ASTRONOMY 1010
ASTRONOMY OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: (3 hours) Astronomy from early ideas of the cosmos to modern observational techniques. The solar system planets, satellites, and minor bodies. The origin and evolution of the solar system. Slides, films, classroom demonstrations and planetarium shows are used throughout to aid in classroom discussions. Three lecture-discussions per week.
INSTRUCTOR:
| Dr. Joseph H. Jones | |
| Office: 451 N&HS bldg (101 Rogers Hall) | Office hours: 0930-1100 TR, or by appointment |
| Office phone: ???-???? (864-1510) | Observatory phone (w/ voice mail): 864-1470 |
| E-mail: jjones@northgeorgia.edu | Web: faculty.northgeorgia.edu/jjones/ |
CLASS SECTIONS:
SECTION A 0730-0910 MTWR, 204 Education Bldg (232 Health & Natural Sciences Bldg)
EXAMS: NO make-up exams will be given unless pre-arranged or arrangements are made with in 24 hours of missing the exam due to a VALID excuse. Contact may be made by phone, voice mail (864-1470), e-mail, or messages left with Physics Dept. personnel or voice mail. Absences during a scheduled exam will be counted even if you are allowed to make-up the exam at another time.
ATTENDANCE: See METHOD OF EVALUATION
METHOD OF EVALUATION: 75% of the course grade is derived from the FIVE scheduled exams (15% each). 25% of the grade comes from in-class participation (graded by attendance). Everyone begins with 100 points for this portion: Five (5) points will be deducted for each summer class period absence. A portion of each class period will be devoted to small group discussions or activities usually including a question and answer session cued from questions developed during the small group discussions. Click here for details about the participation grade and a summary of the small group format. Roll will be taken regularly. If by the end of the semester your participation grade is lower than your exam average, your final letter grade will be based solely on your exam average. This means the participation grade can only help your final grade. Extra or make-up points for the participation grade are possible by observatory attendance and participation in designated take-home or night labs. Each certified observatory attendance will count 1 point on your participation grade and the designated take-home or extro-class labs may count as much as 3 points. You do not have to be taking the lab for these points, however those of you taking the lab will receive these lecture points and lab points if you complete the designated labs.
North Georgia College & State University is committed
to equal access to its programs, services, and activities for individuals
with disabilities. If you believe that you have a disability requiring
an accommodation, reasonable prior notice must be given to the instructor
and the Office of Student Disability Resources. Please contact Mr. Rodney
E. Pennamon, Coordinator Office of Student Disability Resources, at Barnes
Hall, Room 221 or call 867-2782.
GRADE SCALE:
A = 90 to 100; B = 80 to 89; C = 70 to 79; D = 60 to 69; F < 60
TEXTBOOK: The Cosmic Perspective 2nd Ed by Bennett, Donahue, Schneider, & Voit, Addison Wesley Longman, 2002
EXAM SCHEDULE: The five scheduled exams are all multiple choice with 30 to 45 questions each. The questions are based mostly on the class lecture and detailed outline. Most of the topics that will be covered may also be found in the textbook, although not necessarily in the same order. The general course outline is divided into five major sections. Each exam will cover one of these major sections.
Section 1. FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
Section 2. EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Section 3. SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION
Section 4. WORLDS OF THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM
Section 5. WORLDS OF THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM & SPACE DEBRIS
Some chapters in the textbook have sub topics that apply to more than
one of these major sections. Chapters in the schedule below without parenthesis
contain the bulk of the information pertaining to that section. Chapters
with parenthesis (1,2..) contain certain sub topics that apply to the given
section. There may be other chapters not listed with useful information
for each section. Using the outline and these suggested chapters
you should casually read the textbook material before attending
the related lectures.
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