Bring questions for the review session. I am not bringing any prepared lecture, it is your responsibility to ask questions.
This test will be given under the rules of the Honor Code. Bring a calculator,
but using equations programmed into your calculator IS NOT ALLOWED.
This test will cover chapters 1-4 of Halliday and Resnick and everything I did in class
concerning that material. This includes demos and conceptual questions. Missing
class is not an excuse for not understanding this information.
We did skip a couple sections in Halliday and Resnick, you will not be responsible for
those.
The test will most likely consist of four or five problems (like those on the homework)
with several parts, three or four conceptual multiple choice questions (similar in style
to those we did in class), and possibly some short answer questions. You may be
required to supply a reason with your answer for full credit.
You will be given 55 minutes to complete the test. Remember to do the problems you
know how to do first and do the more difficult problems later. Budget your time
wisely, if you get stuck for too long, move on.
Generally speaking you should feel comfortable with the following (though this is not
necessarily an exhaustive list.....):
do unit conversions.
understand and know how to use/find displacement, average velocity and acceleration,
instantaneous velocity and acceleration (such as understanding the different plots, x vs
t, v vs t, a vs t)
use vectors, find their components, magnitude and direction, etc.
understand how to do 1 and 2 dimensional motion problems,eg. free fall, projectile motion
(there WILL be a projectile motion problem, know how to
do it!)
uniform circular motion
Know how to do all of the assigned homework problems and
understand all the conceptual questions from class. Read the
chapters and understand how to do the examples in the text. If you have not done
well on the homework you need to fully understand your old hw to do well on the test.
If you find the homework easy, you should do well on the test.
Go here
for the equation sheet I will pass out with your test. These equations will be
supplied for the test. I do not think it is especially helpful to memorize special
case equations, as one is likely to use it in the wrong situation. It is up to you
to understand the equations. I will supply you with any conversion factors you may
need, but you do need to know the prefixes I told you about from Chapter 1.
