AST 101101 AST 101330

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AST 101-101AST 101-330

• Astronomy 101
• In-Class and Online
• Suzanne Traub-Metlay, Ph.D.

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Course Content

• Tools of Astronomy
• Naked Eye
• Spectroscopes
• Telescopes
• History of Western Astronomy
• Aristotle to Einstein
• Tour of Solar System
• Sun to Oort Cloud

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Course Objectives

• Knowledge and Skills
• Correct/Updated Information
• Scientific Method
• Critical Thinking
• Healthy Skepticism
• Open-mindedness to new or competing ideas
• Effective Teamwork and Communication
• Group and Individual Activities
• Written, Oral and Visual Presentations

Skills
Knowledge
Critical Thinking
Effective Communication
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Tools of Astronomy

• Naked Eye Astronomy
• Ancient civilizations
• Traditional cultures
• Lunar (or other) calendars
• Holidays/rituals/etc.
• Your own backyard
• Family fun
• Amateur astronomy

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Spectroscopy

• Using light to provide information
• Chemical Composition
• Temperature
• Remote sensing of distant objects
• Atomic structure and energy levels
• Electromagnetic spectrum

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FRCC Telescopes

• North Boulder Campus
• 8-inch Reflecting Telescopes for Student Use
• Solar Filters for Daytime Viewing of Sun
• Required student visits to local observatories
  and planetariums
• Reimbursement provided for admission costs if
  receipts are turned in by mid-semester.

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History of Western Astronomy

• Dead white guys from Europe
• Aristotle, Ptolemy
• Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler
• Galileo, Newton, Einstein
• Other people and cultures are acceptable topics
  for individual homepage/poster/paper projects

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Tour of Solar System

• Formation of Solar System
• Sun
• Earth start with what we know
• Moon and Mercury
• Venus and Mars
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and some of
  their moons
• Pluto and smaller objects

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For More Information

• Talk to an academic advisor at FRCC
• Longmont Campus [phone]
• North Boulder Campus [phone]
• Westminster Campus [phone]
• See recent syllabus and labs at
  http//au.frcc.cccoes.edu/sciencedepbc
• Contact instructor directly at suzanne.tm_at_bc.frcc.
  cccoes.edu