Physics 241
Final Exam Blue Print
Date: December 11, 2014, 9:00 am N219
Duration: 2.5 hours
Major Emphases
There are a number
of central ideas that you should be prepared to discuss at both the "problem solving" and
conceptual levels:
- Forces, Torques
and Free Body Diagrams:
Be prepared to discuss and use FBD's. This includes drawing them and setting
up subsequent equations of force. Since we have now inlcuded rotation and
torque - be prepared to also (when appropriate) include rotational terms.
This also assume familiarity with vector notation and using vector notation
in setting up force equations.
- Energy and
Conservation
Make sure you understand how to calculate various forms that energy can take
as well understanding the use of work-energy theorem and conservation principles.
You should also review the idea of power and how this relates to
energy and work.
- Impulse
and Momentum:
Understand and be prepared to discuss momentum, impusle and the physics of
collisions. Be sure that you know how to combine both momentum and energy
concepts. Also - remember that these ideas come in linear and rotational "flavours!"
- Torques and Angular Momentum:
Be sure to review how torque, moment of inertia and angular momentum are related. Also, be able to calculate and use torques in balanced (static)force cases.
Exam Structure
The exam will consist of 5 questions:
- a short answer
section covering all topics in the course (similar to the "two-minute" questions)
- 4 long answer
(multi-part) problems consisting of both a numerical and expository component.
These questions will combine a number of concepts from both Units C and N. You should plan on
spending about 20 minutes per problem.
You may use a small formula card.