Exam Corner – December 2011

Exam Corner July 2013 - Answers

The FRCS (Tr & Orth) examination has three components: MCQs, Vivas and Clinical Examination. The Vivas are further divided into five sections comprising Basic Science, Adult Pathology, Hands, Children’s Orthopaedics and Trauma. The Clinical Examination section is divided into upperand lower-limb cases. The aim of this section in the Journal is to focus specifically on the trainees preparing for...

Exam Corner November 2013 - Answers

The FRCS (Tr & Orth) examination has three components: MCQs, Vivas and Clinical Examination. The Vivas are further divided into five sections comprising Basic Science, Adult Pathology, Hands, Children’s Orthopaedics and Trauma. The Clinical Examination section is divided into upperand lower-limb cases. The aim of this section in the Journal is to focus specifically on the trainees preparing for...

Solutions to the December 2005 Putnam Exam

Problem A1 We call a finite set of positive integers feasible if every member of S has the form 23, and no member of S divides any other member of S. We call a positive integer n feasible if n = ∑ S for some feasible set S. We are required to show that every positive integer is feasible. If not, then there exists a smallest infeasible number n. If n is even, say n = 2k for some positive integer...

In the December 2011 issue

GlobalSale Ligia Nistor December 14 , 2011 1

The V-Unit is an optional elective unit that students can take for credit at Carnegie Mellon University. The goal of a V-Unit project is to see how computer science and technology can improve society in non-traditional and under-funded areas. GlobalSale is an undertaking implemented as part of the VUnit framework and it tries to show how technology can lead to a more fair-trade global market. O...