Electronic Handouts • Exam Materials
Electronic Handouts
Date
Posted |
Format |
Notes |
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| How To Pass Introductory Astronomy | Dec. 12, 2008 | Web page | A checklist of items that you need to do during the first few weeks in order to no fail this course. |
| Astro 104 Course Syllabus | Jan. 5., 2009 | An electronic version of the full course syllabus mentioned during the first lecture of class. This version may have updated sign up deadlines compared to the in class version. | |
| Map of the Universe Part 3 Self Check | Dec. 12, 2008 | Webpage | This webpage allows you to check your calculations on Part 3 of the first lab activity. |
| GalaxyZoo.Org Data Table (PDF or Excel) |
Jan. 5, 2009 | Mixed | For those of you choosing to do the GalaxyZoo.org observing project, you can download the data table you will have to fill out as either a PDF file or a Microsoft Microsoft Excel file. |
| GalaxyZoo.org Instructions (Revised for GalaxyZoo2) |
Mar. 3, 2009 | This PDF file provides instructions for the GalaxyZoo observing project, revised to deal with the project switching to GalaxyZoo2. | |
| Stellar Scales Lecture Tutorial | January 15, 2009 | This is a copy of the lecture tutorial you worked on during the second lecture. | |
| Testing Theories Lecture Tutorials | January 21, 2009 | This is a copy of the lecture tutorial about testing solar system theories (discussed shape of moon's orbit and Venus' phases). | |
| Challenging Geocentric Theories Lecture Tutorials | January 22, 2009 | This is a copy of the lecture tutorial about how Galileo went about challenging the well-established Geocentric Theory for describing the Universe. | |
| Going to the Moon to verify Galileo's Predictions about Gravity | February 3, 2009 | Embedded YouTube Video | |
| Speaking Physics Lecture Tutorial | February 9, 2009 | PDF File | This is the lecture tutorial used to introduce the concepts of speed, velocity, and acceleration as well as discussing some basic discoveries about Physics made by Galileo. |
| Orbits: Connecting Newton and Kepler's Laws | February 18 | PDF file | This is the lecture tutorial that was used to attempt to help you connect the behavior of planets described by Kepler's second law with the cause of that behavior, gravity, as described by Newton. |
| The Sun, Fusion, and Science: Counting Neutrinos | February 19 | PDF File | This is a mini-lecture tutorial that walks you through the process of how we can predict the total number of neutrinos coming from the Sun. |
| Parallax Examples for Part III of the How Far is this Star? Activity | March 3 | Webpage | Possibly useful animations for locating the star with large parallax in Part III of this week's lab. |
| Pleiades Spreadsheet | April 14 | Excel Spreadsheet | This is the Excel spreadsheet for the HR Diagrams lab. |
Mid-term Study Guides, Solutions, and Statistics
Exam study guides will be developed for Astronomy 104 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
1 Cabanela - Tuesday, Feb. 10 Craig –Wednesday, Feb. 11 |
Midterm #1 Solution Key | ||
Mid-Term
2 Craig – Wednesday, April 15 Cabanela – Thursday., April 16 |
Midterm #2 Solution Key | ||
Final Exam Cabanela – Tues., May 12, 12 noon - 2 pm Craig – Tues., May 12, 3 pm - 5 pm |
Will Only Be Made Available by Individual Student Request |