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1 Astronomy 110: The Visible Universe Sp Karen Castle 3 units, Letter Grade Only MW 12:30-1:45PM Sect 2089, MW 2-3:15PM Sect 3375, TTH 11:00AM-12:15PM Sect 2088, TTH 12:30-1:45 PM Sect 2090, TTH 2:00-3:15PM Sect 0970 all in SC 601 Phone: (925) ext office, (925) cell (better) or kcastle@dvc.edu Websites: for the syllabus, the workbook practice tests, quizzes, for workbook, syllabus etc Objectives/SLOs for ASTRO Astronomy. Students will be able to... A. Observe the sky with an appreciation and understanding of the objects observed. B. Recognize stars, asterisms and constellations C. Appreciate the historical development of astronomy and mankind's understanding of the universe. D. Combine observational evidence with theoretical assumptions to develop a model of the underlying physical structure. E. Compare conflicting theories arising from the same observations. F. Assess the visibility of celestial phenomena for a given date, time and location G. Inventory the components of the Universe and describe how our understanding of them continues to evolve H. Use mathematical or graphical information to form conclusions WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED A. Recommended Prerequisites: Math 110, which is equivalent to one year of high school algebra and eligibility for English 122, e.g. completion of English 116 and 118 or the equivalent. B.Textbooks/ Materials: 1. Pathways to Astronomy 3 rd edition, Stephen E. Schneider, Thomas T. Arny, McGraw Hill, required. You need the version with 86 units, about 800 pages. You do not need the ARIS password. The 2 nd edition, is all right, although the units and pages are not all numbered the same 2. Astronomy 110 Visible Universe Castle Class Notes, required Available from the DVC Book center or to download from or from 3. Scientific Calculator 4. Note taking materials 5. Scantron 2052 or 882 for tests. You will need a total of two Scantrons for the entire course. 6. Computer and internet access Homework, practice versions of tests and quizzes will be available on It uses your DVC Insite login and password. C. Time and Perseverance: Astronomy is full of new facts and concepts. Expect to need to study. Use the practice homework, quizzes and tests to train yourself. You should do the practice versions, review the answers and then redo them well before the assignments are due. All assignments count for points, so do everything. Evening Observing: Students (and well-behaved friends and family) are encouraged to participate in evening observing sessions at DVC. All students and well-behaved friends are invited. Dress casually, in layers for OUTDOOR weather. They are planned for: Friday,Feb 1, 2013 starting 6:15PM Friday, Feb 22, 2013 starting 6:15 PM, weather permitting OFFICE HOURS in SC 313 Cell (better, but NO Texts) or x2832 Monday 3:30-5 PM Tuesday 3:30-5 PM Wednesday 3:30-5 PM Thursday 9:30-10:45 AM Other times by appointment. ANY time, preferably Inside Desire2Learn (under Communications).It IS fine to ask about homework or quizzes and etc either in person, on the phone or on the internet. Astronomy Tutoring SC 701 Hours To Be Posted in SC 601 and on Desire2Learn You are encouraged utilize astronomy tutoring. Tutors benefit most students, even if you can succeed without assistance. Astronomy tutoring is FREE of charge. Just drop in. Astronomy 110 Spring

2 Honesty All students are required and expected to comply with the Diablo Valley College Student Code of Conduct, and avoid Academic Dishonesty (described at the end of this syllabus). Infraction, as determined solely by the instructor, may result in a zero grade for that work, a lowered grade for the work, suspension, or expulsion. The instructor may require that the student make up the same, or another (possibly more demanding) assignment to demonstrate competence and understanding of the material, and may refer the student to the Dean of Student Life for further action. Tests and quizzes are to be done by one person only. No notes or consultations are permitted. If you are asked to write a paragraph or an essay, it is NOT acceptable to copy the text from a text book or the internet. Grading: Grades will be assigned based on your point total. Exams, class work, quizzes, and homework will be included. There will be at least 290 points possible. Grades will be assigned based on: 230 points and up A points B points C points D <140 points F You can see your scores on each assignment and your point total inside Desire2Learn under Grades in the Assessments menu. Practice quizzes, tests and homework do not count for your total, but do improve your skill and grades. Exams and Quizzes: There will be three quizzes, two 50-point exams during the semester, a two-part 100-point test in final exam period. The final will include material from the entire course with an emphasis on the last part. Material from the text, class, notes and from additional handouts will be included. Exams and quizzes are to be taken on the date and time scheduled for YOUR class. There will be no make up exams or quizzes unless arrangements are made ahead of time. If you are ill or have an accident, phone or as soon as possible and certainly before the next class. Exams require Scantron form 2052 or equivalent. Quizzes do not require forms. Calculators are permitted and may be necessary. Scratch paper will be provided. Exam Dates: The test and quiz dates planned are identified on the schedule. The material to be covered will be announced in class. Quizzes require minutes. Tests require about 75 minutes. All are given at the end of class. The final will use the entire final time period. Exams and quizzes are to be taken on the date and time scheduled for YOUR class. There will be no make up exams or quizzes unless arrangements are made ahead of time. If you are ill or have an accident, phone or as soon as possible and certainly before the next class. Homework, Practice Quizzes and Tests We will use online homework, available from Normally there is a practice version of the homework, which you can use repeatedly and a real version. The real version may be done one time only and will have a firm due date and time. The real homework requires the password, real quiz. Attendance/Withdrawal: College regulations allow the instructor to drop any student who has absences exceeding the equivalent of two weeks (1/9) of class for a full semester class (six class meetings). If you exceed this number of absences may be dropped at the discretion of the instructor. Withdrawal (if desired) is not automatic, You must drop for yourself if you mean to do it. Attendance will be taken. Every class meeting will include information that you need. If you miss class, it is the YOUR responsibility to learn about any material you have missed, as well as upcoming tests and assignment due dates. Astronomy 110 Spring

