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://pages.uoregon.edu/~jimbrau/astr123

Course Outline

lectures

Course Notes

lecture notes and other material

Recommended Homework

is posted on the web page

Exam Schedule

exams

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
  • here
• Quizzes start Wednesday

Course Project
Written report on a topic of choice.
Select a project based on your interests and imagination.
Examples:
• report on a topic of interest
• report of an observational exercise
• design of an astronomical instrument
Printed report of 1000-1300 words (about 4-6 pages).
References must be reported.
Submit through SafeAssign on Blackboard.
• be sure to submit in one of the permitted formats
• .zip, .doc, .docx, .ppt, .pptx, .odt, .txt, .pdf, .rtf and .html
• Note, do not use the .key format, or any other format which is not listed as an allowed format.


Projects are due, without exception, no later than June 1st at 5 pm.

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


http://pages.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

• Wes Erickson
• Michal Jander
• Jordan Pierce

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