Introduction to Astronomy: I

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Introduction to Astronomy I

• Physics 64-190
• Dr Tim Reddish
• Office Room 289-1 Essex Hall
• Lab B90/83 Essex Hall

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Time and Place

• Tuesdays and Thursdays
• 530 620pm
• Chrysler Hall North G133

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Class Notes Web Site

• Access via University links to Class Notes
• Password protected!
• ID Password ?
• Your normal U of Windsor Account
• Course Outline, PowerPoint presentations,
  Useful Links Movies are all available there.

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Office Hours

• Open Door Policy.
• No regular times are scheduled in order to
  accommodate students diverse timetables.
• I will generally be in either Essex 289-1 or B90
  / B83 (Basement) and can be found most days.
• If, for some reason, your queries cannot be
  addressed at that time, we can schedule a further
  meeting.

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Course Text Bookfor 64-190 191

• Astronomy Today
• Chaisson and McMillan
• (Part 1 The Solar System)
• Prentice Hall (2007)
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  Alternatives
• Astronomy from the Earth to the Universe
  Pasachoff
• Universe The Solar System Freedman and Kaufmann

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One Mid-Term

• Weight 30
• Dates Thursday 29th October 2009
• Place Ambassador Auditorium
• Time 1730 1845

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Class Quizzes

• Announced within 48 hours of the Quiz
• (i.e. in class and on web site)
• Weight 20

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Final Examination

• Weight 50
• Provisional Date
• Thursday, 17th December 2009
• 1530hrs
• The Final Exam is Cumulative!

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Style of Exams

• Multiple Choice (mainly)
• Fill-in the blanks

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Important Notice!

• All Assessments are compulsory.
• There will be no make-up examinations for
  scheduled tests and examinations without
  acceptable and verifiable medical (or equivalent
  compassionate) reasons.
• Any medical notes must be submitted prior to
  the relevant midterms or final exam.

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MATH?!

• GOOD NEWS!
• There is a minimal amount of math!
• No calculations will be expected!
• BAD NEWS!
• There are a few equations to be understood i.e.
  know what they mean!

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Example!

• What does
• E mc2 mean?
• Newton has a similarly famous equation for
  gravity

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Syllabus

• Parts 1 2 in Astronomy Today
• More Specifically
• Charting the Heavens Foundations of Astronomy
• The Copernican Revolution
• 8) The Moon and Mercury

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Syllabus Continued

• 9) Venus the Earths sister planet
• 10) Mars
• 11) Jupiter and its Moons
• 12) Saturn and its Rings
• 13) Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
• 14 15) The Formation of the Solar System.
• 7) The Earth
• 4 5) Learning from Light (Bonus lecture time
  permitting)

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Important Note

• Ultimately the syllabus is defined by the
  lecture material, not the contents of the book.
• The purpose of the book is a resource for more
  information detailed explanations.
• Good Advice Do the self-tests after we have
  covered each Chapter!
• Ask Questions!

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Special Needs Students

• Please identify yourself to me after this class.
• Please make use of the web material

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Any Questions ??