Hints for Test III

• No sheet of equations.
• Constants will be provided.
• You must show the instructor an empty calculator memory before the test starts.
• Any interesting material from these chapters not covered in class is a possible bonus question.
• Formulas for moments of inertia (needed for angular momentum) will be provided.
• Expect at least one problem on the following concepts:
• Conservation of momentum.
• Conservation of angular momentum.
• The vector cross product!
• Pressure:
• Definition of pressure: P = F/A.
• Pressure in a liquid at a depth, h: P = hrg.
• Archimedes' principle.
  
• The relationship between average kinetic energy of the molecules in a gas and temperature: <1/2 mv²> = 3/2 kT.
• Concepts (we did not get to the formulas for most of these so there will be more conceptual questions on this test):
• Molecular basis of evaporative cooling.
• Brownian motion.
• Change of phase, and/or thermal expansion.
• Heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation).
• First Law of thermodynamics (AKA conservation of energy).
• There will be some kind of problem or question about the second law of thermodynamics (Carnot cyle, efficiency, entropy).
• Simple harmonic motion and Chaos will be on the final.
• As always be sure to review homework problems and worksheets/problems we did in class.
• There were two sets of instructor notes for this material which you should review.
  

Past tests.

• NOTE: From year to year we cover slightly different material so you may see things in past years that were not covered this year. Conversely you may see things on this years test not covered in previous years.
• ALSO: Due to limitations with html formating, not all figures and equations are available.
• And: If someone will bring me copies of other years I will scan them and put them on this site.
• Fall 1996, test 3.
• Fall 1999, test 3.
• Fall 2001, test 3.
• Fall 2002, test 3.
• Fall 2004, test 3.