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This page contains Words of Wisdom about Exam 1.

  1. Where do I go to take the exam?
  2. What will be on the exam?
  3. Do we have to memorize the equations?
  4. What Sample Problems should I review?

Where do I go to take the exam?

Exam 1 – Feb. 13, 6-7:25 PM

Sections

Days/Times

Professor

Exam Room

01,15

MR 8-10,2-4

Bedrosian

DCC 308

02,07

MR 10-12,4-6

Wilke

DCC 308

14

MR 12-2

Zhang

DCC 308

04,05

MR 12-2,2-4

Yamaguchi

DCC 318

09

TF 10-12

Wetzel

DCC 324

10

TF 10-12

Washington

DCC 324

11,12

TF 12-2,2-4

Eah

Sage 3303

Please come to the assigned room for your section.

Conflict exam or for students who get extra time:

J-R SC 2C06 Feb. 13 – Start any time 5-8 PM if an RPI conflict, or start 5-6 if you get extra time.  You may not start after 6 PM simply because you get extra time.

Please contact Prof. Bedrosian as soon as possible if you cannot take the exam on February 13.

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What will be on the exam?

The exam can cover any material in your assigned reading, lectures, homework problems, class activities, and exercises.

However, it is a good bet that the problems on the exam will cover topics that we have covered in more than one of the above formats.

You can expect that the exam will emphasize understanding physics concepts and will not primarily be "plug and chug" problems.

Previous exams and answers are available to you on our Downloads page.

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Do we have to memorize the equations?

We will provide you with a formula sheet for the exam.  You can find that on the Downloads page.  However, you should be familiar with the variables in each formula and under what circumstances it is correct to use each formula.  Note that we have been careful in each formula to put arrows over all symbols that represent vectors.

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What Sample Problems should I review?

All of the Sample Problems in the assigned reading will help your understanding.  (Note: "Sample Problems" are the worked-out problems in the reading, not the homework problems.)  You will find the following Sample Problems especially helpful:

2-2 (page 18), 2-5 (page 23), 2-7 (page 26), 3-2 (page 42), 4-5 (page 64), 4-7 (page 68), 4-8 (page 69), 4-9 (page 71), 5-1 (page 93), 5-2 (page 93), 5-3 (page 94), 5-5 (page 100), 5-7 (page 103), 5-8 (page 104), 5-9 (page 105), 6-6 (page 126), 6-7 (page 126), 6-9 (page 128), 6-10 (page 129), 9-1 (page 204), 9-3 (page 208), 9-4 (page 213 - ignore part b), 9-5 (page 214), 9-6 (page 215), 9-7 (page 216).

Note Fall 2006: Please ignore sample problems about Uniform Circular Motion.  These are in RED above.  We will cover that topic for Exam 2, not Exam 1.

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You can download copies of the first exam and its solutions, the second exam and its solutions, and the third exam and its solutions.

There will be Supplemental Instruction for Physics 1 by Asantha Kempitiya Mondays and Thursdays 8-10pm in DCC 235.  (This is a change from the original location.)

The optional review for exam 3 will be held Tuesday, Nov. 27, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, in DCC 308.