PHY 183 (Section 2):
Physics for Scientists and Engineers I
Fall 2003
Final Exam: Suggested Review Material
The Final Exam will be comprehensive and cover the whole semester,
with a slight emphasis on material not covered by previous exams.
I suggest reviewing the following, roughly in order of importance.
Of course, everyone will have different strengths and weaknesses,
and your strategy should be adjusted accordingly:
Midterms
All Quizzes
Lecture Exercises and Examples
Last four HW sets
Other homework sets
Lastly, to help you focus on any specific areas
that for you may need paying more attention to, here is a list of topics:
Topic
Textbook Chapters
Vector Addition
3
x,v,t
2-2 to 2-6
Projectile motion
4-5, 4-6
Newton's laws
5
Newton's laws: Friction
6-1, 6-2
Circular motion
4-7, 6-4
Work
7-1 to 7-4
Conservation of energy
8-4
Center of mass
Know how to find
center of mass
of a symmetric body