Physics 174 15 December, 2006 Study Guide for the Final Exam
Physics 174 15 December, 2006 Study Guide for the Final Exam
Physics 174 15 December, 2006 Study Guide for the Final Exam
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<strong>Physics</strong><strong>174</strong><br />
<strong>Study</strong><strong>Guide</strong><strong>for</strong><strong>the</strong><strong>Final</strong><strong>Exam</strong><br />
<strong>15</strong><strong>December</strong>,<strong>2006</strong><br />
UnitIVlectures<br />
Lect. Date Topic Materialcovered(seeoutlinebelow)<br />
39 8Dec IV.01 4.1. 4.2.1.-4.2.2.<br />
40 11Dec IV.02 4.2.2.-4.2.5.<br />
41 13Dec IV.03 4.2.5.-4.2.6. 4.3.1.-4.3.2.<br />
42 <strong>15</strong>Dec IV.04 4.3.2.-4.3.3. Review<br />
43 21Dec <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Exam</strong>at4:30pminourusualclassroom<br />
UnitIVoutline<br />
4.1. Spectroscopyinreview<br />
1. Basicprinciples<br />
2. Demonstration<br />
3. Dopplershifts<br />
4.2. Exoplanets<br />
1. Somedefinitions<br />
2. Detectionmethods<br />
3. Browndwarfs<br />
4. Falsealarms<br />
5. Success<br />
6. Transitingsystems<br />
4.3. Exobiology<br />
1. Stellarastronomyinanutshell<br />
2. TheDrakeEquation<br />
3. TheFermiParadox<br />
UnitIVreviewquestions<br />
HowdoesaDopplershiftchange<strong>the</strong>wavelengthoflightemittedbyanobject<br />
Whatisanexoplanet<br />
Whatisabrowndwarf<br />
Howhaveastronomersdetectedexoplanets<br />
Whatis<strong>the</strong>fundamentalreason<strong>for</strong><strong>the</strong>falsedetectionsofexoplanets<br />
Whatselectioneffectsskew<strong>the</strong>observedsampleofexoplanets<br />
Whatfactorslimit<strong>the</strong>possibilityofinhabitableplanetsaroundastar<br />
Whatdoes<strong>the</strong>DrakeEquationattempttodetermine<br />
Whatassumptionunderlies<strong>the</strong>FermiParadox
Generalreviewquestions<br />
ThefinalexamwillconsistprimarilyofmaterialcoveredinUnitsI-III. SomenewmaterialfromUnit<br />
IVwillappear,and<strong>the</strong>studyquestionson<strong>the</strong>previouspageshouldguidestudentsto<strong>the</strong>more<br />
importantmaterial. Toreview,studentsshouldconsult<strong>the</strong>irclassnotes,<strong>the</strong>irtextbook,previous<br />
studyguides,copiesof<strong>Exam</strong>Iand<strong>Exam</strong>II,and<strong>the</strong>quizzespostedonline. Thequestionsbeloware<br />
notinclusiveofwhatmightappearon<strong>the</strong><strong>Final</strong>;<strong>the</strong>yaremeanttostresssomekeyconceptsandsome<br />
conceptsthatmightnothavebeenstressedsufficientlybe<strong>for</strong>e.<br />
Howdoessciencework<br />
Compare<strong>the</strong>dependenciesofcultureandscientificoutlookinancientEgypt,Mesopotamia,and<br />
Greece<br />
Describehow<strong>the</strong>nightskychangeswith<strong>the</strong>seasons. Why<br />
Whatandwhenare<strong>the</strong>solsticesandequinoxes<br />
Foraplanetorbitingano<strong>the</strong>rstar,howwouldyoudeterminehowhighitssungetsabove<strong>the</strong>horizon<br />
on<strong>the</strong>firstdaysofitswinterandsummer<br />
Howdoes<strong>the</strong>astronomyof<strong>the</strong>HellenicandHellenisticGreeksdiffer<br />
Describe<strong>the</strong>twomodelsof<strong>the</strong>geocentricSolarSystemproposedby<strong>the</strong>Greeks. Whywasone<br />
preferredover<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>r (Thisquestionisrelatedto<strong>the</strong>oneabove.)<br />
Compare<strong>the</strong>PtolemaicandCopernicanmodelsof<strong>the</strong>SolarSystem.<br />
Whatevidenceledto<strong>the</strong>adoptionof<strong>the</strong>heliocentricmodelof<strong>the</strong>SolarSystem.<br />
Whatisablackbody<br />
Whatisspectroscopy Whatcanittellus<br />
Whatisin<strong>the</strong>SolarSystem<br />
WhatkindofplanetisPluto Why<br />
Compare<strong>the</strong>AsteroidBelt,<strong>the</strong>KuiperBelt,short-periodcomets,andlong-periodcomets.<br />
Whatdetermines<strong>the</strong>observedsurfacepropertiesof<strong>the</strong>Galileansatellites<br />
WhydidNASAsendroverstoMars Whathave<strong>the</strong>ytoldus<br />
Whathas<strong>the</strong>CassinimissiontoldusaboutTitan<br />
Whatdoweknowabout<strong>the</strong>possibilityoflifeono<strong>the</strong>rworldsin<strong>the</strong>SolarSystem<br />
(Don’t<strong>for</strong>get: anythingon<strong>the</strong>previousstudyguides,exams,andquizzescouldstillbeon<strong>the</strong><strong>Final</strong>,<br />
evenifit’snotcoveredin<strong>the</strong>questionsabove.)
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