Electronic Handouts • Exam Materials
Electronic Handouts
Date
Posted |
Format |
Notes |
|
| Astro
102 Course
Syllabus and How To Pass Introductory Astronomy |
August 21 | An electronic version of the course syllabus mentioned during the first lecture of class as well as a guide for "How to Pass Introductory Astronomy!" | |
| A Private Universe | August 21 | Web Page and Windows Media File | This is a freely-available online streaming video of a "famous" (in astronomy teaching circles) video of Harvard graduates and faculty being interviewed on graduation day about "What causes the seasons?" and "What causes the Phases of the Moon?" Of 23 graduates/faculty asked what causes the seasons, 21 got it wrong! You will need Windows Media Player (on Windows) or the free Flip4Mac WMV Player (on MacOS) to view the video. It may take a minute to start up. |
| Map of the Solar System Part 3 Self Check | August 21 | Web Page | This web page let's you check the work you have done on part 3 of the first lab. |
| Lecture
Tutorial: Patterns in the Solar System |
September 8 | This is an electronic version of the Lecture Tutorial used during the second lecture of class. | |
| Lecture Tutorial: Testing a Scientific Theory | September 8 | This is an electronic version of the Lecture Tutorial used during the third lecture of class. | |
| Lecture Tutorial: Testing Competing Theories | September 8 | This is an electronic version of the Lecture Tutorial used during the fourth lecture of class. | |
| Orbit of Mercury Lab Files | September 14 | Flash Animation | This page contains a Adobe Flash interactive animation illustrating the concept of elongation angle in terms of what is happening in space and what we see on Earth. It is used during the Orbit of Mercury Lab. |
| Speaking Physics | September 23 | We did the first two pages of this tutorial during the seventh lecture of class. | |
| Orbits: Connecting Newton and Kepler | September 27 | This tutorial, done during the 9th lecture, relates Newton's law of gravity to Kepler's Second law. | |
| Exoplanets Mini-Tutorial | October 5 | This is the mini-tutorial on Exoplanets (or rather, how to interpret the data from exoplanet observations in light of the Solar Nebula Hypothesis). | |
| Exoplanets Lab Animations | October 26 | Flash Animations | This page contains links to the Adobe Flash animations we use for the Exoplanets lab. |
Mid-term Study Guides, Solutions, and Statistics
Exam study guides will be developed for Astronomy 102 during the semester. These study guides are provided at least a week before every mid-term and contain a review of the concepts you should be familiar with and a practice exam.
| Exam (Date) | Study Guide |
Answer Key |
Quiz
Scores and Statistics |
Mid-Term I Cabanela - Wed., Sept. 23 Craig – Tues., Sept. 22 |
MidTerm 1 Study Guide and Practice Exam [Practice Exam Solutions] |
Sample Solution Key | Cabanela Lecture Scores and Statistics Craig Lecture Scores and Statistics |
Mid-Term II Cabanela - Wed., Craig – Thu., |
MidTerm 2 Study Guide and Practice Exam |
Sample Solution Key | Cabanela Lecture Scores and Statistics Craig Lecture Scores and Statistics |
Final Exam Cabanela - Tues., Dec. 15, 3 pm– 5 pm Craig – Mon. Dec. 14, 12 pm - 2 pm |
Final Exam Study Guide and Practice Final Exam [Practice Final Exam Solutions] |
Final Exam Solutions will be available from your professor by request. | Cabanela Lecture Scores and Statistics Craig Lecture Scores and Statistics |