ASTRONOMY 102 STELLAR ASTRONOMY

SUMMER 2007

Instructor: Purrington

Office: 5050 Stern Hall

Telephone: 862-3177

E-MAIL: danny@tulane.edu

Textbook: Bennet, Donohue, Schneider, and Voit, The Cosmic Perspective

SYLLABUS

In this course, we will cover the first six chapters of the text, followed by chapters 14-23. We will also give some attention to S2. This means we will cover approximately 16 chapters in 18 class periods (not counting exams), or about one chapter per day. Take this into account in planning your studying.

I plan to use "blackboard" to communicate with you and to post grades. You can get to it by http://bb.tulane.edu or http://blackboard.tulane.edu. I will also post the power point slides I use there, both in .ppt and .pdf formats.

The last class and the final exam will be on wedneday, June 27

Week 1 (May 29-June 1)

Chapters 1-6

Week 2 (June 4-8)

Chapters 14-15 Week 3 (June 11-15)

Chapters 16-17; exam, Thursday, June 14, Chapters 1-6,14 Week 4 (June 18-22)

Chapters 18-20; exam Thursday, June 21, Chapters 15-17 Week 5 (June 25-27)

Chapters 21-23; final exam Wednesday, June 27, Chapters 18-23

Grades will be turned in on June 28. Any mixing exams will have to be made up by that morning.

Observing

Observing is an important part of the course. We will try to have an observing session the first clear night of each week. The sessions will start at about 8:30 and last about an hour. I don't expect you to be available every night, so I can only ask you to try to make it as frequently as possible. Often the weather will be uncertain, so I will ask you to call 862-3177 for the late word on whether we will have a session or not.