ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS 253-002, Fall 09
MW SIMS 209, 8:00pm-9:15pm
Course Schedule: (this schedule may be revised due to unforeseen circumstances)
| DATE | CHAPTERS
AND NOTES |
ASSIGNMENTS: Log in to turnitin.com
and submit an electronic document, the due date & time will be on
Turnitin.
Use the following to ENROLL in my Turnitin class: Class ID: 2828695 Enrollment password: mars |
| Wed. 8/26 |
INTRO & CH 1 |
HW 1, P57 **QFR: 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Mon. 8/31 |
CH 1 | HW 2, P 57 QFR: 5, 7, 8, 10, 12 |
| Wed. 9/2 |
CH 1 and | HW 3, pp. 88-89 QFR: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8 |
| Mon. 9/7
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CH 2 | HW 4, pp. 88-89 Problems: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10 |
| Wed. 9/9 |
CH 3 | HW 5, pp 116-117 QFR: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9 Problems: 1, 4, 5, 6 |
| Mon. 9/14 |
REVIEW for TEST 1 | written summary: one page
(both sides) handwritten to be used during the test and turned in |
| Wed. 9/16
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TEST 1 | |
| Mon 9/21
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CH 5 |
HW 6, pp 173-174 QFR: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 |
| Wed. 9/23 |
CH 5 | HW 7, pp 173-174 QFR: 5, 6, 9, 12, 13 Problem: 1 |
| Mon. 9/28
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CH 5 &CH 6 | HW 8, pp 210-211 QFR: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 Problems: 1, 3, 5 |
| Wed.
9/30
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CH 6 and CH 7 | HW 9, pp 235 QFR: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 Problem: 3 |
| Mon. 10/5 |
CH 7 | HW 10, pp 235 QFR: 9, 10, 11, 13 |
| Wed.
10/7 |
CH 7 & CH 11 | HW 11, pp 235 QFR: 14, 15, 16 Problem: 1, 2 |
| Mon. 10/12 |
CH 11 | HW12, pp. 343-344 QFR: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21 Problem: 2, 4, 5 |
| Wed.
10/14 |
CH 11 and | written summary: one page
(both sides) handwritten to be used during the test and turned in |
| Mon. 10/19 |
Fall Break |
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| Wed.
10/21 |
Test 2 | |
| Mon. 10/26 |
HW 13, pp. 380-381 QFR: 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17 Problems: 2, 4, 5 Written Review 1: Due 10/28 Turned in to the website: |
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| Wed.
10/28 |
CH 12 & CH 13 | HW 14, pp. 410-411 QFR: 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23 Problems: 2, 3, 5 |
| Mon.
11/2 |
CH 13 &
CH14
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HW15, pp 430-431 QFR: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13 Problems: 1, 2, 3 |
| Wed.
11/4 |
T.J.sick with the Flu | |
| Mon. 11/9 |
CH 15 | HW 16, p. 464-465 QFR: 4, 6, 11, 17, 18 Problem: 1, 2, 3 |
| Wed.
11/11 |
CH 15 | HW 17, p. 464-465 QFR: 5, 16, 20 Problem: 4 |
| Mon. 11/16 |
Review for test 3 | written summary: one page
(both sides) handwritten to be used during the test and turned in |
| Wed.
11/18 |
Test 3
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| Mon. 11/23 |
CH 16 | |
| Wed.
11/25 |
Thanksgiving Break | |
| Mon. 11/30 |
CH 16 and CH 17 | |
| Wed. 12/2 |
CH 17 | Essay 2 Due 12/7 @11:59pm Turned in to the website: |
| Mon. 12/7 |
REVIEW for FINAL EXAM
LAST DAY OF CLASS |
written summary: 2 pages (for final) |
| Saturday 12/12 @8:00am | Final Exam (cumulative) |
** QFR=Question For Review
***TQ=Thought Questions
"Science is built up of facts, as a house is with stones.
But a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a
house."
— Henri Poincaré (1854–1912)