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Our first Astronomy class meets
at 1:00 pm Monday 28.March.2005 in the Computer Applications Laboratory
(CAL)
In Science
Seminar, a required part of Astronomy & Cosmologies,
we will discuss Cosmology readings on Monday evenings, and Astronomy
readings on Wednesday evenings. We hope to have many of these
seminars online. Additional students may join just Science Seminar
for 4 or 8 credits. All SciSem students are required to attend
both Monday and Wednesday, for week 1 only (even those students
only enrolled for one day, or 4 credits), to register on WebX
and organize your preseminar team.
Our first Science Seminar meets
at 5:00 pm Monday 28.March.2005 in the Computer Applications
Laboratory (CAL)
IMPORTANT: Order your texts
online well before class starts - see details below.
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SCHEDULE - All classes will be in the CAL on Monday and Wednesday.
Students will also meet in teams to do homework the day before
classes.
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weekend
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Monday
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Tuesday - no class
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Wednesday
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Thus/Fri - no class
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* read
* meet teams
* post assignments
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1:00-4:00 Astronomy in CAL
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* read
* meet teams
* post assignments
Office hours 3-4 in Lab II 2270
or 2272
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5:00-6:30 Seminar (online after week 1, hopefully)
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5:00-6:30 Seminar (online after week 1,
hopefully)
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7:15-10:00 Astronomy in CAL
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observe on roof after class, if clear
weather
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Zita's Tuesday schedule (in Lab II 2270 or 2272)
1:00-3:00: Solar physics research and Energy Systems contract
meetings
3:00-4:00: Office hours (back to the original time)
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TEXTS:
Order your texts online well in advance, so you
have them all on the first day of class. The College
bookstore will probably not have our texts, and
not all are available on reserve in the Library. Booksellers
or publishers are linked to text titles below. Other online
sources include Amazon,
Powell's or
Alibris.You are
required to have your own copy of texts at every class
meeting. If you are waiting for yours to arrive, you
are still responsible for copying chapters (e.g. from
your classmates' texts) and reading them in advance to
complete your preseminar assignments.
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REQUIRED for Astronomy &
Cosmologies are all the texts below, including
those for Science Seminar:
* Universe,
Edition 7, by William Kaufmann III and Roger
Freedman. You can get by with just one volume (Stars
and Galaxies), but if you want to read about planets
too, get all the chapters. This is our primary text
for class.
* National
Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky.
This excellent reference text helps you find and
understand objects in the sky, and includes classic
stories about them. This is our primary text for
observing sessions.
Astronomy:   Seminar:
  
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* REQUIRED for Science Seminar
(and for A&C)
See Seminar Syllabus
MONDAY: Science Seminar on
COSMOLOGIES (4 credits)
* Ancient
Astronomers (Exploring the Ancient World), by
Anthony F. Aveni, pub. Smithsonian Books (1993)
ISBN: 0895990377
* New
Larousse Encyclopedia Of Mythology, by Robert
Graves, pub. Crescent (1987) ISBN: 0517004046. This
is out of print, but there are plenty available
at used book dealers online (linked to title). The
sooner you order, the better price you may get.
Recommended, not required: National
Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky
includes histories and myths about all the constellations.
WEDNESDAY: Science Seminar
on ASTRONOMY (4 credits)
* Big
Bang: The Origin Of The Universe, by Simon Singh,
pub. Fourth Estate (2005) ISBN: 0007162200. All
of Singh's books are brilliant and clear, and this
is the best new book out on our topic. NPR
interview with Singh
* Subscription to Sky
and Telescope magazine.
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REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:
Most will be available in the College bookstore, except
the binoculars, tripods, and flashlights.
| Planisphere, a flat plastic disc starfinder |
Binoculars (10 x 50), with a tripod
and mounting hardware. With this, you can see the moons
of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn! |
Observing notebook with unlined pages |
| Protractor, a flat plastic semicircular tool
for measuring angles |
Flashlight with the lens painted or taped red. |
3-ring binder for your portfolio |
| Clear plastic ruler (ruled in centimeters) |
Calculator is optional. Scientific notation and trig
functions are useful. Fancy graphing calculator is overkill. |
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Universe Figs |
Maintained by: E.J. Zita |
