| Astronomy 1, Section 471, Room C112, MWF 10:05-10:55 | ||
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| General Info | Syllabus | |
| First Visit | If this is your first time here, follow the link. | |
| The Students | ||
| Interesting Astronomy Links |
Astronomy Picture of the Day Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive Hubble Space Telescope Pictures Astronomical Society of the Pacific Sky and Telescope Magazine The Messier Catalog Space.com |
The Nine Planets American Astronomical Society Astronomical Image Library NASA’s Space Photojournal Astronomy Magazine SEDS at Univeristy of Arizona |
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| Week 1 | Assignments | Beginning Thursday, 1/17/2008 |
| Week 2 | Assignments | Beginning Tuesday, 1/22/2008; Monday is MLK holiday. |
| Week 3 | Assignments | Beginning Monday 1/28/2008; Last day to drop with refund |
| Chapter 1 Questions | Questions you should be able to answer | |
| Chapter 1 Slides | Slides presented in class | |
| Chapter 2 Questions | ||
| Week 4 | Assignments | Beginning Monday, 2/4/2008 |
| Chapter 2 Slides | ||
| Chapter 3 Questions | ||
| Week 5 | Assignments | Beginning Monday, 2/11/2008; Campus closed for Presidents' Day holiday, 2/15 to 2/18; Last day to drop w/o "W", Fri. 2/14. |
| Test on Chapters 1 through 3 | ||
| Chapter 4 Questions | ||
| Solar System Properties | ||
| Week 6 | Assignments | Beginning Tuesday, 2/19/2008 |
| Chapter 4 Slides | ||
| Chapter 5 Questions | ||
| Week 7 | Assignments | Beginning Monday, 2/25/2008 |
| Chapter 6 Questions | ||
| Test on Chapters 4, 5 & 6 | ||
| Week 8 | Assignments | Beginning Monday, 3/3/2008; No class Th 3/6, staff development |
| Chapter 7 Questions | ||
| Large Hadron Collider | ||
| Week 9 | Assignments | Beginning Monday, 3/10/2008 |
| Comet, not a galaxy | ||
| Chapter 8 Questions | ||
| Bradley's Stellar Aberration | ||
| Stellar Magnitude Equation | ||
| Harvard Magnitude Scale | ||
| Week 10 | Assignments | Beginning Monday, 3/17/2008 |
| Chapter 9 Study Questions | ||
| Chapter 9 Discussion Questions | ||
| Chapter 9 Slides | ||
| Chapter 10 Study Questions | ||
| Spring Break | Spring Recess -- No school. from Monday 3/24 to 3/30 | |
| Week 11 | Assignments | Beginning Monday, 3/31/2008 |
| Chapter 10 Discussion Questions | ||
| Chapter 11 Study & Discussion Questions | ||
| State of the Universe from Science News | New observations of the oldest light in the universe | |
| Week 12 | Assignments | Beginning Monday, 4/7/2008; |
| Test on Chapters 7,8,9,10 & 11 | ||
| Week 13 | Assignments | Beginning Monday, 4/14/2008 |
| Chapter 12, 13 Study & Discussion Questions | ||
| Chapter 11, 12 and 13 Slides | ||
| Week 14 | Assignments | Beginning Monday, 4/21/2008 |
| Chapter 14, Part I, Questions | ||
| Week 15 | Assignments | Beginning Monday, 4/28/2008; Last day to drop with "W" grade, Tues. 4/29 |
| Chapter 14, Part II, Questions | ||
| Week 16 | Assignments | Beginning Monday, 5/5/2008 |
| Chapter 14 Slides | ||
| Test on Chapters 12, 13 & 14 | ||
| Week 17 | Assignments | Beginning Monday, 5/12/2008 |
| Week 18 | Assignments & Final Exam | Beginning Monday, 5/19/28; Your last class is on Wednesday, May 21; Your final in on Friday, May 23, from 10:00 to 12:00. Final Exam Schedule |
| Elementary Particles | Elementary Particle Slides | |
| Dark Matter & Dark Energy | Slides relating to the big bang, search for life in the universe, and dark matter and energy. | |
| End of Semester | Friday May 30, 2008 | |