Wednesday, April 9, 2008

pchem = antishalom

sample test question [ok, obvioulsy this is not an actual question...but they sound like this when you're reading them during your hour of testing]

1) a) i) Prove mathematically the meaning of life and the existence of the universe using concepts from quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics. Complement your answer with a diagram, and label and explain the various significant points within it.

1) a) ii) Explain how the above proof physically relates to the color of the sky and the average atmospheric pressure on Neptune.

1) b) i) Using a SINGLE mathematical statement, state how a liter of high-speed fermions in South Dakota will influence the average daily rainfall in Argentina.

1) b) ii) BRIEFLY explain the above equation in your own words. Feel free to complement your answer with equations. And diagrams. With labels. And equations to explain those labels which themselves are complemented by diagrams. Feel free to continue your answer into another blue book.

Suggested time: 3 minutes

1 comment:

Nicholas said...

Actually, reading this made me want to learn more about physical chemistry. The synthesis of the subjects you mention - quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and implicitly chemistry - sounds really cool.

Not that I wish I were in your shoes. Haha, I hope you got through it okay. One more P-chem test and you're done forever!

안 되구나.