Assignments as of Friday, August 22
| This page contains the homework assignments that are assigned in Astronomy 104 during the semester. | Free Tutoring Available!Need help on the homework or post-lab, this course now has a teaching assistant. Her name is Heather and she will be available in the Astronomy Lab room (Hagen 316) at the following times:
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Current Assignments: This table only list assignments that were current as of Friday, August 22 at 09:42 AM. OVERDUE assignments have been moved to the bottom of this page.
| Due Date | Homework |
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| Final Exams | Study for the Final Exam Using the Study Guides at the bottom of the Electronic Handouts page. |
Past Due Assignments: Assignments that are past due in this table are noted by a orange background. With the exception of the first "Introduction to Mastering Astronomy" tutorial homework, each day a Mastering Astronomy assignment is late, 10% will be deducted off the score down to a maximum of 50%.
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| Friday, Jan. 11 | Make sure you are registered for an Astronomy 104L Lab | Make sure you are registered for an Astro 104L lab in addition to the lecture. If you are not registered for the lab, you will fail the lecture course. |
| Friday, Jan. 11 | Hints for using Mastering Astronomy | Before signing up because it contains hints for how to sign up, the minimum system requirements, and how to deal with some troublesome interface problems. |
| Mon. Jan. 14 | Print out a copy of the Astronomy 104 Course Activity Manual | Please print out a copy of the course activity manual, it outlines everything you need to do (outside of lecture and homework) in the course. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 16 11:59 pm |
This assignment consists of some tutorials to get
you used to using the Mastering Astronomy system for homework. There
is no credit for the assignment because it asks you to intentionally
submit incorrect answers for some questions. |
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| Friday, Jan. 18, 11:59 pm | Assignment 1: Your Place in the Universe | Read Chapter 1 of the Textbook before attempting this homework. This is your first for-credit Mastering Astronomy assignment, basically covering the material from Chapter 1 of the textbook. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 22, 11:59 pm |
Submit answers to
Post-Lab 1 via D2L WARNING: This link takes you to the D2L login page. Login to D2L, select "Stellar Astronomy" as your class, then click on the Quizzes link in the D2L navigation area to access the Post-Labs. |
You need to have finished answering the questions on the first Post-Lab assignment via D2L by Tuesday at 11:59 pm.
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| Friday, Jan. 25, 11:59 pm | Sign up for a Field Trip | You must sign up to do a field trip. If you don't sign up for one before the deadline, you may not be able to attend on the night of your choosing. |
| Friday, Jan. 25, 11:59 pm | Sign up for an Observing Project | You must sign up to do an observing project. If you don't sign up for one before the deadline, we will assign you an observing project of our choice. |
| Friday, Jan. 25, 11:59 pm | Assignment 2: Taking A Scientific Approach | Read Chapters 2 and the beginning of Chapter 3 (through the discussion of Newton) of the Textbook before attempting this homework. |
| Friday, Feb. 1, 11:59 pm | Assignment 3: Beating on Kepler's Laws | Read Chapter 3 (including the Mathematical Insights), focus your attention on Kepler's Laws and you should be ready to face this homework. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 5, 11:59 pm |
Submit answers to
Post-Lab 2 via D2L WARNING: This link takes you to the D2L login page. Login to D2L, select "Stellar Astronomy" as your class, then click on the Quizzes link in the D2L navigation area to access the Post-Labs. |
You need to have finished answering the questions on the second Post-Lab assignment via D2L by Tuesday at 11:59 pm.
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| Monday, Feb. 4/ Tuesday., Feb. 5 (in lecture) |
Study for MidTerm #1 | The Study Guide and Sample Exam are available at the bottom of the electronic handouts page. |
| Friday, Feb. 8, 11:59 pm | Assignment 4: Looking back and Looking Forward | Finish Chapter 3 (including the Mathematical Insights) and read through Chapter 4.1. Also review your notes from the Planetarium Lab (or re-read Chapter 2). |
| Tuesday, Feb. 12, 11:59 pm |
Submit answers to
Post-Lab 3 via D2L WARNING: This link takes you to the D2L login page. Login to D2L, select "Stellar Astronomy" as your class, then click on the Quizzes link in the D2L navigation area to access the Post-Labs. |
You need to have finished answering the questions on the third Post-Lab assignment via D2L by Tuesday at 11:59 pm.
