| NOTE: We have recently changed from three midterm exams per semester to two midterm exams. Therefore, the coverage of class content in the past mid-term examinations (many of which are on Weekly Joys ) will be different from the coverage of content in each exam this semester. See which topics are covered for each exam for this semester before reviewing past exams. |
EXAM 1
- Exam details
- Wednesday, February 14, 6:30-7:30PM.
- Covers material up through 2D moving reference frame kinematics (Lectures 1-12).
- Three problems: two "full-length" problems of the same format as the homework, and one problem made up of conceptual questions (multiple-choice or short-answer questions).
- ME-approved calculators allowed.
- Exam locations to be announced in class.
- Equation Sheet (including cover and honor code sheets, FYI)
- Sample exams: see Weekly Joys. (Please note that Weekly Joys is run by ME undergraduate students, not by ME faculty.)
- Review Session:
- Sunday, February 11, starting at 2:30PM on Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/96184321131?pwd=L3U0eTBvWjNIQ2dnQ0ZqaHFNLzNuQT09
- Sample exam problems for the review session
- Review Session video recording
- Pi Tau Sigma review session: Monday, February 12, 6:30-7:30, PHYS 223.
- Exam 1 stats: Mean - 40.1/60 (66.8%) and Median - 41/60 (68.3%)
- Exam 1 solution
EXAM 2
- Exam details:
- Tuesday, April 2, 8:00-9:00PM.
- Covers material from 3D moving reference frame kinematics through Newton/Euler equations (Lectures 13-29).
- Three problems: two "full-length" problems of the same format as the homework, and one problem made up of conceptual questions (multiple-choice or short-answer questions).
- ME-approved calculators allowed.
- Exam locations (same as for Exam 1):
- 8:30 (Sotelo) and 4:30 (H. Liu): PHYS 114
- 9:30 (Y. Liu) and 2:30 (Gibert): WTHR 200
- 11:30 and 1:30 (Krousgrill): CL50 224
- Equation Sheet (including cover and honor code sheets, FYI)
- Sample exams: see Weekly Joys. Please note that Weekly Joys is run by ME undergraduate students, not by ME faculty.
- Review session:
- Monday, April 1, starting at 7:00PM in the Zoom room of: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/94529814158?pwd=NVdON0VjcWJLOTVwVk9UNzdRSURyZz09
- Sample exam problems for review session.
- Review session recording.
- Pi Tau Sigma review session: Thursday, March 28, 7:30-8:30, MSEE B012.
- Exam 2 stats: Mean - 42.9/60 (71.5%) and Median - 43.5/60 (72.5%)
- Exam 2 solution
FINAL EXAM
- Exam details:
- Monday, April 29, 7:00-9:00PM
- Four problems total:
- Three "full-length" problems of the same format as the homework, on material covered in Chapters 5 and 6 of the lecture book. The only excluded material from those two chapters are forced response with damping, and problems with rotating imbalances.
- One problem made up of conceptual questions (multiple-choice or short-answer questions) on topics throughout the course.
- ME-approved calculators allowed.
- Exam locations:
- 8:30 (Sotelo): LILY G126
- 9:30 (Y. Liu) and 2:30 (Gibert): LILY 1105
- 11:30 and 1:30 (Krousgrill) and 4:30 (H. Liu): CL50 224
- Equation Sheet
- Sample exams: see Weekly Joys. Please note that Weekly Joys is run by ME undergraduate students, not by ME faculty.
- Review session:
- Saturday, April 27, starting at 1:00 pm in Zoom: Meeting ID: 957 5726 1475, Passcode: ME274
- Sample exam problems for review session.
- Review session recording: individual videos of problems on sample exam.
- Final Exam stats: Mean =58.8/80 (73.5%) and median = 60/80 (75%)
- Final Exam solution