Astronomy SYLLABUS
with Stars, Sky, and Culture (SSC)

FOUND: TELESCOPE EQUIPMENT. Thanksto the students who found it in their car... we still cannot use the Meade, unfortunately, until it has a permanant set-up.

Note! Syllabus will change. Stay alert to changes by checking this syllabus online, every week. This document can be found at http://192.211.16.13/curricular/ASTRO/astrosyll.htm
 

Wk 1  Wk 2  Wk 3  Wk 4  Wk 5  Wk 6  Wk 7  Wk 8 Wk 9  Wk 10  Wk 11

Astronomy meeting times are bold and blue. Plain, black meeting times are for SSC only. SSC will join Astronomy for videos, workshops, and observing.

week 1

Tuesday 31.March 
Wednesday 1.April 
Thursday 2.April 
9-12 am: SSC lectures 10-12: Astro+SSC in Lecture Hall 5: Powers of Ten video , and LD on observing journals 
  • read Kaufmann Introduction and Ch.1
  • read Crowe Ch.1 and 9
    		•  10-12: SSC: peer Triad meetings  in Lib 2205 

    Astro:  WEB PAGE WORKSHOP in the Computer Center 

  • choose a project and team of three 
  • send your weekly report to Zita by email (until it's possible to fill out the report directly on the Web). SUBJECT: wk1 + your topic, and CC: to everyone on the team

    •  
    Governance:  no class  
    		 2-5 pm:  ASTRO + SSC: Astronomy workshops in Lab I Rm 1047: solar "motion" and lunar phases 
  • Hand in Ch.I (p.9) RQ#2. SHOW YOUR WORK CLEARLY on all problems, all quarter.

    • DO THESE (below) AFTER CLASS and discuss them with your classmates this weekend, then keep them in your portfolio

  • write a summary of Ch.1 and write up DQ#41, 42 (p.35) 
    		•
    6-8 pm: Astronomy in  LIB 1316  

    Kaufmann Ch.1: Discovering the night sky

    		 6-8:  SSC: Archaeoastronomy Seminar
    8-9 pm: ASTRO + SSC: Introduction to the Observatory: meet in Lib 4994 8-11 pm: ASTRO + SSC Observing:  Library 4004 with Carl Zambuto
     

    week 2

    Tuesday 7.April 
    Wednesday 8.April 
    Thursday 9.April 
    9-12 am: SSC lectures
    10-12: Everyone in LH 5: A Private Universe and  Starhustler videos, and LD on viewing tips
    • read Crowe Ch.8
    		 10-12: Mandatory Library research workshop for all Astro and SSC students: meet Caryn Cline at the Reference Desk 

    ASTRO WORKSHOP STARTS at 11:00 at the reference desk. SSC workshop starts at 10:00.
    4-6 pm Faculty Seminar (no class)
    Governance:  no class 
    		 2-5 pm:  ASTRO + SSC: Astronomy workshops in Lab I Rm 1047 and later in CAL (Lab II): Jupiter's moons 
  • Print out the workshop this morning
  • Homework: Ch.1 AQ#31-34 (p.34); Ch.2 RQ#2,4-6,8 (p.53)
    		•
    6-8 pm: Astronomy in  LIB 1316  
  • Read and summarize Kaufmann Ch.2: Gravitation and the waltz of the planets, with DQ#17 (p.53)
  • Homework: hand in Crowe P.1 (p.3) and Kaufmann Ch.1 RQ#5, 10, 13, 20 and OP#48 (p.34-35)
    		•  6-8:  SSC: Archaeoastronomy Seminar
    8-11 pm: too cloudy to observe, again... Zita will talk to the SWWAS at SPSCC about Astonomy at Evergreen and about collaborations with UW-Seattle, CWU, PNNL, and the telescopes at Manastash Ridge and Rattlesnake Mountain 8-9 pm: Workshop on Space and Time:  Library 4004 
     

    week 3

    Tuesday 14.April 
    Wednesday 15.April 
    Thursday 16.April 
    		 Friday 17.April
    9-12 am: SSC lectures
    10-12: Astro: WEB PAGE followup WORKSHOP in GCC
    (SSC in CAB 110)
    		 10-12: Astro:  group project work in Lib 2218 

    SSC: peer Triad meetings in Lib 2205 

    		 10-12: group project conferences (10 minutes). Signup in class Thursday
    4-6 pm Faculty Seminar (no class)
    Governance:  no class  
    		 2-5 pm:  ASTRO + SSC: Telescope workshop in Lab I Rm 1047 

