ASTR 100 (Hamilton)
EXAM I (100 points)
Thursday, Oct. 3

Details of the Exam

The exam will be given during lecture on Thursday October 3 (normal time and place - PHYS 1412 9:30am - 10:45am). I will ask you to wait outside in the hall until the TAs and I have prepared the room. Please be patient! Swing by the restrooms if you need to, because after the test begins, you will not be allowed to leave the room and return. The exam should take no more than 75 minutes to complete, so you should have plenty of time. Bring your laptop to the exam! Be sure that you have installed and know how to use the Respondus lockdown browser. And remember no notes, books, calculators, and other electronic devices are allowed!

There will be 25 multiple choice question worth 2.0 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. No need to memorize numbers like the mass of the Sun either. Some questions may involve interpreting diagrams. Written responses to short answer questions will be graded on completeness and brevity. Write enough to fully answer the questions (and answer them well), but do not round out your answer with a lot of fluff that wanders off-topic. 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 lecture and section topics through the end of September and the corresponding material 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 with the solution sets, 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 Sessions

Discussion sections immediately prior to the exam will be focused on reviewing for the exam. In addition, there will be an extra review session open to the whole class ATL2400, on Wednesday, October 2 from 6:00pm-8:00pm led by two of the TAs. Please bring lots of questions to the review session; this is your chance get help from an expert! You can also take advantage of the office hours held by the Prof and TAs to get one-on-one help.

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