Spring 2008 On-campus Course

• Course Syllabus
• Course Calendar
• Exam Short Essay Topics
• Constellations and Stars - helpful lists and pictures for the (on-campus) constellation quiz!
• Mastering Astronomy help pages
• Lecture Outlines (linked in Blackboard, too!)
   
• Astro 10 Homework Projects List  (Note homework assignments are due in class by 1:30 PM on the assigned dates.)

      0. Introductory Survey & Blackboard Access

  1. Sunsigns and Astrology: Where was the Sun when you were born?
  2. The Reasons for Seasons
  3. Astronomical Poetry
  4. Moon Phases around the world?
  5. Magnetism vs. Gravity
  6. Nature of Science
  7. Women Hold Up Half the Sky
  8. NASA's Budget - Is it worth the money?
  9. Good Science vs. Bad Science: Asteroid XF11
  10. Science in the News - Sharing a current article about astronomy and the scientific process.
  11. Ethics in Science
  12. Is the Sun Causing Global Warming?
  13. Outer Solar System Exploration
  14. Watch and comment upon the movie "Contact"
  15. The future of humankind?
       
• Extra Credit Assignments
• Additional Class Handouts
  Geocentric vs. Heliocentric Theories
  Winter Stars & The Star & Planet Locator
  Constellations and Stars - helpful lists and pictures for the (on-campus) constellation quiz!
  Locating the Planets on the Star Wheel
• Hints for this class!