Astronomy 110 Course Notices & Events Page

Astronomy 110
Fall 2005 Section 006

Information | Outline | Guidelines | Notices

Check here for notices of deadlines, special events, any changes in dates, any announcements made in class ...

Dec 8, 2005 A study guide for the Final Exam is available here. there are also some paper copies on the bulletin board. Please let me know if you need a copy and have trouble finding one.

Lecture slides for today's class have been uploaded to here. All the material up to and including Slide 47 can be tested on the Final Exam.

Homework #9 solutions are here.

(All lecture notes can be accessed from here.)

(All homework & solutions can be accessed from here.)
Dec 6, 2005 A study guide for the Final Exam is now available here.

Lecture slides for today's class have been uploaded to here.

(All lecture notes can be accessed from here.)

(All homework & solutions can be accessed from here.)
Dec 1, 2005 Lecture slides for this weeks' classes have been uploaded to here and here.

Homework #9 was due in class today. You may still return it on Tuesday if you haven't already. A copy is here.

The top 6 of your 9 homework grades will count toward the final grade.

Note that you can check that I have properly recorded your grades for HW 1-5. Pick up your own personal form in class and tell me about any discrepancies.

(All lecture notes can be accessed from here.)

(All homework & solutions can be accessed from here.)
Nov 22, 2005 Lecture slides for this weeks' classes have been uploaded to here.

Graded Homework #8 was returned in class today, so this is now closed. The solution is here. New homework (#9) was handed out in class today. You can get a copy here. This will probably be the last homework. The top 6 of your 9 homework grades will count toward the final grade.

Note that you can check that I have properly recorded your grades for HW 1-5. Pick up your own personal form in class and tell me about any discrepancies.

(All lecture notes can be accessed from here.)

(All homework & solutions can be accessed from here.)
Nov 17, 2005 Lecture slides for this weeks' classes have been uploaded to here and here.

The topic page for the new topic is here. Note that this is a combination of Topics 9 and 10 on the original outline. I have also combined original topics 11 and 12 into one new topic, Topic 10. I have changed the outline page to reflect this.

Homework 8 was due in class today. I will accept late homework up to next Tuesday. There was no new homework handed out in class.

Note that you can check that I have properly recorded your grades for HW 1-5. Pick up your own personal form in class and tell me about any discrepancies.

(All lecture notes can be accessed from here.)

(All homework & solutions can be accessed from here.)
Nov 10, 2005 Lecture slides for this weeks' classes have been uploaded to here and here.

The topic page for the new topic is here.

Graded Homework 7 was returned in class today. The solution is here.

New homework (#8) was handed out today, due next Thursday, Nov 17.

Note that you can check that I have properly recorded your grades for HW 1-5. Pick up your own personal form in class and tell me about any discrepancies.

(All lecture notes can be accessed from here.)

(All homework & solutions can be accessed from here.)
Oct 27, 2005 Lecture slides for today's class have been uploaded to here. The midterm will test material up to and including slide 59.

A study guide for the second midterm is available here in case you haven't got it yet (PDF document).

(All lecture notes can be accessed from here.)

(All homework & solutions can be accessed from here.)
Oct 25, 2005 A study guide for the second midterm is now available here in case you haven't got it yet (PDF document).

Lecture slides for today's class have been uploaded to here.

(All lecture notes can be accessed from here.)

(All homework & solutions can be accessed from here.)
Oct 22, 2005 A study guide for the second midterm is now available here (PDF document).
Oct 20, 2005 Lecture slides for today's class have been uploaded to here.

New homework was handed out today, due next Thursday (Oct 27).

Solutions for the last homework are here.

A study guide for the next midterm will be available in the next few days. I will email the class once it is posted to the website.

(All lecture notes can be accessed from here.)

(All homework & solutions can be accessed from here.)
Oct 14, 2005 Lecture slides for Tuesday's class have now been uploaded to here.

Paper copies of notes for Prof. Wynn-Williams's class last Thursday were handed out in class yesterday (and there are spare copies also on the bulletin board).

Lecture slides for yesterday's class (new topic) have now been uploaded to here.

New homework was handed out yesterday, due next Thursday (Oct 20). You can still turn in the last homework on Tuesday.

(All lecture notes can be accessed from here.)

(All homework & solutions can be accessed from here.)
Oct 12, 2005 Lecture slides for yesterday's class will be uploaded to here at the weekend. Paper copies of notes for Prof. Wynn-Williams's class last Thursday will be available in class tomorrow (and also on the bulletin board).

There is new homework due tomorrow. It was given out in class on Tuesday. Try to finish it on time; if many people are unable to do so, I'll give an extension. Sorry for the short notice: the homework should have been distributed last Thursday.
Oct 4, 2005 Lecture slides for today's class have been uploaded to here. (Also available here.)

Remember there is homework due on Thursday.

I will not be lecturing on Thursday. Prof. Wynn-Williams will take the class. The topic will follow on from the end of today's class.
Sep 29, 2005 Lecture slides for today's class have been uploaded to here. (Note that there is new stuff on Slide 18.)

There is new homework, available here (due Thursday, Oct 6). (Remember, all homeworks and solutions are available here.)

Graded midterms were returned in class today. More analysis will be given at Tuesday's class. Come to class with any questions you have about the exam.
Sep 22, 2005 A study guide for the first midterm exam is available here (PDF file) or here (text file). Printed copies are also available on the bulletin board outside Watanabe 404.

Lecture slides for today's class have been uploaded to here. Note that the midterm will cover all the material covered by these slides.

You can access all the lecture slides conveniently from a new webpage here.

Email me if there are exam-related problems.
Sep 20, 2005 A study guide for the first midterm exam is available here (PDF file). I will post a Word version soon in case there is difficulty printing the PDF version. Check back here if you have printing problems. (Email me if problems persist.)

Lecture slides for today's class have been uploaded to here.
Sep 16, 2005 There's a new topic page for the new topic; more weblinks will be added soon.

*NO* new homework was handed out this week. Homework will resume next Thursday (22nd).

Lecture slides for this week's classes are available here and here. New slides will be added as we cover the material. Remember you will need the login name and password to access this page. Please call me at 956-8379 if you need this info. (I won't email it.)
Sep 8, 2005 There's a new topic page for the new topic; more weblinks will be added soon.

New homework was handed out in class today and is due next Thursday (Sep 15). Download from here or from here.

Lecture slides for today's class are available here. New slides will be added as we cover the material. Remember you will need the login name and password to access this page. Please call me at 956-8379 if you need this info. (I won't email it.)

Anyone who hasn't received emails from me about class stuff should email me at acowie@ifa.hawaii.edu with a note of their preferred email address so I can add it to the list. (Chances are I just made a copying error.)
Sep 7, 2005 I've added a new page to the website that gives links to all the homework sets and solutions, for easier reference. (They'll still be individually linked into the topic pages also.) There's also a new link to this on the website's home page.
Sep 6, 2005 Copies of the lecture slides for the current topic are now available. Note you will need the password to access them.
Sep 5, 2005 There is new homework, due Thursday, Sep 8.

Note that Brad's office hours have changed to Wednesdays 2:00 - 3:30 pm.

Please email him if this time isn't convenient and you need to make an appointment to see him.