ASTR 101 (Hamilton)
EXAM II (100 points)
Thursday, November 19
Details of the Exam
The exam will be given during lecture on Thursday November 19 (normal time
and place - PHYS 1412 from 11:00am - 12:15am). 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 no
more than 75 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! Just you and the pencil.
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 3-5 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 and concisely as
possible!
The exam will cover the lecture material through November 12, and
Chapters 6-10 in the book. A very small amount of Chapter 11 material
covered in class may also appear on the test. 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 assignments carefully, you should be in good
shape to do well on 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 CSS2400 on Wednesday, November 18 from
6:00pm-8:00pm held by some of the ASTR101 TAs. 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 Wednesday November 18 from
10:00 - 12:00pm.
Some Important Topics that We've Studied
- Atmosphere of Jupiter
- Interior of Jupiter and Saturn
- Satellites of Jupiter and 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
- Solar System sources of Comets
- Exoplanets
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Black Body Radiation
- Atoms and the Formation of Spectra
- The Doppler Effect
- Properties of the Sun
- Interior of the Sun
- Energy Production in the Sun
- Stellar Flux & Luminosity
- The Hertzsprung-Russel (HR) diagram
- The Life of the Sun
- The Life of Massive Stars
- Supernova and Nova
- Supernova Remnant and Planetary Nebula
- White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, Black Holes
- Binary Stars
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