ASTRONOMY 121
ANNOUNCEMENTS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7 May 2009 Final grades are now posted to the Collab/PostEm website. See the "GRADES" link on the course home page for details. Have a great summer! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 May 2009 Grades will be posted to the Collab/PostEm site as they are ready. Please refer to the "GRADES" link on the course homepage for information on what has been posted and an explanation of the grades. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 22 April 2009 Corrections to Midterm 2 scores are now available on the Collab "PostEm" site. Other scores are as posted on April 13. The DEADLINE for the "Orbit of Mars" and "Moons of Jupiter" extra-credit assignments (10 point maximum) is FRIDAY, APRIL 24. Submit to me in class or to my mailbox in the Astronomy Dept office (Rm. 204 Astronomy Building). The DEADLINE for the "Telescope Observing" extra credit assignment (25 point maximum) is TUESDAY, APRIL 28. Possible observing nights are Thursday April 23 and Monday April 27. The LAST NIGHT for the Constellation Quiz is TUESDAY, APRIL 28. The FINAL EXAM will be held SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2-4 PM in CLK 107. There will be a REVIEW for the Final on FRIDAY, MAY 1, 5:30-6:30 PM in CLK 107. Please come prepared with questions. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 13 April 2009 Grades have updated on the ASTR 121 Collab "PostEm" site. Midterm 2 scores are posted, together with all Puzzlah scores and all Constellation Quizzes through 4/9/09. Posting does NOT include any "extra credit" assignments.</p> NOTE: Puzzlah scores are "raw" and have not been converted to final recorded form (RP). If your listed Puzzlah score is "P", then the final recorded score is computed as follows: If P is 80 or below, then RP = P If P is above 80, then RP = 80 + 0.5*(P-80) and rounded up. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9 April 2009 Because of the bad weather this semester, I'm EXTENDING THE FULL-CREDIT DEADLINE for the extra credit "TELESCOPE OBSERVING" assignment until Tuesday, April 28. The deadline for the other two XC assignments remains Friday, April 10. You can turn in XC assignments to me in class or to my mailbox in the Astronomy Department office (Rm. 204, Astronomy Building). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 30 March 2009 The SECOND MIDTERM will be a week from today: TUESDAY, APRIL 7. Coverage: all material since first midterm. A "hints" sheet will be handed out next lecture. There will be a REVIEW for the midterm, MONDAY, APRIL 6, at 5 PM in CLK 107. The grade posting will be updated after the midterm. Upcoming deadlines for out-of-class credit: Friday April 10: last day to submit the Extra Credit assignments for full credit (25 point max) Friday April 24: last day to submit Extra Credit assignments (10 point max) Tuesday April 28: last night for Constellation Quiz >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9 March 2009 Scores from the first midterm exam are posted to the Collab site (along with Puzzlah credit to date and Constellation Quiz scores). Look under the "Post'Em" tool. SEE THE "GRADES" PAGE ON THE COURSE HOMEPAGE FOR INFORMATION. The exam will be discussed in class tomorrow. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 24 February 2009 Three items related to the coverage of the midterm exam: 1) You are not expected to have read Supplements II or III. Those will be assigned after Spring Break. 2) You are not expected to read the chapter labeled "S1" in the Bennett text. 3) If you see references to the "Seeds textbook" in the Study Guides, you have downloaded **old** versions of the guides. Those will be labeled "Spring 2008". The Spring 2009 versions of Guides 1-9 have been updated to give the Bennett text reading assignments. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12 February 2009 The date of the MIDTERM EXAM is CHANGED to: THURSDAY, 26 FEBRUARY Coverage: All lectures through Feb 24, Study Guides 1-9, and the reading assigned on those study guides (Chaps 1-4 in Bennett). There will also be a special REVIEW FOR THE EXAM: MONDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 5-6 PM, CLK 107 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 27 January 2009 Because of the icy weather, ASTR 121 class is cancelled today. Today's assignment will be shifted to Thursday, and other assignments will shift in parallel. Since some people have asked: the dates given for the reading assignments on the posted "Schedule" are only the _start_ dates for a given block of reading. These may cover several weeks of lectures. Daily assignments are given on the individual Study Guides. See the 26 Jan 2009 announcement (below) concerning registering your iClickers. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 26 January 2009 Important! Refer to the "iClicker Registration" page linked to the course homepage. Use the files listed there to CONFIRM that you have properly REGISTERED your iClicker response unit. If you are not listed on the "Registered iClickers and Students" list, please register your iClicker as soon as possible. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12 January 2009 Texts are available in the University Bookstore. You need to purchase an "iClicker" response device for in-class use. New copies of the text include a $10 rebate certificate for the iClicker. First class meeting: because of the special scheduling needed to accommodate the MLK Holiday, our first class meeting will be THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 at 12:30 in Clark Hall 107. See you then. Second class meeting: because of the Presidential Inauguration on Tuesday, Jan 20, our SECOND class meeting is postponed to Thursday, Jan 22. Sorry, no tuition refunds. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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