ASTR 100 (Hamilton)
FINAL EXAM (200 points)
Friday, May 14
Details of the Exam
The exam will be given on Friday May 14 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 1-15 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 PHYS 1412 on
Wednesday, May 12 from 7:00pm-9:00pm 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
The Prof. and TAs will hold their usual office hours Monday-Thursday.
Dr. Hamilton will have extra office hours Thursday from
12:30pm-3:00pm. Drop by with questions! The Prof and TAs will also be
available for appointments - just email or call us to arrange this.
Some Important Topics We've Studied
- The Cause of the Seasons
- Motions of the Stars, Sun, Moon, and Planets in the Sky
- Scientific Method
- Contributions of the Ancient Greeks to Astronomy
- Contributions of the Renaissance Europeans to Astronomy
- Phases of the Moon
- Lunar and Solar Eclipses
- Geocentric and Heliocentric Theories
- Kepler's Laws
- Newton's Laws
- Law of Gravity
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Atoms and the Formation of Spectra
- Doppler Shift
- Physical Properties of the Earth and Moon
- 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 and Saturn
- Ring Systems
- Uranus and Neptune
- Pluto and Charon
- Asteroids
- Meteorites
- The 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
- White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, Black Holes
- Telescopes and the Atmosphere of the Earth
- The Milky Way Galaxy
- Spiral, Irregular, and Elliptical Galaxies
- Active Galaxies: Radio Galaxies, Seyferts, Quasars
- Large Scale Structure of the Universe
- Fate of our Universe
- Birth of our Universe
- Life in the Universe
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