PHY 183 (Section 2):
Physics for Scientists and Engineers I

Fall 2003

Midterm Exam #3
Checklist and Review Suggestions

  1. Time: Monday, 11/10 3:00-3:50 (regular class time) - note that this is 50 min !
  2. Place:
    • Rm. 1410 BPS (regular classroom) for students with family name starting with A-R
    • Rm. 136 Chemistry for students with family name starting with S-Z (from the BPS Atrium, take the hallway just across Sparty's coffee shop or exit into the green courtyard to enter Chemistry Bldg.)
  3. Topics:
    • Note that "topic" only means the topic the problems directly relate to. The purpose of this information is only to give you an idea of what kind of problems to expect.
    • Material covered in Book Chapters 11, 12, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3 (not the proof, just the fact), 13-4
    • Gravitation will not be covered in the exam
    • "Covered" is defined by the lecture notes, CAPA homework, and quizzes
    • Of course everything that has been covered in this course so far might be needed to solve the problems. (except for simple g on the surface of the earth, of course)
  4. Exam style:
    • CAPA Homework style multiple choice questions with scantron sheets
    • Some questions will be very similar to CAPA homework questions (though, because of the short exam time, problems will be computational less extensive than some of the more elaborate CAPA homework problems)
    • Mix of questions probing understanding and problems, where something needs to be calculated.
    • For questions, where multiple answers are possible, partial credit will be given. If a number has to be calculated, no partical credit is given.
  5. What to bring to the exam:
    1. Calculator (nothing of use stored in it)
    2. Pencils and scratch papers
    3. One letter size sheet of paper with handwritten notes (equations etc.)
      Make sure to include the moments of inertia of simple shapes (Book Table 11-2 on p. 227); the ones you should know are hoop and solid cylinder.
    4. Student ID
    This is a CLOSED BOOK exam
  6. Review recommendations
    • make sure you can do and understand all the homework problems
      Pay special attention to:
      Set 7: Problems 1,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,13,14,17
      Set 8: Problems 1,5,6,7,11
      Set 9: Problems 2,3,5,6,7,8
    • make sure you can do and understand all the quiz problems
    • Identify your personal problem areas and practice with additional problems from the book (ideally in groups)
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has been last updated on 5 November 2003 by David Tomanek.