We have several study aids available both on- and off-site. Although your instructor is likely to base his or her exam on the lecture/lab material and assigned reading, we hope that these sample tests will provide a helpful supplemental study aid.
Study Aids, Guides, and Practice Tests
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The following links provide study aids (or guides) from instructors, as well as practice tests corresponding to two different textbooks that have been used in Astronomy 1001 in the past.
- C. Woodward Midterm 1
- C. Woodward Midterm 2
- C. Woodward Final
- Williams Midterm 1
- Williams Midterm 2
- Williams Final
- Gehrz Midterm 1
- Gehrz Midterm 2
- Gehrz Final
- H. Lee Final
- Section 2 (Dr. Gehrz) - Midterm 1 review
- Section 2 (Dr. Gehrz) - Midterm 2 review
- Section 2 (Dr. Gehrz) - Final review
- 21st Century Astronomy (Hester, et al) --Used as the primary Astro 1001 text in Spring, 2003. This helpful offsite resource provides 20 multiple-choice and 5 conceptual questions per chapter.
- Astronomy (Zeilik) --This onsite test bank provides over 700 astronomy questions and answers.
Past Exams
Additionally, we provide actual AST 1001 tests from previous semesters:
First Midterm
- Spring 2003 - Prof. Kuhi
- Spring 2000 - Prof. Kuhi
- Fall 2000 - Prof. Thomas Jones
- Fall 1999 - Prof. Gehrz
Second Midterm
- Fall 2001 - Prof. Kuhi
- Spring 2000 - Prof. Kuhi
- Fall 2000 - Prof. Thomas Jones
- Answer Key for Prof. Jones' Fall 2000 test
- Fall 1999 - Prof. Gehrz