Astronomy 123

the third 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.

Course Web Page:

http://physics.uoregon.edu/~jimbrau/astr123

Course Outline

lectures

Course Notes

lecture notes and other material
• there is a link to this page in the index on the left side of the web page

Exam Schedule

exams

Grading

Mid-term exams (two best of three, each count 30% of grade)
(you only have to take two of three)
Course Project (10%)
Final Exam (counts 30% of grade)
In class unannounced quizzes (extra credit)
Quizzes can increase your grade by about two percent

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 4-6 pages, unless other content (eg. poster, or model) is submitted,

in which case a shorter report (2 pages) may be submitted, but in all cases, a report is required.
References must be reported.


Projects are due, without exception, no later than May 24.
Some suggested projects are listed on the web page

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.


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, Quiz 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


http://physics.uoregon.edu/~jimbrau/astr123/number.html


and follow instructions



If you wish to have a different number used, email Professor Brau with the number.

Professor

Who is Jim Brau?

Teaching Assistants

• Victor Fiore
• Nirmal Raj
• Ryan Reynolds

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.

Academic Dishonesty

It should go without stating that dishonesty will not be tolerated.
UO Library provides information on academic integrity, including plagiarism, and Student Life on academic conduct.

Basics