Can I take Astronomy II if I haven't taken Astronomy I?
Astronomy I and Astronomy II are independent classes, which
can be taken in either order. It is not necessary to have taken
Astronomy I before taking Astronomy II.
Where is the campus observatory?
Here are some
directions and a map.
How can I find the web
pages of various observatories?
Here are some
useful links,
which will connect you to the web pages for
various observatories.
What is the format
of the quizzes?
How many questions will they have?
The quizzes will consist of 15
multiple choice questions.
Some of these questions will be
similar to those on the homework,
so make sure you understand
the
answers
to the
homework.
What are the
pictures
on the Astro 1020 home page?
Click on the
images below and see!
I was sick and
missed the last quiz. Can I take
a makeup?
Do not worry about missing a single quiz.
The lowest two quiz grades
OR
your grade on the final will be dropped. There will
be NO
individual makeups for the quizzes
or homeworks. Instead, the final is, in a sense,
a general `makeup' for
everyone in the class. If you are sick
and missed a quiz or homework, take it easy
and get healthy, and don't worry about it.
Missing one quiz
will not hurt your grade.
I urge you, however, to take every quiz unless there
is an extreme emergency, in case other unforeseen problems
arise later on in the semester.
Do
you have any suggestions that may help me study
for the quizzes?
Review the homework
problems, and
use the study guide
as a checklist, making sure you know all the definitions,
formulae, and other topics on the study guides.
Can I take the final earlier than the
scheduled time? (or later?)
The final must be taken at the regularly scheduled time.
There will be NO make-ups
or early exams.
Remember, the lowest of either
the lowest
two quiz grades
OR
the
grade on the final will be dropped,
so if you take all of the quizzes, you do not need to take
the final.
I suggest, however,
that you take the final even
if you have
taken all of the quizzes, unless it is absolutely
impossible.
Unless you have a perfect 100 percent on every quiz,
there is always the possibility that by taking the final
you will improve your
grade.
When is the
final for this course?
The final will be on Tuesday April 30 at 10:30 AM.
Do
you have any suggestions that may help me study
for the final?
One hint
is that the final will cover the same material that was covered in
the quizzes (plus the additional material covered in class after
the last quiz).
In studying for the final, make sure you understand the
answers to the quiz problems, and review
the six study guides again. Go over
the problems that you got wrong on the quiz, and make sure you
understand the correct answers. If you are uncertain about the answers to any
quiz problem, get in touch with me.
Where is the Astronomy I course web page from Fall 2001?
Here is a link to
the Astronomy I web page from Fall 2001.
Because of an emergency,
I missed my lab (or will have to miss my lab).
Can I go to lab
on a different night?
In case of emergency only,
students are sometimes permitted
to attend another lab section. However, the student
MUST ask permission in advance
from both their regular lab instructor and the instructor
of the night they wish to attend. The observatory building is relatively
small, and gets very crowded. We
cannot allow more than 27 students
at one time in the observatory. If more than 27 show up
for a lab period, the students not officially enrolled in that
lab section will be asked to leave.
Note that, because of differences in the weather, in a given
week, different
lab sections may be doing different labs.