J. J. Spaun won the U.S. Open at Oakmont by shooting a birdie on 18.  This is a 502 yard par 4. We will assume the expected shots to hole out is 4.32 from the tee (this is the average over all rounds).  His shots are as follows: Blasts his drive 312 yards into the fairway.  He is about 190 yards out and his expected shots remaining from here is 3.1 Reaches the green in 2 but is 64 feet away from the hole.  His expected shots from here is 2.25. Sinks a miraculous putt from 64 feet away to finish at 1 under par for the tournament. What was his worst shot from a strokes gained perspective?

The traditional Pythagorean developed by Bill James used an exponent of 2 for baseball and we’ll use this exponent. In the 2024 season, the Guardians scored 708 runs and allowed 621 runs.  Let’s assume the lineup as constructed would repeat this output next year. Suppose the Guardians had their choice of 2 players: 1) Juan Soto: accounted for 58 more runs than an average player due to his batting and baserunning and ALLOWED the opponent to score 6 more runs than an average fielder would have (i.e., he increases runs scored by 58.4 and INCREASES runs allowed by 6) 2) Blake Snell: allowed 14 fewer runs than an average pitcher and has no effect on the batting as the pitcher spot doesn’t hit.   What would the Pythagorean predict as the win% for the Guardians if they replace an average player with Snell? Report your answer as a decimal to 4 places: i.e., 20.34% should be entered as .2034

The position of a transverse sinusoidal wave is given by

A nurse is educating a client about combined oral contraceptive pills (COCPs). Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the healthcare provider immediately?

During a prenatal visit, a client admits to craving and eating soil. What is the priority nursing action?

During a routine prenatal visit, the nurse palpates the uterus and notes softening of the cervix. What type of sign is this?

Explain the key factors that influence whether people vote and how they choose between candidates.  

Knowing which person is the suspect in a line-up could create inaccurate memories during reconsolidation. 1.  What is reconsolidation and how are the hippocampus, frontal lobe and cerebral cortex involved in reconsolidation? 2.  How could knowing which person is the suspect lead to a more inaccurate memory during reconsolidation?  (Include a connection to one of the common memory problems such as absent mindedness, bias, misattribution or suggestibility).      

This question is to ensure that you are in the room taking the exam. If you are not in the exam room or at an approved testing location (such as the DRC), close this exam immediately and contact your instructor (Presc030@umn.edu). What is the secret code?

Match each acronym in column A with the corresponding description in column B by writing the appropriate letter in the space provided.