, or unless chalker decides to tell us

Current draft rules has Sounds looking a LOT like the standard model we follow in other physics events (e.g. Thermo, Optics, Hovercraft, etc). You can extrapolate from there.

[bearasauras]

Assuming that Sounds of Music will be returning, is the test portion still an interview or have they changed it to a written test?

That is something we won’t know until the rules come out, or unless chalker decides to tell us

Current draft rules has Sounds looking a LOT like the standard model we follow in other physics events (e.g. Thermo, Optics, Hovercraft, etc). You can extrapolate from there.

so....you're saying that it SOUNDS a lot like the other physics events....

[pikachu4919]

That is something we won’t know until the rules come out, or unless chalker decides to tell us

Current draft rules has Sounds looking a LOT like the standard model we follow in other physics events (e.g. Thermo, Optics, Hovercraft, etc). You can extrapolate from there.

so....you're saying that it SOUNDS a lot like the other physics events....

[John Richardsim]

Assuming that Sounds of Music will be returning, is the test portion still an interview or have they changed it to a written test?

The 2019 event descriptions were put up recently. Sounds now has a written test, and teams only build one instrument.

[pikachu4919]

Assuming that Sounds of Music will be returning, is the test portion still an interview or have they changed it to a written test?

The 2019 event descriptions were put up recently. Sounds now has a written test, and teams only build one instrument.

They haven’t revealed what the required piece is tho, and what’s interesting is that since they used to have each partner play one instrument each (hence two instruments total), I wonder how the roles will work now.

[Boss]

Assuming that Sounds of Music will be returning, is the test portion still an interview or have they changed it to a written test?

The 2019 event descriptions were put up recently. Sounds now has a written test, and teams only build one instrument.

They haven’t revealed what the required piece is tho, and what’s interesting is that since they used to have each partner play one instrument each (hence two instruments total), I wonder how the roles will work now.

What makes you think there will be a required piece? Based on the event description, I would not be so quick to assume there will be one.
"Teams must construct and tune one device prior to the tournament based on a 12-tone equal tempered scale and complete a written test on the physics of sound."

[terence.tan]

Assuming that Sounds of Music will be returning, is the test portion still an interview or have they changed it to a written test?

The 2019 event descriptions were put up recently. Sounds now has a written test, and teams only build one instrument.

where do you find the event descriptions?