PHYS 2170: Exam Information

Information about upcoming mid-term exams and the final exam will be posted here.

The final exam will be on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 from 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm in room G125 (our classroom).

Make sure to bring a calculator.

The exam covers all material presented in class, all reading assignments, homeworks, etc. The exam is closed book and closed notes. Calculators will be allowed, but no use of stored equations or algebraic solvers may be used. A formula sheet will be provided with the exam.

The identical formula sheet is linked here.

The third exam (#3) will take place in class on Friday, December 04, 2009. Please make sure to attend class on time so everyone will have the full 50 minutes to take the exam. The exam will cover all the material on quantum mechanics and the Schrodinger Equation as presented in the assigned textbook reading, lectures, and homeworks #8, 9, 10, 11, 12. This includes material from Chapter 6 through Chapter 7.

The exam is closed book and closed notes. Calculators will be allowed, but no use of stored equations or algebraic solvers may be used. A formula sheet will be provided with the exam. A preview of the formula sheet is included at the end of the practice exam linked below.

The exam will consist of 3 to 6 problems, with some explanation and some problem solving parts. A practice exam from last year's course including the formula sheet is linked here.

The average score on the exam was 73 points out of 100 maximum. The standard deviation was 17 points. I do not assign specific letter grades to each exam, but to give an approximate range: A 87-100 points, B 70-86 points, C 55-69 points, and a failing score < 55 points.

Solutions to the real exam #3 are posted here.

The second exam (#2) will take place in class on Friday, October 30, 2009. Please make sure to attend class on time so everyone will have the full 50 minutes to take the exam. The exam will cover all the material on atoms, waves, photons, quantum mechanics as presented in the assigned textbook reading, lectures, and homeworks #4, 5, 6, 7, 8. This includes material from Chapter 3 through Chapter 7 (section 7.5).

The exam is closed book and closed notes. Calculators will be allowed, but no use of stored equations or algebraic solvers may be used. A formula sheet will be provided with the exam. A preview of the formula sheet is included at the end of the practice exam linked below.

The exam will consist of 4 to 6 problems, with some explanation and some problem solving parts. A practice exam from last year's course including the formula sheet is linked here.

The average score on the exam was 74 points out of 100 maximum. The standard deviation was 16 points. I do not assign specific letter grades to each exam, but to give an approximate range: A 86-100 points, B 70-85 points, C 50-69 points, and a failing score < 50 points.

Solutions to the real exam #2 are posted here.

The first exam (#1) will take place in class on Friday, September 25, 2009. Please make sure to attend class on time so everyone will have the full 50 minutes to take the exam. The exam will cover all the material on special relativity as presented in the assigned textbook reading, lectures, and homeworks #1, 2, and 3.

The exam is closed book and closed notes. Calculators will be allowed, but no use of stored equations or algebraic solvers may be used. A formula sheet will be provided with the exam. A preview of the formula sheet is included at the end of the practice exam linked below.

The exam will consist of 4 to 6 problems, with some explanation and some problem solving parts. A practice exam from last year's course including the formula sheet is linked here.

The average score on the exam was 67 points out of 100 maximum. The standard deviation was 18 points. I do not assign specific letter grades to each exam, but to give an approximate range: A 88-100 points, B 60-77 points, C 47-59 points, and a failing score < 45 points.

Solutions to the real exam #1 are posted here.