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Relevant CAT: Mathematical Thinking

Discipline: Physics

Description:
The “University of Maryland Fermi Problems” site offers a large collection of estimation problems in areas of physics, including: mechanics, oscillations and waves, thermodynamics and kinetic theory, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics. The site includes estimation problems that are not specific to physics. No information on the testing or validity of these questions appears on the site.

Figure 1: Example question from the University of Maryland Fermi Problems site

Estimate the total amount of time 19 year olds in the U.S. spent during this past semester studying for exams in college. (Not counting finals).


Tool:
The University of Maryland Fermi Problems Site http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/fermi/fermi.htm

Authors:

The problems that appear on the site were collected by Edward Redish (Physics Department, University of Maryland – College Park). Some problems were donated by subscribers to the PhysLrnr listserve. To contribute a problem, please contact Edward Redish at redish@quark.umd.edu.

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