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[warehimer33]

Originally Posted by prop827

No graphing function, I believe it is just the basic calculator with trig functions as well (TI-38 as I recall), same one that is used for all nuclear tests.

Science questions will include some chemistry and physics utilizing formulas to solve problems. Similar to the asvab, but with more math involved generally.

Okay, they'll give us the formulas and the variables to solve? What I'm pretty much asking is can I solve the physics questions with only math; like I wouldn't have to know the physics aspect of the question asked. Very confusing to ask but I can't find this stuff anywhere and not having completed a Physics course is making me feel in the dark.

[prop827]

As I recall (bearing in mind its been a long time for me, and they do change the test versions fairly regularly) Some questions I believe provide formulas, but basic ones usually will not. In general, if you know a little about basic physics you can figure it out even without a formula just using basic stuff like Newtons 3 laws and such things. Don't sweat knowing a million formulas, but do understand how physics works (Gravity, action/reaction, things like that). If you understand the concepts, you won't need a formula, you can just figure one out. Like, they won't tell you Speed=Distance/Time, but they may ask you to calculate the average speed of a car that traveled 22 miles in 4.6 hours for example.

[warehimer33]

Originally Posted by prop827

As I recall (bearing in mind its been a long time for me, and they do change the test versions fairly regularly) Some questions I believe provide formulas, but basic ones usually will not. In general, if you know a little about basic physics you can figure it out even without a formula just using basic stuff like Newtons 3 laws and such things. Don't sweat knowing a million formulas, but do understand how physics works (Gravity, action/reaction, things like that). If you understand the concepts, you won't need a formula, you can just figure one out. Like, they won't tell you Speed=Distance/Time, but they may ask you to calculate the average speed of a car that traveled 22 miles in 4.6 hours for example.

Okay, gotcha. I'll brush up on some more Physics, then. :p I only seem to remember velocity and Ohm's Triangle. haha Thanks for the information; I'm just freaking out over this test and it's probably not even as hard as I'm making it out to be.