(4th edition) by Bennett, Donahue, Schneider, & Voit and online access to Mastering Astronomy To log in, you will need to enter the individual access code
that comes with your textbook.
Your CLASS ID
is: ASTR110SEC4
As a first assignment, spend some time browsing
this site before our next meeting. With your UH account you can use
ITS computerlab facilities on campus at many locations..
Time & Place
Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. in WAT 112
Final Exam on Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:45 - 11:45 a.m.
in WAT 112
Instructor
Dr. Esther Hu, email:
hu@ifa.hawaii.edu
Office: Institute for Astronomy C-220, phone 956-7190
Copies of homework assignments and class handouts will also be available on the bulletin board outside Watanabe 401.
Exams
There will be 1 midterm in class. It will be a
closed-book exam in short-answer format. Make-up exams will only
be allowed for serious emergencies at the instructor's discretion
and will consist of essay questions. You should contact me as
soon as possible if you cannot be present for an exam.
The Final exam
will cover all the work of the course. You must take the Final
to receive a grade in the course. No athletic-related absences will be
permitted for the final exam. If there are schedule conflicts because of
participation in organized sports, contact me well in advance of the last
day of class. Bring a Number 2 pencil for the machine-readable forms.
No one will be admitted to the exam once any student has left, so please
be on time. Be prepared to show identification, if asked.
Quizzes
We may occasionally have brief quizzes (not all will be graded).
to see how you are doing on
a major topic covered in the week's lecture. In addition, you are
asked to take the online quizzes at Mastering Astronomy as assigned.
You may take an on-line quiz as many times as you wish before
it's due date, and you will be credited with your highest score. If
you take a quiz late, you will be credited with the first score you
get, minus a 10% late penalty. The in-class quizzes are
to see if you are keeping up with the material, and will test your understanding
of the key concepts being covered. They will consist
of no more than two questions requiring short (one- or two-sentence)
answers. The total of all quizzes count towards 10% of your grade. Your lowest two quiz marks will be dropped in this calculation.
Check here for any organizational notices. Changes in homework due dates or
exam dates, changes in the reading assignments, and special events.
Class Participation
During class we will engage in occasional group activities and discussions,
which may involve completing worksheets, or summaries on the results of
hands-on experiments. These, and participation in
web-based projects or planetarium exercises , will form part of your final grade.
Homework
Ten homework sets or web exercises will be handed out during the semester, and be
due 1 week later at start of class. Homework must be turned in at the start
of class on the day due for full credit. Credit will be reduced to 50 per
cent of your score for homework one (class) day late, and no credit will
be given for homework turned in later than that. The worst 2 of
your homework grades will be dropped in the final grade. If you are absent
and need to make special arrangements to receive or drop off copies of homework outside of
class, please contact me or Mr. Dixon.
Class Notes
Brief summary notes for the lectures will be made available on the Web, as topics
are covered.Topics related to material covered in class can be explored here
Grading
The quizzes, midterms, class participation, homework and the Final exam will count as follows toward your
final grade:
5% : Quizzes
25% : Midterm
March 20, 2008
10% : Class Participation/Projects
30% : Homework
30% : Final
May 15, 2008
Esther M. Hu
(hu@ifa.hawaii.edu)
Last Revision : January 14, 2008
is: ASTR110SEC4
As a first assignment, spend some time browsing
this site before our next meeting. With your UH account you can use
ITS computerlab facilities on campus at many locations..