3 Illness/Accidents: If you are in a serious accident or are so ill that you are in the hospital, please PHONE or get someone to phone for you as soon as possible. Do NOT wait until the next class. Outline and Reading: The material should be read before coming to class. Typically, we will work on the topic of the text material following the date on the syllabus. There will always be an opportunity to request assistance on the material prior to being tested. Week starting (Monday date) Reading P- Pathway s units C Castle #1 Jan 14 P 1, 2, 3 C Ch 1 P 5 C Ch 2,3 #2 Jan 21 C Ch 3 Holiday Jan 21 P 5.4, 1/25 Last day to 5.5, add or to drop with 13.1,13.2 a refund #3 Jan 28 2/01 Last day to drop without a W Observing Feb 1 6:15 PM weather permitting P 7, 13.2 C Ch 4 #4 Feb 4 P 6,7, 9,13 C Ch 5 #5 Feb 11 Quiz 1, Feb 13, 14 Holidays Feb #6 Feb 18 Observing Feb 22 6:15 PM weather permitting #7 Feb 25 Test 1 2/28, 3/1 P 8 C Ch 5 P 11 P 10, 11,13, 54.1, 55.4 #8 Mar 4 P 11,12, 17 Learning Goals OVERVIEW Components of the Universe. Scientific Notation. Converting units. Using logarithmic plots. COORDINATE SYSTEMS: Latitude and Longitude, Right Ascension, Declination, Altitude and Azimuth, LATITUDE AND VISIBILITY OF THE SKY What parts of the sky are sometimes, always and never seen and why? Start constellations and star maps. SOLAR/SIDEREAL TIME AND DATE Given two from among: day of the year, solar time, and sidereal time, find the third. MOTION OF THE SUN, SEASONS Relate the tilt of the Earth s axis to seasons, the length of daylight and azimuth of sunrise and sunset..find the coordinates of the Sun given the date. Learn how precession changes the direction of the Earth s North Pole, the zodiac signs, and the celestial coordinates of stars. MOTION OF THE MOON Relate the Moon s position to its phase and the time of day it is visible. Understand types of eclipses, their geometry and frequency INVENTORY OF THE MOTIONS Relate motions in the solar systems to observations. Learn our current explanation of apparent retrograde motion. ARCHEOASTRONOMY Identify astronomical alignments built into archeoastronomical sites such as Stonehenge. Learn what the Babylonian astronomers observed and predicted. GREEK MODELS, the features of each and how they predict the appearance of the sky. Know the purpose of the Primum Mobile, the deferent, the epicycle, and the equant. Understand how parallax works and its importance to astronomy. Learn when and how the Greeks found the size of the Earth and Moon and the distances to the Sun and Moon. Understand how the magnitude system works. RENAISSANCE ASTRONOMY :Copernicus, Brahe s and Kepler s models and lives. Relate their concepts to the observed motions of the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets. Evaluate the evidence for and against heliocentric models. Understand and use Kepler's laws. Distinguish correct ellipses. Compute the sidereal period of a body orbiting the Sun given the semimajor axis of the orbit or vice versa. Astronomy 110 Spring

