Syllabus
Astronomy 100L
Instructor: Kim Gordon
Office/Hours: FO 105 -208 Tu, Wed, Th 6-7 PM
Required Texts: Astronomy Online Laboratory, 4th
Ed: Kim Gordon
You will also need a scientific calculator, or you can use calc.exe in
Windows.
Online URL: http://www.csulb.edu/~gordon/100lonline/ast100l.html
(for preview only. Labs must be performed in lab)
Grading:
Labs 20 pts each x 12 = 240 points. Final 120 pts
The Final Exam is very important to
your grade. Study the Final Exam Sample Questions as you go. They will also
help you perform the exercises.
You may work in lab groups, but each person may be required to submit a
separate lab report: ask your instructor. Lab reports are normally completed
and submitted at the end of the exercise. Late labs will either not be accepted
or accepted with a substantial reduction in score. Ask your instructor.
Schedule
|
Week |
Exercise # |
Title |
Due Date/Comments |
|
1 |
5 |
Orientation, |
First two exercises combined-single credit |
|
2 |
6 |
Distance to the Pleiades; Cluster Age and Distance |
End of lab |
|
3 |
1 |
The Sidereal Day |
End of lab |
|
4 |
2 |
Star Charts and Celestial Coordinates |
2 weeks-double credit |
|
5 |
2 |
Star Charts and Celestial Coordinates |
End of lab |
|
6 |
3 |
Moon's Sidereal Period |
End of lab |
|
7 |
4 |
Spectroscopy Online Version |
End of lab |
|
8 |
4 |
Spectroscopy,
Hardware Version (manual) |
End of lab |
|
9 |
7 |
Kepler's
Laws-Mass of the Moon |
2 weeks-double credit |
|
10 |
7 |
Kepler's
Laws - Mass of the Moon |
End of lab |
|
11 |
9 |
Arcturus
and Earth's Revolution |
End of lab |
|
12 |
10 |
Hubble's Law |
End of lab |
|
13 |
Spring Break |
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|
14 |
11 |
Quasar 3C 273 |
End of lab |
|
15 |
|
FINAL |
12-10-08 |