Introduction to Astronomy AST-1A

Syllabus

Examples of Questions for Examinations


Test 1 Examples
Test 2 Examples
Test 3 Examples
Equations and Relationships to learn

 Click for all three quiz and the final exam scores by student numbers will be pasted here through the semester.

Homework grades

Attendance record

Assigned Problems: Chapter 1 (odd); 2 (odd); 3 (even except 10); 4 (even); 5 (odd except 11); 6 (even);         7 (even); 8 (3, 6, 9, 10); 9 (1, 2, 5, 9); 19 (even); 20 (odd); 21 (even); 22 (odd); 23 (odd); 24 (odd except 9); 25 (1, 5, 9); 10 (even); 11 & 12 (no problems assigned).

Material for the Final will have nothing new from class notes or the above example tests. If Wien's law is used, the numbers may be different, but the application and equation will be the same. The same goes for Kepler's laws, Stefan-Boltzman, small angle formula, exponents, scientific notation, etc.


NEXT ECLIPSE; Saturday, November 8, 2003!
Eclipse Home Page at the NASA/GSFC Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum. This web site is continually expanding and strives to be the ultimate resource for online information about eclipses.

My Science-Technology Page and my Astronomy page at Science-Technology


A Succint Review of the Solar System...good study material
Planets' data, physical constants, and an Astrophysical Calculator...good study material
Precession of Earth Columbus discovered "wobble" of the North Star... and movement of Polaris (North Star)
Closest approach of Mars, August 27, 2003
Ice on Mars ...Lots more than thought in recent history
Water on Mars formed sedimentary rocks, and scenes near Las Vegas, Nevada
Mars Happy Face Crater, pictures!
"Evening Stars" for Spring/Summer 2002!
NOAA Space Weather for Solar Events (Aurorae, Radio Blackouts, etc.)
Solar Chromosphere in H-alpha emission line, May 2, 2002
Stonehenge
Supervolcano - Yellowstone National Park
Super Volcanoes: Satellites Eye Deadly Hot Spots
Hubble Telescope...Mysterious force pushing galaxies apart, 10 Billion year-ago Supernova
Black Holes to Merge in NGC6240, a galaxy 400 milion light-years from earth, Chandra Space Observatory finding

Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda Spiral Galaxy