Multiple thousands of test questions is the way to go.Name wrote:I initially started with the Fermi site (rip), and kinda studied together with someone who had a better understanding and could explain a few things that I didn't get. When I got some Fermi tests, I took them, and you should find out what you did wrong and figure out how to get the correct answers (with a calculator and google basically just to understand the process of it) and memorize the information you didn't know. Just keep taking tests and note what you did wrong so next time you (hopefully) won't make the same mistakeUTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:Looks like I'm doomed.Name wrote:
I mean the sites a good place to start, but using invite tests or tests here in the test exchange would probably be a better way to study once you understand the basics
But seriously, is there a better use of time than looking at Wikipedia order of magnitude pages? How'd you guys start out?
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^This is what you do. I would start off by studying the powers (Billion, Trillion etc.) and from there study common facts such as the mass of the sun, values of lightyears, milliseconds etc.Unome wrote:Multiple thousands of test questions is the way to go.Name wrote:I initially started with the Fermi site (rip), and kinda studied together with someone who had a better understanding and could explain a few things that I didn't get. When I got some Fermi tests, I took them, and you should find out what you did wrong and figure out how to get the correct answers (with a calculator and google basically just to understand the process of it) and memorize the information you didn't know. Just keep taking tests and note what you did wrong so next time you (hopefully) won't make the same mistakeUTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote: Looks like I'm doomed.
But seriously, is there a better use of time than looking at Wikipedia order of magnitude pages? How'd you guys start out?
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Quizlet Rocks!TheChiScientist wrote:^This is what you do. I would start off by studying the powers (Billion, Trillion etc.) and from there study common facts such as the mass of the sun, values of lightyears, milliseconds etc.Unome wrote:Multiple thousands of test questions is the way to go.Name wrote:
I initially started with the Fermi site (rip), and kinda studied together with someone who had a better understanding and could explain a few things that I didn't get. When I got some Fermi tests, I took them, and you should find out what you did wrong and figure out how to get the correct answers (with a calculator and google basically just to understand the process of it) and memorize the information you didn't know. Just keep taking tests and note what you did wrong so next time you (hopefully) won't make the same mistake
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Heyo! Thanks for reminding me. Here are a couple of sets that I put together last year:Jacobi wrote:Quizlet Rocks!TheChiScientist wrote:^This is what you do. I would start off by studying the powers (Billion, Trillion etc.) and from there study common facts such as the mass of the sun, values of lightyears, milliseconds etc.Unome wrote: Multiple thousands of test questions is the way to go.
https://quizlet.com/263146210/science-o ... ash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/245983974/fermi-que ... ash-cards/
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I can confirm that the site no longer works and I'm probably going to do Fermi Questions
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Moreover, you should know your digit logs base 10:John Richardsim wrote:Heyo! Thanks for reminding me. Here are a couple of sets that I put together last year:Jacobi wrote:Quizlet Rocks!TheChiScientist wrote: ^This is what you do. I would start off by studying the powers (Billion, Trillion etc.) and from there study common facts such as the mass of the sun, values of lightyears, milliseconds etc.
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(fair warning on the second set there: I wasn't very consistent on putting stuff in exponential form and a few things are very Michigan-specific)
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For logs, I would recommend knowing 3 digits. I would also recommend knowing pi and e, since those do come up.Jacobi wrote:Moreover, you should know your digit logs base 10:John Richardsim wrote:Heyo! Thanks for reminding me. Here are a couple of sets that I put together last year:Jacobi wrote:
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Logs and constants
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(fair warning on the second set there: I wasn't very consistent on putting stuff in exponential form and a few things are very Michigan-specific)
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I usually approximate both of those with 3, and then go up or down a few as I feel.Unome wrote:For logs, I would recommend knowing 3 digits. I would also recommend knowing pi and e, since those do come up.Jacobi wrote:Moreover, you should know your digit logs base 10:John Richardsim wrote: Heyo! Thanks for reminding me. Here are a couple of sets that I put together last year:
Logs and constants
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(fair warning on the second set there: I wasn't very consistent on putting stuff in exponential form and a few things are very Michigan-specific)
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What are some common conversions/weird units I should know, as someone new to this event?
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Here's a document I made last year: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JyUMav ... sp=sharingacidbeaker wrote:What are some common conversions/weird units I should know, as someone new to this event?
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