Spring semester 2002
1060 tu/thu 9:00am - 10:15am EKH-123
1061 mo/we 2:30pm - 3:45pm EKH-123
Instructor: Dr. Bernhard Laurich
office: PB1-9
phone: 974-7452
leave messages at General Education office: 974-7422
e-mail: [email protected]
consultation hours: mo/we 11:00 am- 11:50 am,
tu/thu 10:30 - 11:20 am
Required Material: Explorations
An Introduction To Astronomy
Thomas T. Arny
WCB/McGraw-Hill, 2nd ed., 2000
workbook for notes
ringbinder/paper for homework and tests
pocket calculator (optional)
Grading: The performance will be graded by
45% Final examination
15% Final assignment
consisting of term paper and oral presentation
20% Quizzes, unanounced
20% Homework and Assignments
Grades: A 90 %
B 80 %
C 70%
D 60 %
There will be: unannounced quizzes,
homework,
lecture
questions and answer sessions
groupwork
written and oral assignments
Take advantage of everything which is offered and chose your most effective learning style. Do not hesitate to come by during my office hours!
This course will in general follow the book by Thomas T. Arny. This book is very comprehensive in the selection of topics. It includes more subjects and more details that can be covered in a 1 semester course. Therefore, in order to provide guidance through the wealth of topics covered in the book, taking personal notes is very important.
In order to facilitate learning in an organized and directed way, creating a portfolio, containing classroom notes, homework quizzes, assignments, evaluations and handouts is very helpful.
As this is a college level course, a high level of personal responsibility is expected to make this course a success for each individual. This includes regular attendance and active participation in class as well as keeping up with the material covered, using the book or other sources, e.g. classmates, and the consultation hours which are provided.
Part of this course will be excursions to the Visitor Center on Mauna Kea between 6:00 pm and 10:30 pm. We will take advantage of the telecope available there and we will use our telescope for stargazing.
The course will be divided in 6 blocks:
Block 1: History
Introduction (1) (class units)
Prehistoric Astronomy (.5)
Classic Astronomy (.5)
Keplers Laws (1)
(chapter 1) (1 1/2 weeks)
Assignment 1
Block 2: Physics
Laws of Inertia and Acceleration (1)
Gravity (.5)
Determining a body's mass (.5)
Electromagnetic Radiation (.5)
Wavelength-Temperature Relation (.5)
Atoms and the Origin of Light (1)
Spectra (.5)
Doppler Shift (.5)
(chapters 2,3) (2 1/2weeks)
Block 3: Solar System
Earth (2)
Moon and Tides (1)
Origin of Solar System (1)
Terrestrial Planets (2)
Jovian Planets (2)
Asteroids and Comets (1)
(chapters 4-10) (4 weeks)
Assignment 2
Block 4: Stars
Sun (2)
Distance of a Star (.5)
Luminosity (.5)
Temperature of a Star (.5)
Spectra (.5)
H-R Diagram (1)
Evolution of Stars (2)
Massive Stars (.5)
Stellar Remnants (1)
Black Holes (.5)
(chapters 11-14) (4 weeks)
Block 5: Galaxies
Milky Way (1)
Active Galaxies (.5)
Quasars (.5)
(chapters 15, 16) (1 week)
Block 6: Universe
Cosmic Horizon (.5)
Origin of the Universe (.5)
(chapter 17) (1 week)
Final Assignment
Review (1) (1 week)
Final (1060: thu 5/16/02 7:30am-9:30am)
(1061: we 5/15/02 2:00pm-4:00pm)
