Astronomy 110G: INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY

Section M04,M05,M06 - Fall 2009

General Information

Instructor: Jon Holtzman (holtz at nmsu.edu)
Teaching Assistants: Mark Gleed ( mgleed at nmsu.edu) and Liz Klimek ( eklimek at nmsu.edu)
Class Times: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 11:30 - 12:20
Location: Biology Annex 102
Lab Times:
Section M04, Tuesday, 3:30-5:30, BX 102, Mark Gleed
Section M05, Wednesday, 12:30-2:30, BX 102, Liz Klimek
Section M06, Wednesday, 2:30-4:30, BX 102, Mark Gleed

Class Information ASTR 110 M04,M05,M06 Fall 2009

• Syllabus
• Class schedule/assignments
• Outline/class goals
• Lab syllabus
• Observatory information

AstroPortal: Assignments (homework) and online textbook (Buy online, or access card bundled with textbook from bookstore!)

Class notes : This is your best source for an extended summary of the material we are covering in class!
What's the deal with these group questions?

Required presentation assignment due 11/20/09

2nd MIDTERM: MONDAY 11/2 in class! Covering (mostly) Part 4 of class notes

• Midterm will have combination of short answer and multiple choice. No scantron needed
• Brief review guide

• Study section 4 in class notes

1st MIDTERM: FRIDAY 10/2 in class! Covering Parts 1, 2, and 3 of class notes

• Midterm will have combination of short answer and multiple choice. No scantron needed
• Brief review guide

• Study sections 1-3 in class notes

• Group questions from in class

Lab Manual : the lab manual for the class (available at Kinkos)

• Lab web page

Campus Observatory home page : This page may give information about whether the campus observatory is open on any given night

Class roster (password protected, username astr110)

Astronomy pictures/information

• NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission page
• Picture gallery : This is a link to an assorted collection of astronomical images from many sources
• Astronomy Picture of the Day (there is also an archive link on this page to see all the past pictures of the day)