Astro 10 -- Section 2

Elementary Astronomy

Professor Caryl Gronwall


Course Overview

Lectures

    September 5 September 7 September 12 September 14 September 19 September 21 September 26 -- Review Review Guide for Test 1 (PDF format)
    October 3 October 5 October 10 October 12 October 17 (note we didn't cover star formation in class). October 19 -- Review Review Guide for Test 2 (PDF format)
    October 26 October 31 November 2 November 7 November 9 November 14 -- Review Review Guide for Test 3 (PDF format)
    November 28 November 30 December 5 December 7 (note: we didn't talk about solar activity or aurorae in class) December 12 December 14 Review Guide for Final (PDF format)

FINAL EXAM INFORMATION

The final exam is scheduled for Tuesday, December 19 in 135 Reber from 8 am to 9:50 am. Extra office hours before the final -- Friday, December 15: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, Monday, December 18: 4 pm to 6 pm, or by appointment. Note my new office, 417B Davey.

Homework

Links to your homework assignment web-site (and later on, the correct answers), will be found here.

AstroNews

What's grabbing the headlines in astronomy these days?   CLICK HERE

Exam Answers and Schedule



Sites for Education, Fun, and especially Amusement

Astronomy Open House

Every (clear) Friday night, the Dep't of Astronomy & Astrophysics, along with the Penn State Astronomy Club, holds a telescope Open House on the top of Davey Lab. The hours of the Open House are currently from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. More information about the open house can be found at http://www.astro.psu.edu/openhouseinfo.html. This is a great opportunity for nighttime of observing of astronomical objects!

The Lecture Slides (powerpoint)