2008 Semifinal Exam AAPT UNITEDSTATES PHYSICS TEAM AIP 2008 Semifinal Exam 6 QUESTIONS-Several MINUTES INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO BEGIN Show all your work.Partial credit will be given. Start each question on a new sheet of paper.Put your name in the upper right-hand corner of each page,along with the question number and the page number/total pages for this problem.For example, Doe,Jamie Prob.1-P.1/3 A hand-held calculator may be used.Its memory must be cleared of data and programs.You may use only the basic functions found on a simple scientific calculator.Calculators may not be shared. Cell phones may not be used during the exam or while the exam papers are present.You may not use any tables,books,or collections of formulas. Each of the four questions in part A are worth 25 points.Each of the two questions in part B are worth 50 points.The questions are not necessarily of the same difficulty.Good luck! In order to maintain exam security,do not communicate any information about the questions(or their answers or solutions)on this contest until after April 10,2008. DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO BEGIN Copyright C2008 American Association of Physics TeachersSolutions 2008 Semifinal Exam 1 AAPT UNITED STATES PHYSICS TEAM AIP 2008 Semifinal Exam 6 QUESTIONS - Several MINUTES INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO BEGIN • Show all your work. Partial credit will be given. • Start each question on a new sheet of paper. Put your name in the upper right-hand corner of each page, along with the question number and the page number/total pages for this problem. For example, Doe, Jamie Prob. 1 - P. 1/3 • A hand-held calculator may be used. Its memory must be cleared of data and programs. You may use only the basic functions found on a simple scientific calculator. Calculators may not be shared. • Cell phones may not be used during the exam or while the exam papers are present. You may not use any tables, books, or collections of formulas. • Each of the four questions in part A are worth 25 points. Each of the two questions in part B are worth 50 points. The questions are not necessarily of the same difficulty. Good luck! • In order to maintain exam security, do not communicate any information about the questions (or their answers or solutions) on this contest until after April 10, 2008. DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO BEGIN Copyright c 2008 American Association of Physics Teachers