Astronomy 1: Introductory Astronomy

Announcements

You can see a list of topics for the final [pdf or Word] and the equation sheet that you'll get with the final [pdf or Word]. The final will have about 15 questions. Many, but not all, will involve some algebra. It will be closed book (but you'll have the sheet of equations, constants, unit information, and conversion factors), and it will be held on Thursday evening, at 7:00PM, May 11, in Science Center 101. New: The exam will cover all the material from the semester, including material from before the midterm.

The solutions to the optional homework #7 are posted below, in the assignments section.

Archive of old announcements.

Assignments

Our seventh homework assignment [pdf or Word] is optional. New: Solutions are now available.

Archive of old assignments.

Upcoming Events

Check the departmental colloquium schedule. Feel free to come to any of these talks.

There are telescope public viewings the second Tuesday of each month (when school is in session), at the Sproul Observatory. The next one is on June 13, at 9 PM. Further information is available.

Our final exam will be on May 11, from 7PM to 10PM, in SC101.

Class Information

Books, etc.
Lab sections
Office hours

Information and syllabus
May 2: syllabus-v.9
Starter sheet of notes and eqns

Links

Lots of tutorials, online demos, and other useful information is at www.astronomyplace.com.

Astronomy picture of the day (this should be the start-up page on your browser)

Cassini-Huygens
Stardust

What's up tonight? from space.com
Earth & Sky: skywatching center
SkyMaps.com

Recent astronomical events

Cornell Library's general astronomy resources

The Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics

HTML calculator
Another calculator
Constants and astronomical data

Graphical weather forecast
NCAR weather models
More weather links