ASTRONOMY I (ASTR 1010) - The Solar System

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Instructor:	Prof Richard Ignace Department of Physics and Astronomy
Email: Web:	ignace at etsu dot edu faculty.etsu.edu/ignace
Office: Office Hours: Office phone: Fax:	274 Brown Hall 11:00-12:00am on T and Th, or by appointment (423) 439-6904 (423) 439-6905

COURSE SYLLABUS

LECTURE NOTES

EXAMS - exam info and study helps

HOMEWORKS - homework assignments

GLOSSARY OF VARIABLES - identification of commonly used symbols

THE CELESTIAL SPHERE (From a U of Tennesse course)

Here is the grade scale that I expect to use for this class. It will apply to the ENTIRE grade: exams (75%) and lab (25%).

A 91-100

A- 87-90

B+ 82-86

B 77-81

B- 74-76

C+ 70-73

C 64-69

C- 61-63

D+ 59-60

D 56-58

F 00-55

POINTS OF INTEREST

• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• Chronology of Space Exploration
• Hubble Space Telescope - newscenter and links (such as the image gallery)
• Sky and Telescope - Can get info on what can currently be seen in the sky
• Links to the Sun
• Comets and Meteors
• Mars Missions
• Galileo Home Page - Jupiter Probe
• Cassini Home Page - Mission to Saturn
• Solar Sails - for fun
• Chandra - X-ray satellite
• Aurorae - for interest

Last Modified 01/20