Line counting method on TFE?

[Willem]

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I was wondering if anyone could explain how this works? It looks like someone made a really good post on it in the past but the pictures posted on photobucket have either expired/been deleted/some other ill fate. This section kills me when im doing achiever. I get most right, it just takes forever.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[smile101]

This is Kaplan's method..I don't have the pic with me, but I can give you the basics.

They say that the number of solid lines on the lower end of the top view should correspond to the top part of the front view.
The number of solid lines on the right side of front view should correspond to the left side of the lateral view.
The right end of the top view should correspond to the top side of the lateral view.

This method works sometimes. I combine it with my method; I basically try to visualize the pic based on lines, and you are right it takes time.

 

[scuzfly]

it's suppose to let you "count the events" but every time I PERSONALLY tried it (im not you) it didn't work. What worked best for me was actually picturing what the shape was. Seeing where the lines intersect or meet. Counting the events seemed to hurt my scores and half of the Kaplan tests were smeered images. I couldn't tell if it was dotted, solid or a solid blur that appeared dotted.

Taking the Kaplan tests sometimes made me mad but thats a topic for a different thread.

 

[smile101]

it's suppose to let you "count the events" but every time I PERSONALLY tried it (im not you) it didn't work. What worked best for me was actually picturing what the shape was. Seeing where the lines intersect or meet. Counting the events seemed to hurt my scores and half of the Kaplan tests were smeered images. I couldn't tell if it was dotted, solid or a solid blur that appeared dotted.

Taking the Kaplan tests sometimes made me mad but thats a topic for a different thread.

I can't agree more...I hate Kaplan TFE and angle section. They have some structures that are exactly the same except for a thick line on one side which is missing in the other image...gosh its so frustrating. And their angles look like they are hand drawn. I just wish they would give a little better quality for the money we pay!!!

Sorry...a little offtopic 🙂

 

[Willem]

Thanks for the replies. I guess I am just having trouble figuring out how this is any novel way of looking at TFE and not just common sense. I think ive always done this just, without thinking about it. Ill give this method a serious try on a few problems to see how it goes.

Thanks again.

 

[DanNuch]

I'm pretty confident i have the TFE section down with my step by step plan. what i do is the following...

1) first look at the choices and see if there is one that is really different, then right away test that one with the given infomation (only do for extremely different structures)

2) go though the "event counting procedure" which was mentioned earlier. which means relating the edges that correlate to the relative views,

3)then i have two sets of numbers to compare with the answer choices (a value of # of events from each view provided)

4) from here you can eliminate the ones that do not have the desired number of events

5) if you still have more than one answer choices available, then you find the subtle difference in the options remaining and compare a variety of aspects (proportion, length, angle, magnitude...etc.)


I know this might sound pretty complicated and long, but it works for me, it always results in the right answer. ive been practicing with this method i tweaked for sometime now and i can usually crank out 15 TFE in like 8-10 mins.

Id say give it a try, it might take long at first, but with practice it comes faster and faster

 

[alanan84]

Wow, thats a pretty intense way to attack those problems. I think my brain would explode if I did that on every question. Isn't the purpose of the this section to test your ability to see 3D objects? It IS tough but I'm just keeping it simple and trying to picture the object.

 

[Willem]

You know, after taking it today the TFE was really a piece of cake. I didnt do well in the PAT as a whole compared to my other sections but I was really happy with TFE and apetures...the two sections I fretted the most.

The real thing though....those angle measures, lol. Ive not seen any practice material to prepare you for how close those suckers are 🙂 Also the cube counting hole punching was a bit harder than most PAT study materials while the pattern folding was much easier.

I would not worry about this strategy.