ASTR 100 (Hamilton)
EXAM II (100 points)
Tuesday, April 20
Details of the Exam
The exam will be given during lecture on Tuesday April 20 (normal time
and place - PHYS 1412 from 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; 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 April 15, and
Chapters 6-10 in the book. A small amount of Chapter 5 material 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 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 PHYS1412 on Monday, April 19 from
7:00pm-9:00pm held by some of the ASTR100 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 Monday April 19 from
10:00 - 1:00pm.
Some Important Topics We've Studied
- Atmospheres of Terrestrial Planets
- Interiors of Terrestrial Planets
- Surfaces of Terrestrial Planets
- Atmosphere of Jupiter
- Interior of Jupiter and Saturn
- Satellites of Jupiter
- Satellites of 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
- Comets: Location in the Solar System
- Exoplanets
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Black Body Radiation
- Atoms and the Formation of Spectra
- The Doppler Effect
- Telescopes & the Earth's Atmosphere
- 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
- Binary Stars
- White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, Black Holes
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