Midterms

Well,everyone had a day of whatever help they needed for the upcoming midterm exams. C and E are on the chopping block tomorrow and B and F follow on Wednesday. Remember basic test-taking strategies:

• Don't come into the test hungry, thirsty or needing a restroom-break. Take care of all of that ahead of time.



• Make sure to have all materials with you such as your writing utensil and calculator. A calculator is especially important since the riff-raff ones I have in class may not be the most efficient ones with which to work your problems.



• Use basic logic and common sense - if an answer doesn't make sense, it is probably not the right answer. Physics is all about the real world, so use your instincts.



• Eliminate options for multiple-choice questions to increase the probability of being right if you have no choice but to guess on an item.



• Skip questions you don't know and come back to them later. Another question might jog your memory or give you a hint and wasting time on a question that you're weak on lessens time you have to work on questions you feel confident about.



• Read questions carefully - don't read the first few words and assume you know what the rest of the question says.



• You have seen all of the information before - think about what concepts the question might target based on the information given before you start to line up formulas.



• Bring work with you - if you finish early, you need something to keep you busy so that you don't resort to chatting and wind up in hot water.



• Study so you know the information - not so you can figure it out on the test, since that makes you take far longer on the test than you should and for midterm and final exams you should not count on receiving any extra time to finish your test.

Good luck everyone!