Astronomy 20

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Astronomy 20 The Solar System

• Day 1

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Volunteers

• I need 3 volunteers
• Different parts of room
• Game described
• 30 seconds to contemplate winning strategy
• Lets try for a few rounds
• If necessary
• Form groups of 6ish. Discuss strategy. Write
  down.
• Try again

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Syllabus

• Some highlights from syllabus
• See syllabus for actual words
• This PowerPoint is paraphrased

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Contact Info

• Office Physics 117F (see map)
• Phone [phone] x3134.
• Email dvakil_at_elcamino.edu
• Office Hours MW 415pm-515pm, TTh 245-345pm,
  W 10am-11am OR by appointment, OR just stop by!
  Im around.
• Web Page www.elcamino.edu/faculty/dvakil/astronom
  y_20.html

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Class videos

• microphone computer class movie
• All videos will be on website
• NOTE your voice may be recorded
• Read the syllabus paragraph!!
• Record videos to help you succeed.
• Allow you to see/hear things again, catch up
  when miss class.
• Attendance is still mandatory. Do not rely on the
  videos instead of coming to class!

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Free Tutors

• Kristen
• Learning Resource Center, 2nd floor, library.
• Email?
• Hours?
• Jeff tentative. Mostly for the lab class.
• Roof of Math building
• Tuesday night, 730pm

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Books and Scantrons

• Page 2
• Buy 6 forms of Scantron 882-E
• Textbook will be discussed during class. Too
  much to write here. See syllabus for detailed
  info. (Sorry its so long.)

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Disabilities Safety

• Page 4
• Please let me know if you have a disability. The
  notecard homework is a private way to do that.
• Campus shuttle available to take you to and from
  car, especially at night. Call 310-660-3100, call
  from a blue phone, or ask me to call.
• BE SAFE! Our police escorts are friendly!

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What you will learn in this course

• Pages 4 5 list goals and Student Learning
  Outcomes for this course. If you want to see
  what well be doing, read these pages.

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This class vs. other astronomy classes. Page 5.

• Astro 20 learning about how planets and other
  solar system objects work look.
• Astro 25 learning about how stars, black holes,
  Big Bang, and galaxies work look
• Astro 12 learning sky names (stars,
  constellations, planets), use a telescope most
  nights. Do what ancients did.
• Astro 13 Build your own telescope for 250-300,
  better than most 1500 store bought models.

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Grades, Homework, Email submissions, Late Homework

• Pages 6-7
• If you plan to submit email homework, PLEASE READ
  THE PARAGRAPH IN THE SYLLABUS!!!
• I dont accept late homework.
• You get 2 NQA coupons to homework.
• Suggest saving them for test rewrites. (You get
  to re-do tests for half credit after getting them
  back.)

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Tests page 7

• Buy Scantron form 882-E for each
• Bring handwritten 3x5 notecard
• Multiple choice, true/false, matching (mostly
  mult. Choice)
• Rewrites available for first 5 tests. Not for 6th
  test on the last day. Most questions eligible for
  half credit after test. More later.
• Drop lowest test
• If you know you will miss a test IN ADVANCE, we
  can try to reschedule test. Otherwise, drop the
  zero.

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Student Expectations

• Page 8.
• This page includes deadlines
• If you are thinking of dropping the course, pay
  attention to the deadlines AND please come see
  me. I may be able to help.
• Study, not just before tests.
• ASK QUESTIONS.
• ASK QUESTIONS.
• ASK QUESTIONS.

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Rest of syllabus

• List of all homework assignments (p. 9)
• May not do ALL of these!
• Directions for homework (p 10)
• Directions for test rewrite (p 11)
• NQA coupons (p 12)
• Extra credit (p 13-14)
• Study Guides (pp. 15-18)
• Suggestions for getting a good grade in ANY
  COLLEGE CLASS (pp. 19-24)
• Clicker usage (p 25)
• Map of campus (p 26)

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Clicker introduction

• Why we use clickers

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Astronomy is going to be the best class this
semester.

1. True
2. False

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What does this graph tell us?
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PRE-TESTA light year is a measure of

1. Time
2. Distance

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A miniature astronomy lecture

• The universe is ___________________ years old.
• A light year is ____________________________.

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POST-TESTA light year is a measure of

1. Time
2. Distance

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It is possible for astronomers to detect an
object 15 billion light years away from Earth.

1. True
2. False

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Assignment for astro 20 only

• Sometime before our next class,at noon, go
  outside and point where the Sun is at noon.
• Make your prediction right now. Point.
• Go test it tomorrow or sometime soon.

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Questions about anything

• Any questions about course?
• Any questions about astronomy?
• Any questions about your teacher?
• Any questions at all