    HW3 solutions

  • Ch.3 RQ#2,3,6,8,11,15 (p.78)
  • Fill in the FREQUENCY blanks in the EM radiation table
  • Write up Ch.3 OP#26(p.79) if you were able to do it Tuesday night 
  • (Extra: try Ch.2, OP#20-21 if you can get up before dawn)
    		•
    6-8 pm: Astronomy in  LIB 1316  
  • Read and summarize Kaufmann Ch.3: Telescopes, with DQ#23 (p.79)
  • HW: Crowe P.7, 9 (p.15) and
  • Kaufmann Ch.2, AQ#12-15 (p.53)
    		•  6-8:  SSC: Archaeoastronomy Seminar
    8-11 pm: 
  • 8:00: first meet in Lib 1316 to discuss recent workhops and HW. 
  • Then move to Lib 4004/4300 if clear, for Observing with Carl Zambuto. Getting to know the night sky and Introduction to Binocular observing.
  • Try Ch.3 OP#26 (p.79) tonight if possible
    		•  8-11 pm: No Library rooftop observing tonight. If it's clear, get out with your group and look at the sky (moon, constellations, your projects, and maybe Messier objects)
     

    week 4

    Tuesday 21.April 
    Wednesday 22.April 
    Thursday 23.April 
    9-12 am: SSC lectures
    10-12: SSC in LH 5 for Chaco video? Check with LLyn for details...
    Astro: since you're liable to have been up late watching meteors last night, just sleep in this morning ;-)
    		 10-12: Astro:  group project work in Lib 2218 

    SSC: peer Triad meetings in Lib 2205 
    3-4 Zita office hours, Lab I Rm 1005
    4-6 pm Faculty Seminar (no class)
    Governance:  no class  
    		 2-5 pm:  ASTRO + SSC: Spectroscopy workshop in Lab I Rm 1047 

    Homework 4 solutions:

  • Ch.4 RQ # 1, 3, 6, 7, 8 (p.96)
    		•
    6-8 pm: Astronomy in  LIB 1316  
  • Read and summarize Ch. 4: Light, with DQ#18 (p.96)
  • Ch.3 AQ#16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22 (p.78, and diagram and explain light paths)
    		•  6-8:  SSC: Archaeoastronomy Seminar
    9 pm - 4 am: Star party with Carl Zambuto's telescope-making class. This is a required field trip, if it's clear. 7-9 pm: Out at Work film at Com building (not part of class) 8-11 pm: Observing: go out with your team and your binocs/scopes, if it's clear. Nice and dark! (waning moon rises past midnight) 

    get a start on next Tuesday's observing HW: Ch.4 OP # 19-21 (use your spectroscope) 
     

    week 5

    Tuesday 28.April 
    Wednesday 29.April 
    Thursday 30.April 
    		 Friday 1.May
    9-12 am: SSC lectures
    10-12: SSC: Sun Dagger video in LH 5 
    optional for Astro
    		 10-12: Astro:  group project work in Lib 2218 

    SSC: peer Triad meetings in Lib 2205 
    Astronomy take-home midterm is due at 1:00 in the box outside the secretary's office 12:00 Colloquium by Zita in Lab I, Rm 1047 

    Sound Waves in Magnetic Stars: Birth of a model
    4-6 pm Faculty Seminar (no class)
    Governance:  no class  
    		 ASTRO: field trip to UW Astronomy. Vans leave Red Square at 1:30. We'll attend colloquium on Black Holes, tour UW astronomy department, and eat supper near campus so we can drive home after rush hour. Return may be as late as 8 pm. 

    2-5 pm:  NO WORKSHOP 

    SSC: Archaeoastronomy Seminar EARLY (no night class tonight)

    ASTRO: Do the homework below but don't turn it in - keep in in your portfolio and compare to my solutions.

  • Ch.9 RQ#4, 5, 6 (p.231)
  • Ch.10 RQ#1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10,11 (p.247)
    		•
    6-8 pm: Astronomy in  LIB 1316  
  • Sign up for your team conference next Tuesday
  • Read and summarize Ch.9-10: Our Sun, and the nature of stars: , with DQ from Ch.9:RQ#1, 2, 3 (p.231) and Ch.10: RQ#1, DQ#18(p.247)
  • Ch.4 AQ#10, 12, 13, 15, 16 (p.96)
  • Ch.4 OP # 19-21 (use your spectroscope) 

    • Get your take-home midterm.

    		 6-8:  NO Archaeoastronomy Seminar - meet at 2:00 instead - see above...
    8-11 pm: Observing night Library 4th floor with Carl Zambuto 8-11 pm: NO Observing on   Library (due to field trip) 

    get a start on next week's observing HW:

    Ch.10 OP#20 (double stars)
     

    week 6


    Tuesday 5.May: ASTRO: each team schedule a midquarter conference with Zita. Click here to see your group's time. Present your interim team's project report to Zita at your conference (on her computer). Bring the hardcopy stuff you prepared last week, too.

