Clarification needed for NUC line scores and the NAPT.

[prop827]

I don't remember if it is multiple choice or not, but you do not get your own calculator, they provide you with one, which is the same model required in nuke school, no memory or graphing functions, it will have basic trig functions on it, and basic addition, multiplication, etc. I believe the model is TI-38 but not positive?

[warehimer33]

Okay. I was just hoping they wouldn't just give me a solar calculator from Dollar General or something. lol Did you think the test was hard?

[stevebw]

I took it back in June and I personally say it's really easy especially since I'm given a calculator. The scientific calc that was given was the TI-30Xa but I guess it just varies which one they have lying around. The test is all multiple choice and most of them requires some sort of math to solve it. There are 80 questions in total and you need to have answered 55 correctly. If you're worried about the chem and physics part of the test, don't be. They're not complex questions so you won't need a whole sheet of paper to map out your work. You don't have to memorize any formulas but you should know the basic stuff (such as properties of Cl or the numerical value of gravity). Good luck :P

[warehimer33]

properties of Cl? What do you mean by properties? And as for the gravity, I know that it's 9.81m/ss. That's about it.

[stevebw]

Originally Posted by warehimer33

properties of Cl? What do you mean by properties? And as for the gravity, I know that it's 9.81m/ss. That's about it.

General properties like the name of it or the atomic number/mass.
Don't forget to familiarize yourself on pulleys and levers. They tend to be favorite physics questions.

[warehimer33]

Okay, I'm good with that stuff now. Thanks!

[IceCold]

I remember when I took the NAPT there was some geometry (early trig stuff), identifying parts of a chem equation and common sense physics. I saw one electricity problem, but the instructions explained how to solve it.