Astro150	Fall 2010

Exams

Hour Exam 3

• Date:  Wed., Dec 8, 2010
• Place and Time:  In class at the usual time, at 1:00-1:50pm
• Format: 40 Multiple Choice questions
• Bring:
  • Yourself, well-rested and well-studied
  • You may also bring 1 piece of regular, 8.5"× 11" paper with notes written on it.  You may write or print whatever notes or diagrams you like on (both sides of) the paper.  It is a very good idea to write your own sheet, as the exercise of deciding what is important, organizing it, and writing it down, is a good way to study.
• Topics: From Lecture 26 to Lecture 37. Lecture, homeworks, and class discussions are included. My goal is to test for understanding of the concepts we have discussed, and how they fit together.
• Study tips: We have covered a lot of material in a short time, so here are some tips on how to approach your studies for the exam.
  • As noted above, lecture, homeworks, and class discussions can be included.
• Last Semester's Exam: Fall 2010 exam is available ( adopted from the final exam) here.
• Review Questions: Some review slides for the Exam.

Hour Exam 2

• Date: Nov 5th
• Place and Time: In class, at the normal time
• Format: 40 Multiple Choice questions
• Bring:
  • Yourself, well-rested and well-studied
  • You may also bring 1 piece of regular, 8.5"× 11" paper with notes written on it.  You may write or print whatever notes or diagrams you like on (both sides of) the paper.  It is a very good idea to write your own sheet, as the exercise of deciding what is important, organizing it, and writing it down, is a good way to study.
• Topics: From Lecture 13 to Lecture 25. Lecture, homeworks, and class discussions are included. My goal is to test for understanding of the concepts we have discussed, and how they fit together.
• Study tips: We have covered a lot of material in a short time, so here are some tips on how to approach your studies for the exam.
  • As noted above, lecture, homeworks, and class discussions can be included.
• Last Semester's Exam: Fall 2010 exam is available here.
• Review Questions: Some review slides for the Exam.

Hour Exam 1

• Date: Friday, Oct 1st
• Place and Time: In class, at the normal time
• Format: 40 Multiple Choice questions
• Bring:
  • Yourself, well-rested and well-studied
  • You may also bring 1 piece of regular, 8.5"× 11" paper with notes written on it.  You may write or print whatever notes or diagrams you like on (both sides of) the paper.  It is a very good idea to write your own sheet, as the exercise of deciding what is important, organizing it, and writing it down, is a good way to study.
• Topics: From the beginning of class to Sept 24th. Lecture, homeworks, class discussions, micro-meteorite lab, and the asteroid computer lab are included in the material. My goal is to test for understanding of the concepts we have discussed, and how they fit together.
• Study tips: We have covered a lot of material in a short time, so here are some tips on how to approach your studies for the exam.
  • Read through the lecture slides and make sure you understand all the concepts.
  • Make sure you understand why you got the HW right or wrong. If the question was flipped upside down would you still get it right?
  • Make sure you understand the large picture of the class discussions.
  • Last Semester's Exam: Fall 2010 exam is available here.
  • Review Questions: Some review slides for the Exam.