Astronomy 110G    Sections M 04-5-6-7-8

Location Biology Annex 102,    Sec 4-5-6: 10:20-11:35    Sec 7-8: 11:45am - 1:00pm
Instructor Dr. Anatoly Klypin 
Address Department of Astronomy, Office 202 (2nd floor) 
Telephone 646-1400
URL: http://astronomy.nmsu.edu/aklypin/WebSite/index.htm

e-mail

aklypin@nmsu.edu

Lecture times Tuesdays & Thursdays, Sec 4-5-6: 10:20-11:35    Sec 7-8: 11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Laboratory M04: Mondays:       3:30--5:30 pm TA: Laren Kahre lkahre@nmsu.edu
M05: Wednesdays: 3:30--5:30 pm TA: Gavin Mathes gcmathes@nmsu.edu
M06: Thursdays:    1:30--3:30 pm TA: Gavin Mathes gcmathes@nmsu.edu
M07: Thursdays:    3:30--5:30 pm TA: Kenza Arraki karraki@nmsu.edu
M08: Mondays:      1:30--3:30 pm TA: Jean McKeever jeanm12@nmsu.edu
Lab Manual http://astronomy.nmsu.edu/astro/
Office hours Mondays 10:00am--11:00am 

 

Textbook N. Comins   Discovering the essential Universe
 (recommended)  
Lecture notes ASTR 110G Class Notes by    A.Klypin
     (available on the same website)
Laboratory assignment will be distributed in class
Grades:  Weekly quizzes  25%
           Laboratory reports  25%
   Attendance  10%
           Midterm  20%
           Final Exam  20% 



    		
  

  

    



 Grade
Disputes and Errors in Grading: If you detect a
miscalculation in points received on an exam, quiz, or journal assignment, or
believe that an absence should be excused, please report this matter immediately
so that I may adjust your grade. If you disagree with your scores on an exam,
quiz, or journal assignment prior to the final exam, you must present your
reasons for the disagreement in writing within ONE WEEK of your receipt of this
graded material.  Your opportunity to appeal the grade on the assignment
expires after that week has passed.







    		
  

  

    





Attendance
of the lectures  is mandatory.   You may miss up to 2 lectures without explanations and without being punished. This will not change your grade. 
But missing more than 2 lectures without a valid reason will decrease your grade. I
strongly advise you to attend ALL lectures.  
You will understand the material
better and faster if you sit on every lecture.   We will be regularly checking the
attendance.





    		
  









 If you miss 5 (five) or more lectures, 


    
      
you will be 
    dropped from the class.

  







  

    


     


 


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND 
  REQUIREMENTS          



    

    

  



  

    

      
          
 
These meet once a week. Sign up for a session.  

Participation and attendance of labs is
mandatory. You cannot pass this class if you do not pass the lab requirements.
 Arrangements for make-up labs will be made if you had a  valid excuse  for missing
the lab, for example for medical reasons. Contact one
of us as soon as possible if you had to miss a lab. Late lab reports will only
be acceptable if you made prior arrangements, and had a valid excuse for not
being able to turn in the report on time. Each lab report is required to start
with a description of the problem that the lab addresses and the techniques used
to solve it. This part is the writing requirement for this course, and it is
very important that you carefully formulate your answer. The report needs to be
turned in at the beginning of the next lab in the week after the lab is
completed. You may  collaborate with a partner of your choice in the lab.
You are, however, required to hand in your own lab report.      

      		
    

  





 



  

    

      
       
  
   Weekly
  quizzes will be given at the beginning of Tuesday's  classes. They are based on
  lecture material discussed in class the previous week. Eight questions will be given in each quiz. The
  lowest score on your quiz performance will be dropped at the end of the
  semester, before calculating your grade. Arrangements for make-up quizzes will
  be made if you have a  valid excuse  for missing a quiz, but it has
  to be done within two weeks after the original quiz date.  Please, contact me to make an appointment. 

  


 

  






 
There will be one
midterm exam, which will be based on
the course material taught up to that point. The final
exam will be based on the 2nd part of
the course. These exams and the quizzes will be in the form of multiple choice
questions and questions that require a short written answer.








 

    An incomplete
 in
this class is given only when  student is passing the course and cannot
finish the class due to circumstances beyond her/his control. These
circumstances must have developed after the last day to withdraw from the class.
Appropriate circumstances include documented illness, documented death or crisis
in the student's immediate family, and similar circumstances. Job-related
problems are NOT appropriate grounds for an I.   My accent is NOT a legitimate
excuse.



If you are taking this class S/U,
you must achieve at least C- grade
at the end of the course (including the Final exam) to receive an S. If you
have, or think you may have, a disability that interferes with your performance
as a student in this class, you are encouraged for academic reasons to discuss
this on a confidential basis
with your instructor, the Disabled Student Programs Coordinator at 646-1921, 
 and/or the Americans with Disabilities
Act Coordinator at 646-7795. If you have a condition which may affect your
ability to exit from the premises in case of emergency, you are urged, for safety
reasons, to notify any of the above persons.





        





  

    
TIPS TO HELP YOU IN THIS COURSE  

  







  

    

      
       Attend    the lectures. The textbook is too long and has too much information.
    There is no way we can discuss all topics mentioned in the book. You will
    be able to obtain the lecture notes, but they are brief -- just an outline
    of what we learn in the class. So, it is very important to attend every
    lecture. Use your lecture notes to write comments on what was
    discussed in the class. 
      
    

    

         Ask  questions during lectures and labs. Do not be afraid of your instructor or TA - they are your
           friends. They also love to answer your questions. Look at this from other
            point of view: if you do not understand something in class, chances are that
      other students do not understand it too. So, by asking questions, you help other students. 
    

    

          Do not get behind in your work. The weekly quizzes are intended to help you keep up  with the material. Once
you get behind it is very difficult to catch up again, because there is a lot of
new material that you will learn in this course.
      
    

  




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