Week 1:  Astronomy and the Universe;  Knowing the Heavens

    Astronomy and Cosmologies, Spring 99
    with E.J. Zita
     
    Monday 29.Mar.99 Tuesday 30.March
    Wednesday 31.March
    		 Thursday 1.April Friday 2.April
     
    		 (1:30-2:30  Zita meets with Physical Systems group contract in Lab I Rm 1050)
    3:30-5:30  class in Lib 1308  
     
  •  Read Ch.1
  • bring questions
  • fill out (green) survey
  • find a class partner
    		•  3:30-5:30 in the Computer Center   Library 

    Meet Sarah Pederson at the GCC reference desk for your first MANDATORY Library research workshop.  Read the research project guidelines. 

    Find two articles on topics you might want to research, from a magazine such as Scientific American, Physics Today, Nature, Science, Science News, Astronomy.  Read them.
    office hours 1-2
    Lab I Rm 1005
    HW due next Tuesday:
    Ch.1 # 14, 16, 18, 22 + OP # 27, 29
    Ch.2 # 20, 24, 30, 31, 34 + OP# 41
    Keep a Moon Journal for all of April
    Zita's notes 6:30-9:00 workshop in CAL 
     
  • Starry Night #1
    		•  1:00-3:00  Lib 4004 
    class governance  
     
  • Do the Web reading quiz (orange) BEFORE CLASS
  • Discuss covenant - modifications?
  • Discuss safety, e.g. walking to parking lot together at night
  • If you don't have an email account, find out how to get one (ask classmates)
    		•  6:30-9:00 in Lib 1612 
     
  • Read Sagan 
  • Bring an article (you'll start writing a paper on it next week...)
  • Horoscope workshop

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  • Read Ch.2
  • Review Starry Night Exercise #1
  • bring questions
    		•  Get next week's syllabus today after noon. 

    Fill in the online survey about your "Research Planning".
    9-11?  observe on Library Roof if clear Send email to Zita so I can save your address  9-11? observe on Library Roof if clear
     
    Homework: Show all your work. Restate the problem, define all your quantities, and draw a diagram.  What do you know?  What are you looking for?  Solve equations algebraically for your unknown BEFORE you put numbers in, without skipping math steps (honestly, it's easier this way). Finally, include units with all numbers, and check to see that your answer makes sense.  Order of magnitude estimates (instead of using a calculator) are just fine.  Simplify wherever possible and reasonable.  Please turn in a LEGIBLE copy, not your first scribbles.

    Papers:  Start right away.  Take your first draft to the writing center for technical advice.  Turn in a SECOND draft to me.

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