    Keep observing this week, as usual. Go back to the very first observing homework on the moon so you can turn in your observations with the final.
     
    Tuesday 5.May
    Wednesday 6.May
    10:00 in Cab 110: Core Connector Rachelle Sharpe will update you on fall pre-registration, catalog up-dates, academic fair, etc. 
    Meet her PROMPTLY at 10:00 please. We don't want to run late and interfere with SSC's workshop in the same room.
    Thursday 7.May
    		 Friday 8.May
    9-12 am: SSC lectures 

    ASTRONOMY team conferences with Zita all day. Bring your interim report and best article, and N copies of the first page of your web page (for N team members' files)
    ASTRO: Meet your team to continue research. Prepare an informal presentation for tomorrow

    SSC: meet LLyn for glyph workshop

    		 10-12: Astro:  group project work in Lib 2218. Present your interim work to each other, in preparation for next week's Evergreen Science Fair. 

    SSC: peer Triad meetings in Lib 2205 

    		 5-10 pm: Science Fair poster party + potluck in Library 3500. (That's right outside the LRC). 
    1-2 faculty seminar (no class)
    Governance:  no class  
    		 2-5 pm:  SSC: workshop on Venus tracking & eclipse prediction in the CAL. (This is optional, not required, for Astro students) 

    No astro homework today - concentrate on your project research.
    6-8:30 pm: NO Astronomy class... Zita still meeting in team conferences this evening ... 6-8:  SSC: Archaeoastronomy Seminar
    (9-11 pm: Backup Observing night at Lib 4004) 9:00-11 pm: NO Observing: too cloudy 

    Ch.10 OP#20 (double stars)
     

    week 7

    Tuesday 12.May 
    Wednesday 13.May 
    Thursday 14.May 
    		 Saturday 16 May
    9-12 am: SSC lectures
    10-12: CAB 110
    Astro: Finish your poster with your team this morning. Use
    SSC: open for project work
    		 10-12: Astro: Set up your posters this morning at the Annual Spring Science Fair. Click here for details... 

    SSC: peer Triad meetings in Lib 2205 
     

    		 Astronomy Fair at Capitol Mall - please come help build toys with the kids, and show your posters!
    1-2 faculty seminar (No class)
    4:30-5:30: Zita office hours
    Governance:  no class  
    		 2-3: Astro: Please meet SSC in Lab I Rm 1047 to discuss Sunpots. 

    3-5 pm: Please go back to the  Science Fair (SSC will continue their own workshop) and Zita will come see your posters.

    HW: don't turn this in - just keep it in your portflio and compare to solutions.

  • Ch.11 RQ#3, 4, 10 (p.268)
  • Ch.12 RQ#2, 7, 8 (p.290)
    		•
    6-9:00 pm: Astronomy in  LIB 1316  
  • Read and summarize Ch.11-12: Lives and Deaths of stars, with DQ from Ch.11: RQ# 5, 9, 12 (p.268) and Ch.12: DQ 23, 24; RQ 3, 11 (p.290)
  • Ch.9 AQ#7, 9 (p.231)
  • Ch.10 AQ#14, 16, 17 (p.247)
  • Ch.10 OP#20 (double stars)
  • video on Deaths of Stars
    		•  3-6 Academic Fair in the Library: come ask profs about next year's programs 

    6:00 Optional field trip to Puyallup Observatory with SWWAS, a fun local group of skilled amateur stronomers.

    		 6-8:  SSC: Archaeoastronomy Seminar
    (9-11 pm: NO OBSERVING on Lib. roof - too cloudy 9-11 pm: Observing:  Library 4th floor with Carl Zambuto 

    Geology of Moon
     

    week 8

    Tuesday 19.May 
    Wednesday 20.May 
    Thursday 21.May 
    		 Sat.23.May
    9-12 am: SSC lectures
    10-12: ASTRO: please take your poster to the Bookstore (Kristy's office in back) for display in the front window. 
    SSC: open for project work
    		 10-12: Astro:  group project work in Lib 2218. Volunteers needed to arrange everyone's posters in the Boookstore window . 

    SSC: peer Triad meetings in Lib 2205 
     

    		 Star Party at Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park, in conjunction with the Juan de Fuca Festival. 

