Lectures in this course will be topic-oriented and will not
closely follow the structure of the presentations in either the Lab
Manual or Edmund's Mag 5 Star Atlas. Notes for the lecture
presentations will be posted here the Friday before each lecture.
Most will be in HTML format for easiest retrieval over the Web, but
you may need an Adobe PostScript or
Acrobat reader for some material.
It's best to read over the notes before lecture so you can be
prepared with questions if something isn't clear. In any case,
you should make a hardcopy of the notes and bring it to class
to mark up.
To help you think about and consolidate the material in each lecture
and reading assignment, you are expected to complete a brief review
quiz each week. The quizzes will be posted to the
UVa Collab Page for ASTR 130 and will be open for you to take for
one week after each lecture. They will be graded, and maximum
possible credit during the semester will be 75 points. You must
use your Eservices login and password to access Collab.
Web links to other useful information or pertinent illustrations are
included on the guides and on the ASTR 130 Web
Links page. You are encouraged to use these to make the subject
matter more interesting or clear...but you are not required to know
any of this additional material unless it was discussed in class.
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