ASTR 100 (Hamilton)
EXAM I (100 points)
Tuesday, March 2
Details of the Exam
The exam will be given during lecture on Tuesday March 2 (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 the exams laid out on the
seats in the classroom. 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 a #2
pencil to the exam - notes, books, and calculators, and electronic
devices are not allowed! Just you and the pencil.
There will be 40 multiple choice question worth 1.5 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 40 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 qeustions (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 consisely as
possible!
The exam will cover the lecture material through February 25, and the
material in the book through Chapter 5. Since we are still behind in
lectures/sections, the Chapter 5 material will be deemphasized,
perhaps amounting to just 10% of the exam. 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 Session
There will be a review session in our classroom PHYS1412 on Monday,
March 1 from 7:00pm-9:00pm led by some of the TAs (Brian, Bryan, and
Erin). Please bring lots of questions to the review session; this is
your chance get help from an expert!
Extended Office Hours
Extra Office Hours? You got it! Dr. Hamilton will hold extra office
hours Monday March 1 from 10:00am-3:00pm. We he gets tired, TA Erin
will take over with her usual 3:00-5:00pm office hours. But wait,
there's more! Your best ASTR100 aid is the review session from
7:00-9:00pm. That's 9 hours of concentrated Astro!
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
- Components of the Solar System
- Origin of the Solar System
- Formation of Moons in the Solar System
- Interiors and Atmospheres of the Earth-like planets
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