Physics 121 Exams
Fall 2022
Exam #1 - (average = 71%) posted 10/4/22 @ 2:00pm
Exam #2 - (average = 62%) posted 10/31/22 @ 3:30pm
Physics 121 Formula sheet updated 09/07/22
Fall 2022 Final Exam Information:
Physics 121 Final Exam: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 from 8:30am - 10:30am in ISEC 106
There are 6 problems on the exam. Each problem is 24 points consisting of three free response parts at 8 points each. The final exam is out of 144 points.
Exam Topics
1. Electrostatics: Charges, electric fields and forces; electric potential energy, electric potential, and elecectric work.
2. Resistor Circuits: Current, electric potential, electric fields, resistance, and resistors in series & parallel.
3. RC Circuits: Capacitors, resistors in series & parallel, time constants, charging & discharging capacitors, and energy stored in a capacitor.
4. Magnetism: Charge, magnetic fields, magnetic force on charges, electric forces & electric fields, electric potentials, electric work, and the work-kinetic energy theorem.
5. Magnetism: Mangnetic fields and forces on currents in wire , currents, ohm's law, and Newton's laws of motion.
6. Faraday's law: Resistance, resistors, current, ohm's law, electric potential, Faraday's law, and magnetic flux.
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Spring 2019
Exam #1 - (section 01 average = 67%; section 02 average = 72%) posted 4/27/19 @ 11am
Exam #2 - (section 01 average = 71%; section 02 average = 67%) posted 5/26/19 @ 2pm
Formula sheet updated 6/7/19
Spring 2019 Final Exam Information:
Physics 121 Final Exam: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 in S&E N114 from 11:30am - 1:30pm
There are 6 problems on the exam. Each problem is 24 points. The final exam is out of 144 points.
Exam Topics
1. Electrostatics: Charges, electric fields and forces; electric potential energy, electric potential, work, electric dipoles
2. Resistor Circuits: Current, electric potential, electric fields, resistance, resistors in series & parallel, conservation of energy (loop rule) , conservation of charge (node/junction rule), and power
3. RC Circuits: Capacitors, capacitance, capacitors in series & parallel, time constants, charging & discharging capacitors
4. Magnetism: Magnetic fields, magnetic forces, charges, electric forces & electric fields, electric potentials, electric work, work-kinetic energy theorem
5. Magnetism: Mangnetic forces & magnetic fields, currents, ohm's law, Newton's laws of motion
6. Faraday's law: Resistance, resistors, current, ohm's law, electric potential, faraday's law, magnetic flux.
Winter 2018
Exam #1 - (average = 55.2%) posted 1/29/18 @ 2pm
Exam #2 - (average = 70.1%) posted 2/26/18 @ 5pm
Formula sheet updated 3/7/18
Winter 2018 Final Exam Information:
Physics 121 Final Exam: Thursday, March 15, 2018 from 8:30am - 10:30am in S&E N304.
There are 6 problems on the exam. Each problem is 24 points. The final exam is out of 144 points.
Exam Topics
1. Electrostatics: Charges, electric fields and forces; electric potential energy, electric potential, work, electric dipoles
2. Resistor Circuits: Current, electric potential, electric fields, resistance, resistors in series & parallel, loop and node rules, power
3. RC Circuits: Capacitors, capacitance, capacitors in series & parallel, time constants, charging & discharging capacitors
4. Magnetism: Magnetic fields, magnetic forces, charges, electric forces & electric fields, electric potentials, electric work, work-kinetic energy theorem
5. Magnetism: Mangnetic forces & magnetic fields, currents, ohm's law, Newton's laws of motion
6. Faraday's law: Resistance, resistors, current, ohm's law, electric potential, faraday's law, magnetic flux.
Winter 2016
Exam #1 - posted 1/29/16 @ 9:30am
Exam #2 - posted 2/29/16 @ 6:00pm
Winter 2016 Final Exam Information:
Physics 121 Final Exam: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in Olin 115. You may start the exam at 2:00pm if you'd like.
There are 6 problems on the exam. Each problem is 24 points. The final exam is out of 144 points.
Exam Topics
1. Electrostatics: Charges, electric fields and forces; electric potential energy, electric potential, work, electric dipoles
2. Resistor Circuits: Current, electric potential, electric fields, resistance, resistors in series & parallel, loop and node rules, power
3. RC Circuits: Capacitors, capacitance, capacitors in series & parallel, time constants, charging & discharging capacitors
4. Magnetism: Magnetic fields, magnetic forces, charges, electric forces & electric fields, electric potentials, electric work, work-kinetic energy theorem
5. Magnetism: Mangnetic forces & magnetic fields, currents, ohm's law, momentum prinicple
6. Faraday's law: Resistance, resistors, current, ohm's law, electric potential, faraday's law, magnetic flux