ASTR 100 (Hamilton)
EXAM II (100 points)
Friday, April 16
Details of the Exam
The exam will be given during lecture on Friday April 16 (normal time
and place - PHYS 1412 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 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 the
chapters 7-11 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 PHYS 1412 on Thursday, April 15 from
6:00pm-7:30pm held by the ASTR100 TAs. Please bring lots of questions
to the review session; this is your chance get last minute help from
experts!
Extended Office Hours
Dr. Hamilton will hold extra office hours Thursday afternoon (April
15) from noon - 6:00pm.
Some Important Topics We've Studied
- Components of the Solar System
- Origin of the Solar System
- Mercury
- Atmospheres of Venus and Mars
- Surfaces of Venus and Mars
- Formation of Moons in the Solar System
- Atmosphere of Jupiter
- Interior of Jupiter and Saturn
- Satellites of Jupiter
- Satellites of Saturn
- Ring Systems
- Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
- Uranus and Neptune
- Pluto and Charon
- Asteroids
- Meteorites
- Comets
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