Fall 2019 solutions updated, Sample Spreadsheet Scratchpad added

I just finished uploading updated video solutions for the Fall 2019 MAS-I Exam, problems, #12, #13, #15, #20, #21, #23, #31, #33, and #44.   Each of these now has a spreadsheet solution as well as a calculator solution.

I also went through all of the Fall 2019 exam and made up a sample of what my Spreadsheet Scratchpad might have looked like at the end of that exam, using the spreadsheet to calculate nearly everything and hardly picking up my calculator at all.  This is included next to the pdf solutions for this exam in the Sample exams tab.

From here on out, I’m going to work on producing as many additional video solutions for practice problems as I can leading up to exam day.  Feel free to let me know about any specific problem that you’d like me to prioritize on the list for getting the video solution completed.

CBT updates complete

Today I made the last of the main updates following on the changes I announced in the previous announcement.

In the end there were 15 short spreadsheet example lessons, and those have been placed in the Prerequisite section of the course.

I’ve now rolled out CBT versions of each of the four TIA Sample exams, as well as for the four released MAS-I exams.

I updated the Sample exam strategy video and Scheduling videos to include the Fall 2019 released exam and to remove references to snacks and the 15-minute read through, neither of which are part of the new CBT setup.

I’ve added a new video to the strategy section, “Watch me first”, to address the things that are changing with the PearsonVue CBT system, how those relate to what you can do to practice with the TIA CBT system, and how to adjust your sample exam experience to help you prepare for the new CBT setup.  Please watch this one in addition to the Strategy and Scheduling videos prior to starting the Sample Exam phase of your studies.

I also completed the updates that were needed for the four Review lessons for B.4, D.1, D.2, and D.3, following on the lesson updates that took place for those sections last winter.  This makes the Review lessons for MAS-I complete again.

Next up, I’m planning to update several of the video solutions from the Fall 2019 exam to add methods for computing results using the spreadsheet.