G108: Final Exam Review Sheet
For the final you are expected to be familiar with the topics listed below (i.e. all we have covered so far both before and after the Midterm). Questions will be exactly the same format as in the labs: you will be given data, asked to analyze it in a certain way, and then to interpret it/answer general questions. A sheet of conversion factors will be provided in the exam - you do not need to learn these. If you desire additional review questions on selected topics, please see me and I will provide some. Bring to the exam all the equipment you have been using in lab: i.e., calculator, pencil, eraser, ruler. I will provide graph paper where needed and protractors. The exam is closed book so you cannot use your notes or handouts.
SI units:
- Convert units with conversion factors given
Graphing:
- Identify independent and dependent variables (X and Y axes)
- Determine appropriate type of graph: bar versus line
- Scale axes - linear and log
- Interpolate/extrapolate data
- Calculate slopes (gradients) of straight lines
- Calculate area on a graph (e.g. channel cross-section)
Maps:
- Calculate and express scale as graphical (bar) scale, RF and verbal scale - be able to interconvert
- Location: latitude and longitude
- Direction - points on a compass, azimuth
Cross-sections:
- Analyze field measurements (i.e. angles, horizontal distances, trigonometry) to construct a cross-section
- Draw a cross section
- Label horizontal axis
- Calculate vertical exaggeration where appropriate
- Calculate gradients
Isolines:
- Draw and label isolines on a map with point values
- Interpolate unknown values
- Calculate gradients
Calculations:
- Mean
- Return intervals and probabilities of extreme events
Additional reminders:
Remember all that you have learned about labeling and providing units for all numerical answers. Also be careful with measurements, rounding errors and significant figures. I will grade your exams carefully and you will be penalized for sloppy measurements, calculations, etc. Make sure you show all steps in your calculations. Always remember that in most cases, the method is more important than the final numerical answer.