【日時】月・水・金 12:00am-13:20am
【講師】Brad Snowder
【教科書】"Pathways to Astronomy" by Stephen Schneider and Thomas Arny
【内容】天文学の講義形式の授業です。
Week 1 How Science Works, Night Sky, Sun & Moon Motion
Week 2 History, Planet Motion, Gravity, Light, Telescopes
Week 3 Our Sun, Star Properties
Week 4 Formation & Structure of Stars
Week 5 Stellar Evolution, Death, Remnants
Week 6 Milky Way & Other Normal Galaxies
Week 7 Active Galaxies, Cosmology, Big Bang
Week 8 Formation of Our Solar System, Debris
Week 9 Planets, Life in the Universe
【成績基準】
Weekly discussion questions: a few points each
Weekly quizzes: 10 quizes at 20 points each
Final Exam: 50 points
Attend Planetarium Show: +5% Extra Credit to all regular assignments and quizzes