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Descriptive Astronomy (AST2010 903 - CRN 11678) Syllabus Fall 2011 Time & Location: Saturday 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, WSU Oakland Center, Room 718 Instructor: Matt Taylor ([email protected]) Text: Pathways to Astronomy, by Schneider and Arny, 3rd Edition ISBN-10: 0073512133, ISBN-13: 978-0073512136 The class is for a general audience including science and non-science majors. Only a minimal knowledge of mathematics (elementary algebra) and sciences are required. Schedule: Date Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15 Oct 22 Oct 29 Nov 5 Nov 12 Nov 19 Nov 26 Dec 3 Dec 10 Dec 17 Lecture Topics Quiz/Exam Introduction (none) The Sky, Timekeeping (none) Solar & Lunar Cycles, History of Astronomy Quiz Mass, Motion and Gravity Quiz Exam Light and Other Electromagnetic Radiation Methods of Measuring Light, Telescopes Quiz Intro. to the Solar System, Earth and Moon Quiz The Inner Planets and Asteroids Quiz Exam The Outer Planets and Comets The Sun and Other Nearby Stars Quiz Main Sequence, Giant and Variable Stars Quiz White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes Quiz Thanksgiving Break Exam Star Clusters and Galaxies The Universe, Astrobiology (none) Final Exam Text Chapters (none) 1-7 8 - 13 14 - 20 21 - 25 28 - 32 34 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 50 51 - 58 59 - 64 65 - 69 70 - 78 79 - 86 Each quiz covers material from the preceding lecture. Each mid-term exam covers material since the last mid-term exam. The final exam is cumulative; it covers material from the entire semester. Information on planetarium shows will be provided in class and on Blackboard. Grading: 8 Weekly Quizzes 3 Mid-Term Exams 2 Planetarium Shows Final Exam Final Grade: A (95 %) A-(90%) B+(85%) 40% 30% 20% 10% (5% each quiz) (10% each exam) (10% each show) B(80%) B-(75%) C+(70%) C(65%) C-(60%) D+(50%) D(<50%) Extra Credit Project: Students may optionally complete a ten minute in-class presentation, or a 2-3 page paper on the Astronomy topic of their choice, adding up to +10% to their final grade. Make-Up Test Policy: Make-up tests are not offered, however each quiz and exam has extra credit questions. Extra credit can compensate for any quizzes or exams that you miss.
