Astronomy 123
Galaxies and the Expanding Universe
| |
|
March 27, 2017, jeb
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:
Course Outline
Course Notes
Recommended Homework
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 Canvas for this course
- Quizzes start next week
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 Canvas.
- be sure to submit in one of the permitted formats
- .doc, .docx, .odt, .txt, .pdf, .rtf or .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 May 30th 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
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.
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.
