Final course grades posted except HW 4 (which my computer ate) -- let me know if there are any mistakes. Not all Moon Journals graded, some were just checked off, but full credit would not have changed your letter grade.Happy Thanksgiving ! |
Dr. Anne G. Young Schedule for the current quarter
Office: Gosnell-3218 (on the 3rd floor "behind the elevator")
Phone: 475-2089
E-mail: agysps at ritdotedu
Monday, Wednesday noon - 12:50 p.m. Gosnell-2305
Thursday noon - 12:50 p.m. Gleason-3129 ***CORRECTED***
• Solar System, The: The Cosmic Perspective with MasteringAstronomy, 6/E OR The Cosmic Perspective with MasteringAstronomy, 6/E
If you are planning to purchase as used book because it will be cheaper, be aware that you are required to also have the Mastering Astronomy access card (about $50 -- free with the book purchase).
• Adams, Prather, and Slater, "Lecture-Tutorials
for Introductory Astronomy, 2nd Edition."
• Sky & Telescope 2010 Skygazer's Almanac
Recommended for learning constellations: "The Stars: a New Way to See Them" by H. A. Rey
| Week | Topic -- Bennett et al., 4th Ed. | Chapter | Tutorial(s) |
1-2 |
Intro/The Sky | Ch. 1; 2.1, 2.2; S1; 3.4 | Some of "Naked-Eye Astronomy" |
2 |
Motion of planets | 2.4, 3.2 | Observing Retrograde Motion |
3 |
Gravity & Motion | Ch. 4 | Orbital Period and Orbital Distance |
3 |
Telescopes and atmosphere | Ch. 6 | Telescopes & Earth's Atmosphere |
| Test 1 | |||
4 |
Survey of Solar System & its Formation | Ch. 7, 8 | Temperature and Formation of Our Solar System |
5 |
The Moon in the Sky | 2.3 | Cause of Moon Phases Predicting Moon Phases |
6 |
Surfaces of planets: geology | Ch. 9 | Earth's Changing Surface |
| Test 2 | |||
7-8 |
Atmospheres of planets/moons | Ch. 10 | |
8-9 |
Outer/Jovian Planets | Ch. 11 | |
10 |
Asteroids, Comets, Meteors | Ch. 12 |
The Final Exam is scheduled for Thurs, 18 Nov, 8-10 a.m. !!!! NOT my choice!
The homework assignments will be collected on the due date and graded.
You should get as much help as you need in order to understand the questions
and to answer them. You may ask me, work with other students, or find help any
other way you wish, but the paper you finally turn in should be your own work.
The questions that we answer in class ("assignments") are mostly for
my information so I know what you understand about the topics that we are studying.
I do check off that you have turned the sheet in, but only some of them will be graded. The tutorial worksheets will be checked off and corrected (or gone over in class), but not graded.
There will probably be two 1-hour (in-class) tests and the final exam.
The final exam will be at the scheduled time and cumulative; it will cover all
of the material that we have discussed, but the emphasis will be on the material
covered after the second test.
| Hour tests |
40% |
| Final Exam |
30% |
| Graded class worksheets |
5% |
| Checked-off class worksheets |
3% |
| Quizzes |
5% |
| Homework |
17% |
The lab instructor is Ms. Stacey Davis. Her office is in the LBJ building (60) - 2254, phone: (v/tty) 475-2032, e-mail: smd5659.