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Below are some sample multiple choice questions. Some of the questions involve topics not normally covered in a high school physics course. We put them there to give you an idea of the additional material that is covered in the introductory non-calculus university physics course. Some questions require conversion factors, which we will provide in the actual examination. In the samples below you should look them up in your physics text book.
Below are the questions that appeared in the previous examinations.
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