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Re: [Phys-L] problems with the physics regents



There are cultures that don't have door knobs, but I suppose by the time those students reach "the" exam they've seen many.

I pray those reading JC's critique and not any of the RE's would agree mine was valid.

bc thinks, really? always number 36?



On 2012, Jun 14, , at 17:54, <cpreske@twcny.rr.com> wrote:

Bernard, If you are used to seeing the exam you would know that question 36 is always an estimatiom question and is always written in this manner. A student is supposed to minipulate the choices. It is the type of question used in the science olympiad. It is definitely not a badly worded question and has little or nothing to do with the actual size of a football field. How far from the floor is a doorknob
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---- Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com> wrote:

On 2012, Jun 14, , at 14:37, <cpreske@twcny.rr.com> wrote:

First of all if all the choices in #6 were converted to Meters; A student should be able to see that a 10mters or less is too small and antthing larger than a kilometer is too large.leaving only one choice.

In an other word this was a test of "handling" a badly posed question, not only physics?