Astronomy 151 A Journey Through the Solar System ASTR151 003 40799 Fall 2016 Semester Instructor Dr Sean Lindsay The Virgo Supercluster of Galaxies Picture of the Day A Lecture Staple Course Announcements Second Slide is always important announcements Things like Hey we have a test next Date Whoa Something really cool is happening like a meteor shower an eclipse or other astronomical happenings Extra Credit Sessions have been cancelled Class will be cancelled on Date that I m sure you will be happy about Assignments Third Slide is always course assignments Homework Chapter X is now on Mastering Astronomy and due next DATE Reading Assignment Read Chapter X Sections Y Z by DATE Parallel Lectures Most of our course material will be supplemented by Crash Course Astronomy Crash Course Astronomy YouTube Link Please bookmark Today s Goals Only for today Usually we pick up where we left off with one or two slides reserved for review Syllabus Highlights Who is this Dr Lindsay guy Explore the scale of the Universe A Universe Perspective Scale of the Solar System Number of Stars number of galaxies Astronomy 152 David Byrne Stop Making Sense General Class Information Course Atmosphere I try to keep things fun and interesting which often includes jokes but I am dead serious about how amazing astronomy is and my job to teach it to you Food and Drink I know it is near breakfast time and that often feeding yourself before 9am seems like an impossibility but please refrain from eating and distracting others during class Beverages in a sealed container are okay Technology Info A calculator is not required but you will find having one to be very useful Cell Phones are not calculators A Note on Note Taking Advice only While I provide you with all our lecture slides via Blackboard I highly recommend that you take handwritten notes By no means required There is ever mounting evidence demonstrating that taking handwritten notes instead of notes on your laptop or other device significantly improves retention This is the first step to understanding learning and eventual mastery of a topic For example see this Scientific American article or even better the original article in Psychological Science Astronomy 152 Syllabus Syllabus in Brief Curtailing the email flood hopefully Please please please refer to the course syllabus on Blackboard before asking simple course related questions e g When are your office hours A See Syllabus I forgot to do the homework before the due date can I still do it A See Syllabus Hey Professor Dude Bro can I get extra credit for this course A See Syllabus also don t refer to me as Prof Dude Bro I m Dr Lindsay Let s agree to act at least semi professional here Astronomy 152 Syllabus Syllabus in Brief Course ASTR152 001 40801 Astronomy 152 Stars Galaxies and Cosmology Instructor Dr Sean Lindsay Not Dude Bro Office Nielsen Physics and Astronomy Room 215 E mail slindsay utk edu Office Hours Monday 1 30 2 30 PM Tuesday 3 30 4 30 PM Time Location 9 05 9 55 AM MWF Nielsen 415 Course Website Blackboard Homework Website Mastering Astronomy www masteringastronomy com Astronomy 152 Syllabus Textbook Astronomy Today 8th Edition by Chaisson and McMillan published by Pearson with MasteringAstronomy access Vol 2 Stars Galaxies is sufficient for Astronomy 152 but Vol 1 will be required if you take Astronomy 151 Full 185 00 Vol 1 123 75 at UT Bookstore NOTE Buying a Used Copy Mastering Astronomy Access is more than a new book that comes with Mastering Astronomy Access Alternatives available via online retailers Full Text ISBN 978 0321897619 Vol 2 ISBN 978 0321988836 Mastering Astronomy Website www masteringastronomy com Click HERE to register Astronomy 152 Syllabus Blackboard Prior to every lecture I will put our lectures on Blackboard in PowerPoint and PDF formats PowerPoint format will contain any hyperlinks Important Course Announcements Grade Book typically updated at each Exam Consolidated Chapter Slides Exam Materials including any Study Guides Quiz Materials and any other course relevant documents media Astronomy 152 Syllabus Grade Components Mastering Astronomy Homework 20 Exams 60 See syllabus for tentative schedule Three In class exams and one comprehensive final Lowest exam grade will be dropped including the final which not showing up for gets you a dropped 0 Quizzes 20 Quizzes 5 8 in number will be interspersed throughout the semester Emphasis will be prepping for exams and breaking up the material in smaller digestible chunks Lowest quiz score dropped Attendance SEE NEXT SLIDE FOR DETAILS Attendance Policy Notecard Questions Monitored via 10 Notecard Questions Answer given on 3 x 5 notecards At random throughout the semester Everyone gets 3 free misses Every miss after 3 incurs a 1 5 off your final grade TOTAL FAILED ATTENDANCE PENALTY 10 5 OFF FINAL AVERAGE Notecard Questions are light hearted and have no correct answer Example If you were a cartoon character who would you be Who would I be Why Astronomy 152 Syllabus Extra Credit EC Opportunities For full instructions and description please see syllabus See Look at how useful it s turning out to be I offer THREE ways to earn extra credit in this course Type 1 Night Sky Observations 1 per max 2 Type 2 Day Time Solar Observations 1 per max 2 Type 3 Planetarium Cap at 3 Detail to follow MAX EC FOR COURSE 7 TO FINAL GRADE All extra credit session run by Mr Paul Lewis gplewis utk edu but work is turned into Dr Lindsay MUST SIGN UP FOR EC SESSIONS Sign Up Sheets appear outside of Room 108 in Physics and Astronomy Building Planetarium EC Details 1 per session 3 Types of Sessions We offer THREE different types of Planetarium EC sessions Each one is worth 1 to your final grade Types 2 and 3 only available prior to Exam 1 1 Regular A154 Planetarium Session 2 Motions in the Sky Sky Coordinate Systems 3 Full dome Films As our library of Full dome films grows we may offer additional sessions after Exam 1 Astronomy 151 Plagiarism and Cheating Will NOT be tolerated 1st Instance 0 Credit on Assignment Exam and depending on circumstances a report to the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards 2nd Instance Failure of Course and reported to Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards Remember that you are an adult who has chosen to come to University to better yourself Please act accordingly Astronomy 151 Course Units I The Night Sky Historical Astronomy and Foundational Laws or A foundation of civilization s emergence or I want to
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