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Fermi Questions

http://www.ralentz.com/old/misc/fermis.html
This site provides a bunch of Fermi Questions (without solutions).

Fermi's Earth Circumference

http://rainbow.ldeo.columbia.edu/courses/v1001/fermi.html
This site works out the solution to the question, "What is the circumference of the Earth?"

Classic Fermi Questions

http://iws.collin.edu/mbrooks/demos/fermi_questions.htm
This site works out the solutions to the questions, "How many Piano tuners are there in NY City?" and "how many jelly beans ...

Fermi Estimates II: Overview

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/education/MARS/tasks/g12_2/f...
This site provides worked out solutions, and provides examples of good and poor worked out solutions.

Fermi Problems

http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~gleeson/httb/section1_3_3_5.html
This article explains (in great detail!) what Fermi Questions are and why they are important.

The Nuclear Age: Its Physics and History

http://www.tufts.edu/as/physics/courses/physics5/estim_9...
More difficult Fermi questions with detailed solutions.

Ping-pong Anyone?

http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/nikos/courses/engr10/pdf/pingpo...
This worksheet explains how to go about finding a solution to a ping pong ball Fermi Question.

A Garden of Fermi Problems at Hampton University

http://www.jlab.org/~cecire/garden/fermiprob.html
An introduction to Fermi questions with a list of examples. This site also provides a worked out solution to the Chinese tea question and links to other sites.

Fermi Questions Guide

http://www.soinc.org/fermi_questions_c
Provides advice on rounding in estimation problems through various Fermi questions with detailed solutions.

The Complete Collection of Fermi Questions

http://mathforum.org/workshops/sum96/interdisc/sheila3.html
Problems and solutions to Fermi questions.

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