SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY: ASTRONOMY 110 SECTION 4

This is Astronomy 110 Section 4. The idea is not only to give up-to-date information about astronomy, but also to use astronomy as a vehicle to introduce the philosophy and basic concepts of the scientific method. We emphasize the evolution of astronomical ideas and their logical connection, to provide the basis for our current understanding of the universe.

• Time & Place: Mon, Wed, Fri 11:30 - 12:20; Watanabe 112

• Professor: Roberto H. Méndez
  • Office: Institute for Astronomy, Room C-105
  • Telephone number: 956-6756
  • E-mail address: mendez@ifa.hawaii.edu
  • Office hours: Watanabe 401; Mo We Fr, 1-2 pm and 4-5 pm

• Assistant Instructor: Anna Roussanova
  • Office: Institute for Astronomy, Room B-115
  • Telephone number: 956-9590
  • E-mail address: roussano@ifa.hawaii.edu
  • Office hours: Watanabe 404; Tu Th, 10:30 - 11:30 am

• Course Outline

• Selected Course Slides

• Text Book & Web Pages:
  • Discovering the Essential Universe, by Neil F. Comins, 4th Edition, W.H.Freeman and Co., New York, 2009
  • The Sky Tonight, by Samuel E. Rhoads [recommended if you are interested in knowing the constellations]
  • External web sites

• Student Guide

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  Roberto H. Méndez (mendez@ifa.hawaii.edu)

  Last modified: November 15, 2009
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