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

Exam 1:	Sept 28 -- In class	Form A	Form B	Form C	Form D	Curve for Quiz 1
Exam 2:	Oct 24 -- In class	Form A	Form B	Form C	Form D	Curve for Quiz 2
Exam 3:	Nov 16 -- In class	Form A	Form B	Form C	Form D	Curve for Quiz 3
Final:	Tuesday, Dec 19, 8 am - 9:50 am, 135 Reber					Curve for Final

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!