This summer, probably on the last weekend of July, UC Berkeley Quiz Bowl will most likely be holding another installment of its fabulous BASQUE series of tournaments, hopefully combining Chicago Open, Capitol Punishment, a Subash singles tournament, and Science Monstrosity (formerly known as Science Masters). This is a preliminary announcement for Science Monstrosity. Science Monstrosity (hereafter SM) will be a science-only tournament. Teams will consist of a maximum of two players and the entry fee will be $10/player. The tournament will be packet submission, with everyone who wants to play being required to submit a packet unless arrangments to the contrary are made with me. I will be the head editor and the physics editor for SM; if you are interested in editing some particular discipline (bio, chem, earth science, etc.) please let me know. I can always use help editing. Packet guidelines: Every team of two will be required to submit 20/20 as follows: 4/4 Physics 4/4 Biology 4/4 Chemistry 3/3 Math/Computer Science and Engineering 3/3 Earth Science/Astronomy 2/2 Your choice Notes: 1) Your choice may be biography. There may be no more than 1/1 biography in your packet. 2) Try to distribute things evenly across disciplines. That is, don't write 4/4 worth of solid state physics questions or 3/3 "name the constellation" questions. 3) Astrophysics belongs in physics, not astronomy. Biochemistry is chemistry, not biology. Difficulty: PLEASE READ THIS PART Obviously, these questions are going to be harder on the average than science questions you encounter in most tournaments. There's no getting around this, but I don't want this tournament to be too hard. If possible, the question should be written in such a way that someone who has finished the standard lower division classes in the subject should be able to get the question on the giveaway, or at least recognize the answer. In all cases, questions should be on things that people would normally be expected to cover in a standard undergraduate curriculum in the subject. Please note the use of the word "standard." Different people cover different things, so before you write a very difficult question and justify it by saying you covered this material, think about whether it's standard. The preliminary due date for these questions will July 13. Again, if you would like to edit some particular section please let me know. Also, if you want to play but don't want to write, you will have to get my approval first. That's all, Jerry
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