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| Friday, Feb. 15, 11:59 pm | Assignment 5: The Gravity of the Situation | Read Chapter 4, focus on the discussion of Newton's Laws, Newton's Law of Gravitation, and Energy. Answer these questions. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 19, 11:59 pm |
Submit answers to
Post-Lab 4 via D2L WARNING: This link takes you to the D2L login page. Login to D2L, select "Stellar Astronomy" as your class, then click on the Quizzes link in the D2L navigation area to access the Post-Labs. |
You need to have finished answering the questions on the fourth Post-Lab assignment via D2L by Tuesday at 11:59 pm.
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| Friday, Feb. 22, 11:59 pm | Assignment 6: The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas... | Finish Chapter 4 of your textbook and also read Chapter 14 on the Sun. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 26, 11:59 pm |
Submit answers to
Post-Lab 5 via D2L |
You need to have finished answering the questions on the fifth Post-Lab assignment via D2L by Tuesday at 11:59 pm.
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| Friday, Feb. 29, 11:59pm | Assignment 7: Shedding Light on Electromagnetic Waves | Read Chapter 5 on Light and Matter before attempting this homework. To do the final two extra credit questions, read Mathematical Insights 1 and 2 in this chapter. |
| Tuesday, March 11, 11:59 pm |
Submit answers to
Post-Lab 6 via D2L WARNING: Given the long spring break and short-term memory, you may want to tackle this before spring break! |
You need to have finished answering the questions on the sixth Post-Lab assignment via D2L by Tuesday at 11:59 pm.
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| Friday, Mar. 14, 11:59pm | Assignment 8: So How Do We Know What We Know About The Stars? | HINTS:
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| Tuesday, March 18, 11:59 pm |
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answers to Post-Lab 7 via D2L WARNING: Given the long spring break and short-term memory, you may want to tackle this before spring break! |
You need to have finished answering the questions on the seventh Post-Lab assignment via D2L by Tuesday at 11:59 pm.
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| Friday, Mar. 21, 11:59pm | Assignment 9: A Star is Born | HINTS:
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| Tuesday, March 25, 11:59 pm |
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answers to Post-Lab 8 via D2L WARNING: Given the long spring break and short-term memory, you may want to tackle this before spring break! |
You need to have finished answering the questions on the eighth Post-Lab assignment via D2L by Tuesday at 11:59 pm.
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| Tuesday, April 1, 11:59 pm |
Submit answers to
Post-Lab 9 via D2L WARNING: Given the long spring break and short-term memory, you may want to tackle this before spring break! |
You need to have finished answering the questions on the ninth Post-Lab assignment via D2L by Tuesday at 11:59 pm.
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| Friday, Apr. 4, 11:59pm | Assignment 10: Life and Death in the Universe | HINTS:
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| Tuesday, April 8, 11:59 pm |
Submit answers to
Post-Lab 10 via D2L WARNING: Given the long spring break and short-term memory, you may want to tackle this before spring break! |
You need to have finished answering the questions on the tenth Post-Lab assignment via D2L by Tuesday at 11:59 pm.
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| Friday, Apr. 11, 11:59pm | Assignment 11: Leave Behind a Beautiful Stellar Corpse | HINTS:
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Friday, April 18 11:59 pm |
Submit answers to
Post-Lab 11 (HR Diagram #3) via D2L WARNING: Given the long spring break and short-term memory, you may want to tackle this before spring break! |
You need to have finished answering the questions on the eleventh
Post-Lab assignment via D2L by
Tuesday at 11:59 pm.
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| Friday, Apr. 18, 11:59pm | Assignment 12: Hollywood is no where the Real Stars Live | HINTS:
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| Tuesday, April 22 11:59 pm |
Submit answers to
Post-Lab 12 (Hubble's Law) via D2L WARNING: Given the long spring break and short-term memory, you may want to tackle this before spring break! |
You need to have finished answering the questions on the twelveth Post-Lab assignment via D2L by Tuesday at 11:59 pm.
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| Tuesday, April 29, 11:59pm | Assignment 13: The Total Perspective Vortex | HINTS:
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