ASTR 1102-002
Stellar Astronomy
Fall Semester, 2008[TTh 10:40 AM - 12:00 PM]
119 Nicholson Hall
Instructor: Joel
E. Tohline, Alumni Professor
tohline@lsu.edu
Instructor: Joel
E. Tohline, Alumni Professor
tohline@lsu.edu
| COURSE SEGMENT Q1. | ||||
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| Month | Date | Topic | Week | |
| August | 26 |
Slides from Lecture01; Everyone should read Chapter 1 as a broad overview of astronomy. |
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| 28 |
Begin covering material from Chapter 17; Slides from Lecture02 |
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| September | 2 | NO CLASS due to hurricane Gustav! | 2 | |
| 4 | NO CLASS due to hurricane Gustav! | |||
| 9 |
LSU's calendar modifications due to Hurricane
Gustav!; Slides from Lecture03 |
3 | ||
| 11 | Slides from Lecture04 | |||
| 16 |
Slides from Lecture05;
Practice questions for Exam #1 ===> See "expanded set" of questions below under the date of 20 September. |
4 | ||
| 18 | Slides from Lecture06 | |||
| 20 |
Saturday makeup class!;
Same time/place as regular TTh class.
Expanded set of Practice questions for Exam #1; ANSWERS to Practice questions |
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| 22 |
Optional! evening study session [Monday, 22 September]; 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Room 119 Nicholson (usual classroom) |
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| 23 |
EXAM #1 [Tuesday]
Covers primarily: Chapter 17 |
5 | ||
| COURSE SEGMENT Q2. | |||||
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| Month | Date | Topic | Week | ||
| September | 25 |
Handed back graded exam and discussed answers to exam questions; Illustrated "Google Earth" and "Google Sky" applications. |
5 | ||
| 30 | Slides from Lecture07 | 6 | |||
| October | 2 | Slides from Lecture08 | |||
| 7 | Slides from Lecture09 | 7 | |||
| 9 |
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| 14 |
Slides from Lecture11;
Practice questions for Exam #2; Extended set of practice questions for Exam #2
Also...OPTIONAL study session: |
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| 15 |
[Wednesday] Extended Office Hours: 12:30 - 3:00 pm; ANSWERS to expanded set of practice questions. |
7 | |||
| 16 |
EXAM #2 [Thursday]
Covers primarily: Chapters 16 & 19, and a portion of 18; Answers to Exam02 |
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| COURSE SEGMENT Q3. | ||||
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| Month | Date | Topic | Week | |
| October | 21 | Slides from Lecture12 | 9 | |
| 23 | Slides from Lecture13 | |||
| 28 | Slides from Lecture14 | 10 | ||
| 30 | ||||
| November | 4 | Slides from Lecture16 | 11 | |
| 6 | Slides from Dr. Frank's Lecture17 | |||
| 10 |
Extended Set of practice questions for Exam #3 [MSWord]; Extended Set of practice questions for Exam #3 [PDF]; Optional! evening study session [Monday, 10 September]; 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Room 119 Nicholson (usual classroom) |
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| 11 |
EXAM #3 [Tuesday]
Covers primarily: Chapters 20, 21, & 22 |
12 | ||
| COURSE SEGMENT Q4. | ||||
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| Month | Date | Topic | Week | |
| November | 13 | Slides from Lecture18 | ||
| 18 | Slides from Lecture19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | Slides from Lecture20 | |||
| 25 | Slides from Lecture21 | 14 | ||
| 27 | THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY! | |||
| December | 2 | Slides from Lecture22 | 15 | |
| 4 | Slides from Lecture23 | |||
| 8 |
Set of practice questions for
Final Exam [PDF]; Optional! evening study session [Monday, 8 September]; 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Room 119 Nicholson (usual classroom) |
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| 9 |
FINAL EXAM (Tuesday, 9 December; 12:30 - 2:30 PM)
Covers primarily: Chapters 23, 24, 26, & 27 |
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