Mathematics Interview Questions

“Convert 27.8mm to inch.”

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“A completely preposterous proposition trying to make a connection between my yacht racing equipment design experience about how the stresses in the mast of a sailboat are like a cantilever beam.”

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“Are you willing to work on advanced mathematics (graduate level)?”

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“Use of Numerical Analysis in Engineering Approximations and Design.”

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“tell me about finite element methods.”

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“Given a coin with probability x (= U[0, 1] showing head at each flip, what is the probability that you got a second head after getting the first one.”

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“How much would you be willing to pay to join the following game?
Start with 0 dollars on the table. You flip a fair-sided coin. If the coin is heads, I add another dollar, and you flip again. If the coin is tails, you walk away with the cash on the table.”

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“What if I place a cap D on the amount of money you can earn (alternatively, you can flip the coin up to D times)? Now, what is the amount of $ you are willing to pay to play this game?”

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“If there are 20 people in a tournament and each match the loser will leave the tournament then how many total matches should be played to decide the winner”

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