Astronomy 101 – Winter 2012 Section Syllabus (AA, AB) Meeting times: Tuesday/Thursday in Physics and Astronomy Building (PAA) 216 AA: 8:30 – 9:20 AM AB: 9:30 – 10:20 AM Instructor: Nell Byler Office: Physics and Astronomy Building (PAB) 329 Office Phone: (206) 543-9039 Email: [email protected] (this is the best way to contact me!) Office Hours: Mondays 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Wednesdays 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM, and, of course, by appointment. Course website: http://www.astro.washington.edu/users/balick/astro101 Section website: http://www.astro.washington.edu/users/ebyler/astro101.html Textbook: “The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies, & Cosmology” (6th edition) by Bennett et al. The textbook is not required, but highly recommended! Sharing is perfectly acceptable. Homework/Exercises: Exercises are generally due at the beginning of section the following week. You also have the option of turning them in to my office until 5pm that day without being penalized. Exercises constitute 40% of your grade (almost as much as exams!) so they are important to complete. Be sure to write your first name, last name, and section (AA or AB) on everything you turn in and please BE NEAT. Late Work Policy: Late work will not be accepted and will receive an automatic zero. Plagiarism Policy: Don't copy work. You may work with other members of the class on assignments, but the phrasing you use must be your own. If I find multiple people's work with the same phrasing, I will consider it cheating and follow the usual academic procedures to address the situation. Important Dates: Monday, February 13th – MIDTERM Monday, March 12th – FINAL EXAM (8:30 – 10:20 AM)Tuesday, Jan. 3rd Thursday, Jan. 5th Introductions Sizes and Distances Exercise 1 (due: 1/9) Continue Exercise 1 Jan. 10th Jan. 12th Planetarium Turn in Exercise 1 Planetarium Jan. 17th Jan. 19th Gravity, Constellations Exercise 2 (due: 1/19) Exercise 3 (due: 1/24) Orbital Motions and Gravity Continue Exercise 3 Turn in Exercise 2 Jan. 24th Jan. 26th Stellar Colors Exercise 4 (due: 1/31) Turn in Exercise 3 Gravity, Motions, Light Introduction Continue Exercise 4 Jan. 31st Feb. 2nd The H-R Diagram Exercise 5 (due: 2/7) Turn in Exercise 4 Stellar Lives Continue Exercise 5 Feb. 7th Feb. 9th Aging Stars Turn in Exercise 5 Review for MIDTERM! Feb. 14th Feb. 16th Exam Review RR Lyraes Exercise 6 (due: 2/21) Galaxy Introduction Continue Exercise 6 Feb. 21st Feb. 23rd Hubble Graph Exercise 7a (due: 2/28) Turn in Exercise 6 Continue Exercise 7a Feb. 28th Mar. 1st Cosmology Exercise 7b (due: 3/6) Turn in Exercise 7a Continue Exercise 7b Mar. 6th Mar. 8th Big Bang Model Turn in Exercise 7b Review for
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