Announcements
Notice - The syllabus is in error. Quizzes will be given mondays or wednesdays and will be 10-20 questions long.
-Use MAWORKMAN17 to enter the course website for Mastering Astronomy.
The book has been delayed due to a mess up on the publisher's part. Buy the electronic version - look here
Mastering Astronomy with e-text, this is about 140 dollars cheaper but you won't get the actual printed text. Or, buy the 8th edition of the Cosmic Perspective WITH Mastering Astronomy from Amazon.
Reading Schedule:
Read Chapter 1 asap
Read Chapter 2 and S1 by September 4th
Read Chapter 3 by September 11th
Read Chapter 4 by September 18th
Read Chapter 5 by September 25th
Read Chapter 7 and 8 by October 11th
Read Chapter 13 by October 16th
Read Chapter 14 by October 23rd
Read Chapter 15 by November 6th
Read Chapter 18 by November 13th
Read Chapter 24 by
Read Chapter 20&22&23 by whenever you need to to complete the last assignment
Homework: Always on the Mastering Astronomy Website, always due by the beginning of class
HW 1: Due September 4th
HW 2: Due September 11th
HW 3: Due September 18th
HW 4: Due September 25th
HW 5: Due October 2nd
HW 6: Due October 11th
HW 7: Due October 23rd
HW 8: Due October 30th
HW 9: Due November 6th
HW 10: Due November 13th
HW 11: Due November 27th
HW 12: Due December 15th (Longest HW, your final will be over these Three chapters)
Quizzes:
Quiz 1, September 11th , chapter 2
Quiz 2, September 18th , chapter 3
Quiz 3, September 25th, Chapter 4
Quiz 4, October 2nd , Chapter 5
Quiz 5, October 11th, Chapter 7&8
Quiz 6, October 23rd, Chapter 13
Quiz 7, October 30th, Chapter 14
Quiz 8, November 6th, Chapter 15
Quiz 9, November 13th, Chapter 18
Quiz 10,November 27th, Cancelled
General:
Notes
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 7&8
Chapter 13
Chapter 14&15
Chapter 18
Chapter 20
Chapter 22&23
Hubble
Cosmology
Lagrange