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« PHYS218 Fall 2012
Final Exam
Fri 07Dec2012 11:17PM
The final exam will be comprehensive and will be the same format as the previous exams (10 multiple choice questions). Two or three questions will be drawn from the material not previously covered on Exams 1-3: Chapters 12-16 and the corresponding Homeworks 12-14. The remaining questions will be drawn from our previous material.
Please bring your Purdue ID, a #2 pencil, a calculator, and a 8.5x11" crib sheet containing any information that you'd like. You may not use a cell phone or any device capable of wireless communication as a calculator.
You will be provided with the same front page as you were for Exam 3 giving: the moment of inertia for various shapes, the density of water, and the acceleration due to gravity. Best of luck to everyone!
Exam 3, 8-10 pm Nov. 15, EE129
Mon 05Nov2012 1:03PMWe will have Exam 3 at 8-10 pm on Thursday Nov. 15, 2012 in EE129.
The exam will cover Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11 and the corresponding Homeworks 8, 9, 10, and 11. Approximately half of the questions will be drawn from the homework and half will be drawn from the lectures. The questions that are drawn from the homework will be modified, so, be sure that you understand each problem thoroughly.
Please bring your Purdue ID, a #2 pencil, a calculator, and a 8.5x11" crib sheet containing any information that you'd like. You may not use a cell phone or any device capable of wireless communication as a calculator.
You can find two sets of practice exams on this website. The most relevant are labeled "Prof todd practice exams" under the "Course Content" heading. These are the exams that I gave during Spring 2010, Spring 2011, and Fall 2011. Other exams can be found under "Important Links" -> "Practice Exams". This contains several exams given by other PHYS218 professors in the past. These are good practice, however, all professors being a little different, I would recommend first studying my previous exams.
Also, please note that in the Spring of 2010 there were only 2 exams during the semester. Hence, the contents of the Exams from Spring 2010 are a bit different than the contents this semester. The questions that are relevant to your Exam 3 are:
Spring 2010, Practice Exam 2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9
Final exams from Spring 2010 and Spring 2011 are also posted. Sorry, no solutions to the Spring 2011 final exam.
You will be provided with the same front page as practice exam 2 giving: the moment of inertia for various shapes, the density of water, and the acceleration due to gravity. Best of luck to everyone!
Exam 2, 8-10 pm Oct. 17, EE129
Wed 03Oct2012 12:02PMWe will have Exam 2 at 8-10 pm on Oct. 17, 2012 in EE129.
The exam will cover Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 and the corresponding Homeworks 4, 5, 6, and 7. Approximately half of the questions will be drawn from the homework and half will be drawn from the lectures. The questions that are drawn from the homework will be modified, so that, it is not a simple matter of plugging in new numbers to identical equations; be sure that you understand each problem thoroughly.
Please bring your Purdue ID, a #2 pencil, a calculator, and a 8.5x11" crib sheet containing any information that you'd like. You may not use a cell phone or any device capable of wireless communication as a calculator.
You can find two sets of practice exams on this website. The most relevant are labeled "Prof todd practice exams" under the "Course Content" heading. These are the exams that I gave during Spring 2010, Spring 2011, and Fall 2011. Other exams can be found under "Important Links" -> "Practice Exams". This contains several exams given by other PHYS218 professors in the past. These are good practice, however, all professors being a little different, I would recommend first studying my previous exams. Please note that Exam 1 from Spring 2010 includes questions relevent to this exam (Questions: 2, 3, 6, and 10). Exam 2 from Spring 2010 included material from later chapters (Questions: 1,2,3,4,6,9) that are not covered on your Exam 2.
My exam is given with and without solutions. I highly recommend that you take the practice exam without looking at the solutions first and then evaluate your own performance. Best of luck to everyone!
Exam 1, 8-10 pm Sept. 13, EE129
Wed 05Sep2012 9:38AM
We will have Exam 1 at 8-10 pm on Sept. 13 in EE129.
The exam will cover Chapters 1, 2, and 3 and the corresponding Homeworks 1, 2, and 3. Approximately half of the questions will be drawn from the homework and half will be drawn from the lectures. The questions that are drawn from the homework will be modified, so that, it is not a simple matter of plugging in new numbers to identical equations; be sure that you understand each problem thoroughly.
Please bring your Purdue ID, a #2 pencil, a calculator, and a 8.5x11" crib sheet containing any information that you'd like. You may not use a cell phone or other communication device as a calculator.
You can find three sets of practice exams on this website. The most relevant are labeled "Prof todd practice exams" under the "Course Content" heading. These are the exams that I gave during Spring 2010, Spring 2011, and Fall 2011. Other exams can be found under "Important Links" -> "Practice Exams". This contains several exams given by other PHYS218 professors in the past. These are good practice, however, all professors being a little different, I would recommend first studying my previous exams. Please note that Exam 1 from Spring 2010 included material from Chapters 4 and 5 (Questions: 2,3,6,10) that are not covered on your Exam 1.
My exam is given with and without solutions. I highly recommend that you take the practice exam without looking at the solutions first and then evaluate your own performance. Best of luck to everyone!