Department of Physics, UCSB

ASTRO 1

Fall 2009

MWF 10:00 – 10:50

Broida 1610

 

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INSTRUCTOR:

Robert Antonucci

Broida 2015K Hours Mondays 11:00-12:30, Wednesdays 11:00-12:30

805-893-4359

ski@physics.ucsb.edu

 

TEACHING ASSISTANTS:

Elijah Quetin

PSR Hours Mondays 16:00-17:00, Thursdays 10:00-12:00

elquetin@physics.ucsb.edu

 

Brendan Keller

PSR Hours Fridays 12:00-15:00

bpkeller@umail.ucsb.edu

 

TEXTBOOK:

Freedman, R.A. and Kaufmann, W.J., Universe (8th edition)

 

COURSE INFORMATION:

Syllabus and Schedule

Math Review 1   Math Review 2

 

COOL ASTRONOMY LINKS:

UCSB Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Carolyn Porco TED talk

 

 

HOMEWORK:

Assignment 1        Solutions 1           Due 17:00 Friday, October 2

Assignment 2        Solutions 2           Due 17:00 Friday, October 9

Assignment 3        Solutions 3           Due 16:00 Friday, October 16

Assignment 4        Solutions 4           Due 16:00 Friday, October 23

Assignment 5        Solutions 5           Due 16:00 Friday, October 30

Practice Midterm   P. Midterm Solutions      for your own benefit (not due) 

Assignment 6        Solutions 6           Due 16:00 Friday, November 6

Assignment 7        Solutions 7           Due 16:00 Friday, November 13

Assignment 8        Solutions 8           Due 16:00 Friday, November 20

Assignment 9        Solutions 9           for your own benefit (not due)

        

 

LECTURE MATERIAL:

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9

outlines

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Our mandatory observing session will take place tonight at 8pm on the roof of Broida Hall.  If you enter the stairwell on the south side of the building, 7 flights of stairs will bring you to the roof.  Bring a flashlight if you have one and warm clothes because we will be up there a couple hours. 

 

Assignment 9 will NOT be due!  We suggest you treat it as a real assignment, but without the pressure of turning it in.  Please consult the solutions afterwards.

 

Homework 8 has been posted.  So have the solutions to homework 7. 

 

Keep and eye on the website because we will have our observing session very soon. 

 

Solutions to Assignment 6 have been posted.  Assignment 7 is posted and will be due Friday, Nov. 13.

 

Wednesday, Nov. 11 is a holiday and neither class nor discussion sections will take place.  If you have a Wednesday section, youÕre welcome to attend any of the other sections.  If you canÕt make it, come to office hours for help.

 

Many students have been unable to find their returned assignments.  Please check in the boxes above and below your name, as well as in the box corresponding to your first name in case it was put there.  After doing that, email the TAs and weÕll let you know if it was processed and give you your score.

 

Your midterms scores were returned in class on Friday, Nov. 6.  If you didnÕt pick up your score sheet, see Professor Antonucci after class on Monday or in his office during office hours.  The average score on the exam was 21/29 (one question was removed due to poor wording). 

 

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