Harvard Entrance Exam

[jeSteR]

I could probably do the math and geometry ones if given around 2 hours... the rest.....

[nature boy]

pfft. i probably could do that if i paid attention in high school.
the latin and greek don't seem that hard. the history part is just memorizing facts.
and the math part is just a matter of being asian.

[geForce]

I can't imagine doing all of that math the long way with no calculator. That would take a lot more memorization.

[se7entse7en]

[geForce]

I'm not sure... that would be one huge table though, if that's what they used.

[nature boy]

if there wasn't a table you could just pull that round metal thing over like in men in black.

[joel]

it's hard to compare unless you know what the average knowledge for a graduating high school in 1869 and in comparison to now. it's probable that it's changed in the past 150 years or so. Maybe not so much advance knowledge in any direction like math, but possibly breadth such as sciences, biology, physics, etc... It seems that there was a more significant focus on near eastern studies. Cdn high schools require french(or a SL) rather than greek or latin. Cdn Geography and History, rather than geography/history abroad.

Last time i checked, Havard did have the second highest minimum SAT scores for entry requirements of all post secondary schools in the states.

[joel]

(9ab-13ab+4b)

[nature boy]

the answer to that is 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286208998628034825342117067982148086513282306647093844609550582231725359408128481117450284102701938521105559644622948954930381964428810975665933446128475648233786783165271201909145648566923460348610454326648213393607260249141273724587006606315588174881520920962829254091715364367892590360011330530548820466521384146951941511609 or so.

[se7entse7en]

[joel]

i am probably wrong then

[joel]

yeah i think i missed a part... i did a multiply instead of subtract.. fail.. i guess no harvard in 1869 for me.

[joel]

I got 8x+6x-1 for

[se7entse7en]

yep

[se7entse7en]

Algebra:

4.

- (a^3 + 44ba^2 + ab^2 + 2b^3)
---------------------------------
2b ( a^2 - b^2)

5.
1
-------
x(x-y)

6.
x = (a^2 + cb^2) / (2a + bc)
x=7 when a=2, b=-1 and c=3

7.
watch = 144, chain = 54, locket = 18

8.
x = 2.8, -2

Arithmetic
1.
80/511

4. If log tables aren't available, then I have no clue.
a. x = 0.21029 (calculated using logs)
b. x = 23.054 (calculated using logs)

Logs and Trig:
9a. 0
9b. 1
9c. 3, 1/2, 1.5, -1/2 ?


That's enough for now. 8^)