"The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking."

Albert Einstein, 1936

ASTRONOMY 1020 SYLLABUS

SPRING 2008

Professor Information:

Name: JP Caillault

Office: 237 Physics

Office Hours: W 9-11 AM

Phone: 542-2883

E-Mail: jpc@physast.uga.edu

Course Information:

Textbook: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology, 4^th ed., by Bennett, et al.

Website: www.physast.uga.edu/~jpc/astr1020.html

Homework: Will be assigned for each class period, but will not be collected or

graded. However, a substantial fraction of the exam questions may be similar to,

or taken directly from, the homework.

Exams: Five cumulative, multiple-choice exams, with increasing weight, will

completely determine your grade in the course.

Exam I = 7%.

Exam II = 13%.

Exam III = 20%.

Exam IV = 27%.

Final Exam = 33%.

Grades: Your letter grade will be assigned as follows:

93 ≤ A

90 ≤ A– < 93

87 ≤ B+ < 90

83 ≤ B < 87

80 ≤ B– < 83

77 ≤ C+ < 80

73 ≤ C < 77

70 ≤ C– < 73

60 ≤ D < 70

F < 60

Tentative Class Schedule:

Day Date Chapter Topic

T Jan. 8 1 Introduction/Our Place in the Universe

R Jan. 10 2,3 Important Mathematical Insights

TR Jan. 15, 17 4 Motion, Energy, Gravity

TR Jan. 22, 24 5 Light and Matter

T Jan. 29 6 Telescopes

W Jan. 30 Optional Review

R Jan. 31 Exam I

TR Feb. 5, 7 S2 Space and Time

TR Feb. 12, 14 S3 Spacetime and Gravity

T Feb. 19 S4 Building Blocks of the Universe

W Feb. 20 Optional Review

R Feb. 21 Exam II

TR Feb. 26, 28 14 Our Star

TR Mar. 4, 6 15 Surveying the Stars

T Mar. 18 16 Star Birth

W Mar. 19 Optional Review

R Mar. 20 Exam III

T Mar. 25 17 Star Stuff

R Mar. 27 18 The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard

TR Apr. 1, 3 19 Our Galaxy

T Apr. 8 20 Galaxies & Modern Cosmology

W Apr. 9 Optional Review

R Apr. 10 Exam IV

T Apr. 15 21 Galaxy Evolution

R Apr. 17 22 Dark Matter & Dark Energy

TR Apr. 22, 24 23 The Beginning of Time

M May 5 Optional Review

T May 6 Final Exam (8-11 AM)