ASTR 100 (Hamilton)
FINAL EXAM (200 points)
Tuesday, May 20

Details of the Exam

The exam will be given on Tuesday May 20 in PHYS 1412 from 8:00am - 10:00am. 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 less than 2 hours to complete, so you should have plenty of time. Bring a #2 pencil to the exam - notes, books, and calculators are not allowed!

There will be 50 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 eight to ten questions worth a total of 100 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 questions after you have finished to make sure that you have answered them as completely as possible!

The exam is cumulative and will cover all lecture material and Chapters 1-17, Overviews 1-6, and Essays 1-2 in the book. The material since the second midterm will be more heavily weighted. 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 and exams, you should be in good shape to take the final. It is a good idea to review this material again during the week before the final 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 1113 on Monday, May 19 from 7:00pm-9:00pm held by the ASTR100 TAs. Note the new room - it is in the old wing of the CSS building - go in the door closest to the parking garage and up 1/2 flight of stairs. Please bring lots of questions to the review session; this is your chance get last minute help from experts!

Extended Office Hours

The TAs will hold optional sections in which they will answer any questions that you have at the nomral times Monday and Wednesday of the last week of class. Students with Friday sections are welcome to attend any of the Monday and Wednesday sections. Dr. Hamilton will hold extra office hours Friday, May 16 from noon to 2:00pm and 3:00-5:00. Drop by with questions! The Prof and TAs will also be available for apointments - just email or call us to arrange this.

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