    Talk to SSC people if you want to join them in their field trip
    4-6 pm Faculty Seminar (no class)
    Governance:  no class  
    		 2-5 pm:  NO Astronomy workshop (parallax and Hipparcos) instead, Astro work on your presentations, and SSC meet LLyn in Lab I Rm 1047 

    HW: Keep these in your portfolio (instead of turning them in)

  • Ch.14 RQ#1, 10 (p.322)
  • Ch.15 RQ#1, 2, 10-11, 12-14 (p.344)
    		•
    6-8:30 pm: Astronomy in  LIB 1316  
  • Read and summarize Ch.14-15: Galaxies and the Milky way: , with DQ from Ch.14: RQ 3, 5, 6, 8 (p.322) and Ch.15: DQ 20, 22; RQ 4, 5, 7 (p.344)
  • Ch.11 AQ#19, 21, 22, 24 
  • Ch.12 AQ#17, 20, 22 
    		•  6-8:  SSC: Archaeoastronomy Seminar
    (9-11 pm: Backup Observing night at Lib 4004) 9-11 pm: Observing:  Library 4th floor with Carl Zambuto 

    get a start on next Tuesday's observing HW:

  • Ch.11 OP#29 (clusters with binocs, p.269)
  • Ch.12 OP#25 (pn); extra: 26 (veil nebula) p.291
  • Ch.14 OP#18 (MW) p.322
  • extra: Ch.15 OP#23 (p.344)
    		•
     

    week 9

    Tuesday 26.May 
    Wednesday 27.May 
    Thursday 28.May 
    		 FRI.29.May
    9-12 am: SSC lectures
    10-12: CAB 110 SSC project presentations

    No astronomy presentations this morning - come to the CAL this afternoon. 

    SSC: peer Triad meetings in Lib 2205 

    		 9-12: Jim Stroh will teach his Hydrogeology program how to do numerical modeling with EXCEL this morning in the CAL.
    Governance:  no class  
    		 2-3 pm:  Optional: Zita will talk about Cosmology (Ch.17) in 2101 Lib 

    3:30-6:30: Astronomy project presentations in the CAL (Lab II) 

    Keep the HW below in your portfolio instead of turning it in.

  • Ch.17 RQ# 2, 8, 9 (p.379)
  • Ch.17 AQ# 10, 11, 12 (p.380)
    		•  Optional field trip to Eastern Washington? Talk to student organizers - who? 
  • FRI: Table mountain?

    • SAT: Goldendale Observatory?
    6-8:30 pm: Astronomy in  the CAL (Lab II) for Research Project Talks 

    Keep this HW in your portfolio instead of turnig it in:

  • Read and summarize Ch.17: Cosmology: , with RQ 3, 4, 5; DQ 13 (p.379)
  • Ch.14 AQ#11, 12, 13, 15 (p.322)
  • Ch.15 AQ#16, 17 (p.344)
  • Ch.14 OP#18 (MW) p.322
  • extra: Ch.15 OP#23 (p.344)
    		•  6-8:  SSC: Archaeoastronomy Seminar Public Viewing at Timberland Library by SW Wash. Astron. Society 

    Come to this if you can't make the field trip, if you like.
    (9-11 pm: Backup Observing night at Lib 4004) 9pm observing on Lib Roof? probably too cloudy again ...
     

    week 10

    Tuesday 2.June 
    Wednesday 3.June 
    Thursday 4.June 
    9-12 am: SSC lectures
    10-12: Mandatory Self-Eval/portfolio workshop in 2100 Lib for Astronomy. This "room" is the open area behind the Deans' offices. Bring a hardcopy of the guidelines.
    10-12: SSC project presentations in CAB 110
    		 Optional field trip to the Seattle Science Center and Planetarium - talk to Kamala about details. You'll be back in time for the potluck tonight. 

    SSC: peer Triad meetings in Lib 2205  
     
    4-6 pm Faculty Seminar (no class) 2-5 pm:  ASTRO + SSC: No workshop - prepare something nice to share at the party tonight
    6-9 pm: Astronomy in  LIB 1316  Final Exam. OPEN notes (bring your portfolio); CLOSED BOOK 6-8:  SSC: Archaeoastronomy Seminar
    8-11 pm: No observing on the Library - go to your favorite observing site with your team, to wind down from the exam. 8-11 pm: Observing: Star Party and end-of-program potluck (7:30) at LIB 4300 (NOT at Carl's place, since the moon is bright)
    Week 11: Final evaluation conferences (required for credit). Book your flight back East to depart no sooner than Friday 12.June 1998

    Monday.8.June: Last chance to get YOUR POSTER in the bookstore window - meet Stars, Sky, and Culture at the bookstore this morning at 9:00 am to put your poster up, if you like. Then everyone can see it at graduation. You can get it back afterwards.

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