AST 112 - Intro to Stars, Galaxies, & Cosmology - Fall 2010
Period: TR 1:30-2:45pm (Section 47289)
Instructor: Kevin Healy Phone: 480-461-7027
Email: khealy@mesacc.edu
Office Hours: Mon-Fri @ 11:00am-12:00pm, or by appt.
Syllabus in PDF format.
Guide to using Mastering Astronomy.
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Fall 2010 Semester Schedule:
- Week 1 (Aug. 23-27): Welcome, Syllabus, Intro
- Reading: Chapter 1
- Study Guide: Chapter 1
- MA Assignment: Introduction (Due Sep. 5)
- Powerpoint: Introduction to AST 112
- Powerpoint: Distance Questions (PDF)
- Week 2 (Aug. 30-Sep. 3): Observing the Sky
- Reading: Chapter 2.1
- Study Guide: Chapter 2.1
- MA Assignment: Chapter 1 & 2 (Due Sep. 5)
- Powerpoint: Starry Sky Questions (PDF)
- Week 3 (Sep. 6-10): Properties of Stars, Part I
- Reading: Chapter 15.1
- Quiz #1 on Tuesday: Chapter 1 + 2.1
- Week 4 (Sep. 13-17): Properties of Stars, Part II
- Reading: Chapter 15.1 + 15.2
- Week 5 (Sep. 20-24): Light & Matter
- Reading: Chapter 5.2 + 5.3 + 5.4 + 5.5
- Week 6 (Sep. 27-Oct. 1): Telescopes
- Reading: Chapter 6
- Week 7 (Oct. 4-8): The Sun, Our Star
- Reading: Chapter 14.1 + 14.3
- Week 8 (Oct. 11-15): Lives of Stars
- Reading: Chapter 14.2 + 17
- Week 9 (Oct. 18-22): Star Death
- Reading: Chapter 18
- Week 10 (Oct. 25-29): Star Birth & Galactic Recycling
- Reading: Chapter 16 + 19.2
- Week 11 (Nov. 1-5): Our Galaxy, the Milky Way
- Reading: Chapter 19
- Week 12 (Nov. 8-12): Galaxy Types
- No Class on Thursday - Veteran's Day
- Reading: Chapter 20.1
- Week 13 (Nov. 15-19): Cosmic Distances & Hubble's Law
- Reading: Chapter 20.2 + 20.3
- Week 14 (Nov. 22-26): Looking Back Through Time
- No Class on Thursday - Thanksgiving
- Reading: Chapter 21.1
- Week 15 (Nov. 29-Dec. 3): Dark Matter & Dark Energy
- Reading: Chapter 22
- Week 16 (Dec. 6-10): The Big Bang
- Reading: Chapter 23.1 + 23.2
- Final Exam, Thurs., Dec. 16, regular class time & place