ASTR 100 (Hamilton)
EXAM II (100 points)
Wednesday, April 16
Details of the Exam
The exam will be given during lecture on Wednesday April 16 (normal
time and place - PHYS 1412 from 9:00am - 9:50am). I will ask you to
wait outside in the hall until the TAs and I have the exams laid out
on the seats in the classroom. Please be patient; the exam should take
50 minutes to complete, so you should have plenty of time. Bring a #2
pencil and your ID to the exam - notes, books, and calculators are not
allowed!
There will be 25 multiple choice question worth 2 points each. For
each one, choose the best answer from the available choices. In
addition, there will be a short answer section with four questions
worth a total of 50 points. A few of these may involve interpreting
mathematical equations, however, any equations that you need will be
given to you so you don't need to memorize them. Written responses to
short answer questions will be graded on completeness. It is always a
good idea to go back and re-read the question after you have finished
to make sure that you have answered it as completely as possible!
The exam will cover the lecture material through April 14, and
Chapters 3-4, 9-11 and Overviews 2,5 in the book. If you have been
keeping up in the class by attending lecture and section, reading and
studying the book, reviewing your notes, doing your homework, and
going over your corrected homeworks, you should be in good shape to
take the midterm. It is a good idea to review this material again
during the week before the midterm so that it will be fresh in your
mind. Don't just cram the night before the exam!
Review Session
There will be a review session in CSS 2400 -- where section is
normally held -- on Monday, April 14 from 7:00pm-9:00pm held by two of
the ASTR100 TAS, Vanessa Lauberg and John Vernaleo . Please bring lots
of questions to the review session; this is your chance get some last
minute help from experts!
Extended Office Hours
Dr. Hamilton will hold extra office hours Tuesday afternoon (April 15)
from 2:00 - 5:00pm. Ask your TAs if they will have extended office
hours.
Some Important Topics We've Studied
- Atmosphere of Jupiter
- Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
- Interior of Jupiter and Saturn
- Satellites of Jupiter
- Satellites of Saturn
- Ring Systems
- Uranus and Neptune: Atmospheres
- Uranus and Neptune: Rings and Moons
- Pluto and Charon
- Asteroids: Location in the Solar System
- Asteroids: Compositions
- Meteorites: Connections to Asteroids
- Physical Properties of Comets
- Comets: Location in the Solar System
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Black Body Radiation
- Atoms and the Formation of Spectra
- The Doppler Effect
- Telescopes & the Earth's Atmosphere
- Properties of the Sun
- Interior of the Sun
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