CWI Exam Question

By CWI555

Date 02-19-2007 00:20

As I recall they are allowed as long as they are non programmable. A basic scientific calc will due.

By commonarc (**)

Date 02-19-2007 01:04

thanks

By dbigkahunna (****)

Date 02-19-2007 22:42

Bought mine at Big Lots the night before. Paid $9.99

By aamir Date 02-20-2007 10:33

Why we use calculator in Exam.........?

By aamir Date 02-20-2007 10:35

i need help for CWI Exam any body help me how can i get this certification

By dbigkahunna (****)

Date 02-20-2007 13:36

They ask questions that have big numbers and many decimal places. Most candidates cannot work this out in their heads. Least, those mere mortals I know.

By 803056

Date 02-20-2007 15:01

I like the Texas Instrument TI-30 line of scientific calculators. The have all the functions you will need and they are easy to use. The typical price range is around $10.00 plus or minus a buck or two. Get the battery powered calculator, and if you have been using it for several months, replace the batteries before the examination. Solar powered calculators need enough light to operate and while every attempt is made to make sure there is adequate lighting at the test site, who needs to take that chance on the day of the examination?

I don't suggest buying a new calculator that you are unfamiliar with the evening before the examination. You may waste time looking for function keys which may make a difference in the niumber of questions you are able to answer. Remember, you only have so many minutes to answer the questions correctly.

Good luck - Al

By commonarc (**)

Date 02-20-2007 21:00

It's not that I can't do the math by hand. Since the test is timed, I figure I'd use all the tools allowed.
I'm paying for this myself and I'm pretty nervous.

Thanks

By commonarc (**)

Date 02-20-2007 21:03

I was thinking about getting one of those Contractor Calculators that do all the conversions.

By RANDER

Date 02-20-2007 22:00

I just took the test 3 days ago. All you need is a basic scientific calculator.

By CWI555

Date 02-21-2007 04:12

If I am not mistakin, most of the contractor calculators are programmable.

By dbigkahunna (****)

Date 02-21-2007 16:15

If the calculator will add, subtract, multiply and divide, it will work. None of the questions asked are that hard where a calculator with a bunch of bells and whistles would be required. And if you dont know what all those button thingges do, they could result in misspressen a cos. when you wanted to divide. SIMPLE SIMPLE SIMPLE

By CWI555

Date 02-21-2007 16:32

true

By thirdeye (***)

Date 02-22-2007 22:32

I'm not sure if calculators like a "contractors" are allowed because they usually have one button metric conversion capabilities.

While on that subject, remember that you need to select the "most correct" answer from the choices. I recall several questions where one of the answers was expressed in metric form, so take the time to do the conversion.

~thirdeye~

By commonarc (**)

Date 02-23-2007 02:06

thanks for the test tip . I have the study guide and the sample question answers involve the conversion as you mentioned. I'll get the standard scientific calculator.