April 1, 2013, jeb
Course Web Page:
Course Outline
Exam Schedule
Grading
Mid-term exams (two best of three, each count 25% of grade)
(you only have to take two of three)
Course Project (10%)
Final Exam (counts 30% of grade)
Frequent in-class short quizzes (10% of grade)
- We will use CLICKERS for these quizzes
- Purchase a CLICKER at the Duck Store this week
- Register your CLICKER ID on Blackboard for this course
- Quizzes start next week
Course Project
Select a project based on your interests and imagination.
Examples:
- written report on a topic of interest
- report of an observational exercise
- poster on a topic
- the design of an astronomical instrument
Printed report of 1000-1300 words (about 4-6 pages), unless other content (such as a poster or model) is submitted,
in which case a shorter report of at least 500 words (about 2 pages) may be submitted, but in all cases, a report is required.
References must be reported.
Written material is to be submitted through SafeAssign on Blackboard
Projects are due, without exception, no later than May 30th.
Some suggested projects will be listed on the web page
- science of an astrophysical object
- history related to astronomy
- key figure(s) in astronomy
- the role of space exploration
- other topic of your interest
but you are not constrained by these examples.
Do a project on a topic of interest to you,
but be careful that it is original work, and cites sources.
Requirements
Successful completion of the final exam and the course project are required to pass the course.
Class attendance is mandatory as the exams will contain material from the lectures as well as the textbook.
Exam and Project scores will be posted on the web page
with a Astronomy course ID number assigned to each student.
To get your number, go to this web page
and follow instructions
If you wish to
have a different number used, email Professor Brau with the number.
Professor
Inclement Weather
The university is very unlikely to cancel classes due to
inclement
weather.
Although highly unlikely, extremely dangerous weather conditions could
force the university to close.
If this class is cancelled, a notice will be posted on the top of the
class web page.
Astronomy 122, Birth and Death of Stars
the second course in a three course sequence:
Astronomy 121, The Solar System
Astronomy 122, Birth and Death of Stars
Astronomy 123, Galaxies and the Expanding Universe
You can take these courses in any order.
The Sky
Constellations
Measuring Stars
Star Clusters
Stellar Evolution
Radiation
Spectroscopy
Telescopes
Today most people recognize that Astrology is nothing but an amusing diversion
