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SyllabusAstronomy Fall 2013
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Astronomy 101-001 Fall2013Tues & Thurs, 09301045, Regener Hall 103 3 hrs credit
Instructor: T. Howard [email protected] hours: available after class, office area behind Regener; see me at end of class
Week 1 begins Tuesday, 20 August (first class meeting)Week 16 ends Thursday, 5 December (last class meeting)
Course description from UNM catalog:
Conceptual description of our fascinating universe: early astronomy, Newtoniansynthesis, Earth, Moon, planets, asteroids, comets, the sun, our solar system, stars, black
holes, galaxies, dark matter, dark energy and cosmological mysteries.
Course objectives: to achieve a comfortable working knowledge of the sky and majorcelestial objects; to learn the basic structure of our universe as we currently know it; and
to understand the important questions being addressed by modern-day astronomy, and the
scientific methods used to do so.
Text:Astronomy: A Beginners Guide to the Universe, 7th
ed., Chaisson & McMillan
(Addison-Wesley, 2013) ISBN 10: 978-0-321-81535-4.
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites.
Grades: will be based on the following assignments and weightings --
2 project assignments worth 8 points each
Mid-term exam (in-class, open book/notes) worth 45 points
Final exam (in-class, open book/notes) worth 45 points
Total grade is sum of all points earned
More details and posting of instructions in week 2
Final grade based on 100 point scale with + andgrades (UNM standard)
A = 93100, B = 85-92, C = 7684, D = 6875.Top and bottom 2 pts in each range are +/-.
Attendance Policy: Regular attendance and participation in class is required. I do notgrade on the basis of attendance; nevertheless, students are responsible for all
assignments and other course administration announcements as given in class. UNM
Pathfinderpolicies apply, which in part means that instructor drops based on non-
attendance are possible. This policy applies regardless of the grading option chosen.
Accommodation Statement: Accessibility Services (Mesa Vista Hall 2021, 277-3506)
provides academic support to students who have disabilities. If you think you need
alternative accessible formats for undertaking and completing coursework, you shouldcontact this service right away to assure your needs are met in a timely manner. If you
need local assistance in contacting Accessibility Services, see the Bachelor and Graduate
Programs office.
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Academic Integrity: The University of New Mexico believes that academic honesty is a
foundation principle for personal and academic development. All University policies
regarding academic honesty apply to this course. Academic dishonesty includes, but isnot limited to, cheating or copying, plagiarism, fabricating information or citations,
facilitating acts of dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations,
submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing theinstructor, or tampering with the academic work of other students. The Universitys fullstatement on academic honesty and the consequences for failure to comply is available in
the college catalog and in thePathfinder.
Cell phones, laptops, etc: Please mute or turn off your cell phones or other electronic
gadgets while in class.
Course Website: will be available next class; used for reference materials
Class schedule and reading list by week and topic: approximate
Date Topics Textchapters
Week of(Monday)
Week 1 Introduction,practical astronomy
Ch. 0, 1 Aug 19
Week 2 Planetary motion Ch.1, 2 Aug 26
Week 3 Light & Telescopes Ch. 2, 3 Sep 2
Week 4 Solar System
*** NOTE ***
Ch. 4, 5 Sep 9
** No class 9/12 **
Week 5 Earth, Moon, Terrestrial
Planets
Ch. 5, 6 Sep 16
Week 6 Jovian Planets Ch. 7, 8 Sep 23
Week 7 The Sun Ch. 9 Sep 30
Week 8 The stars Ch. 10 Oct 7
Fall Break Thurs 10/10 ** No class 10/10 **
Week 9 Stars, Interstellarmedium
Ch. 10, 11 Oct 14
Week 10 Stellar evolution Ch. 12, 13 Oct 21
Week 11 The Milky Way Ch. 14 Oct 28
Week 12 Galaxies Ch. 15, 16 Nov 4
Week 13 Intro to Cosmology Ch. 16, 17 Nov 11
Week 14 Cosmology Ch. 17 Nov 18Week 15 Life in the Universe
Thanksgiving week
Ch. 18 Nov 25
** No class 11/28 **
Week 16 Exoplanets, Astrobiology Ch. 18 Dec 2