4 #9 Mar 11 Quiz 2 Mar 16, 17 Holiday March P 14, 15, 16, 17,18,20 C Ch 7 #10 Mar 25 P 4.2, 21, 22, 23, 24 C Ch 8 GRAVITY AND LAWS OF MOTION Learn the meaning and significance of Newton s laws and of conserved quantities. Understand how gravity depends on mass and distance.compute weight, circular and escape velocity. Define a black hole. LIGHT Understand the wave nature of light Distinguish among continuous, absorption, and emission spectra; their causes and what they tell about the source. #11 April 1 P 25 DOPPLER EFFECT Understand the cause and use it. #12 April 8 Test 2 April 10, 11 P 34,35,36 Skim C Ch 9 P 37, 38, 50, 85.4 C Ch 10 #13 April 15 P 39,40,41 #14 April 22 P 42, 4/26 Last day to 86.1 drop #15 April 29 Quiz 3 May1.2 P 45, 47, 48 P 46,47,48 P 51, 52, 53 SOLAR SYSTEM OVERVIEW AND FORMATION Features of Jovian vs Terrestrial planets. Relate the formation of the Solar System to the types of planets. Learn how models to approximate the interiors of planets and stars. Learn about the variety of extrasolar planets and how they are discovered. EARTH : landforms, the theory of plate tectonics; its cause and the evidence for it. Understand Radioactive decay as a means to find dates. Relate life, the greenhouse effect, the ozone layer Understand how the Earth's magnetic field affects the atmosphere and the aurora. MOON, MERCURY and VENUS, their landforms, atmospheres, histories and orbits. MARS:surface features, the evidence for water, current exploration, moons. Phobos and Deimos. JUPITER, SATURN, and their Moons Get an overall picture of the structure of Jovian planets, their magnetic fields, winds, and cores. Find out about the Galilean satellites, Titan and the small icy moons of Saturn. Find out the origin of rings. URANUS, NEPTUNE, PLUTO and their Moons Understand the structure of Jovian planets and how Pluto differs. Compare and contrast Moons of these planets and their internal activity. SUN Understand the source of the Sun s energy. Learn the features of the solar cycle and how they relate to the Sun's magnetic field. #16 May 6 P 59,60 STARS, THEIR LIVES AND THE HR DIAGRAM Understand how the Hertzsprung Russell diagram separates stars by time of life and by mass. Summarize the life cycle of a star #17 May 13 P 71, 75, 76 P 83,84 GALAXIES AND THEIR GROUPS Recognize the various types of galaxy. Learn about how galaxies cluster and interact. COSMOLOGY Understand the expansion of the Universe. Appreciate the evidence for the Big Bang and for the future of the Universe. Final Exam Schedule: Times are Assigned by the College Section Date and Time for Start of Exam MW 12:30 PM Sect 2089 Wed May 22, 2013, 10:30 AM MW 2:00 PM Sect 3375 Mon May 20, 2013, 1:00 PM TTH 11:00 AM Sect 2088 Tues May 21, 2013, 10:30 AM TTH 12:30 PM Sect 2090 Thurs May 23, 2013, 10:30 AM TTH 2:00 PM Sect 0970 Tues May 21, 2013, 1:00 PM Astronomy 110 Spring

5 DVC Academic Dishonest Policy Academic dishonesty is defined as: an act of deception in which a student claims credit for the effort of another person or uses unauthorized materials or fabricated information in any academic work. Academic dishonesty is a violation of the DVC Student Code of Conduct and will not be tolerated. Academic dishonesty diminishes the quality of scholarship at Diablo Valley College and hurts the majority of students who conduct themselves honestly. Acts of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, the following: CHEATING-Unauthorized copying or collaboration on a test or assignment, or the use or attempted use of unauthorized materials: TAMPERING-Altering or interfering with evaluation instruments and documents; FABRICATION-Falsifying experimental data or results, inventing research or laboratory data or results for work not done, or falsely claiming sources not used; fabricating or falsifying documentation to try to change a course grade; PLAGIARISM-Representing someone else s words, ideas, artistry, or data as one s own, including copying another person s work (including published and unpublished material, and material from the Internet) without appropriate referencing, presenting someone else s opinions as one s own. ASSISTING-Assisting another student in an act of academic dishonesty, such as taking a test or doing an assignment for someone else, change someone s grades or academic records, or inappropriately distributing exams to other students Astronomy 110 Spring

Introduction to Astronomy Syllabus AST1002, Summer 2019, June 24 - July 26

Introduction to Astronomy Syllabus AST1002, Summer 2019, June 24 - July 26 Course & Faculty Information Lecturer: TBA E-mail: TBA Time: Monday through Friday Teaching hour: 45 (1.8 contact hours each day)