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This is an online course only. As such, this class never meets in
person. Course lectures can be downloaded from the course web site, or
iTunes University. Class tests will be taken over the web through
Blackboard learning system.
Course lectures will be playable on any computer with an iTunes
interface, a video iPod, or any cell phone capable of playing .mp3
files. Online Question hour will be made available along side of the
lectures.
All students must be registered through Blackboard. There will be one
midterm test and a final exam. All tests will be administered online.
When initially logging onto Blackboard learning system, students will be advised that
cheating is unacceptable and students suspected of cheating will be
brought before the honor board of the university. If found guilty, a
student may fail the course.
Lectures are released every Monday at 8 am. Students are not required to have read the appropriate book chapter before viewing the online lecture, but it is strongly advised to do so. A short lecture on a week's worth of Astronomy Pictures of the Day (APOD) from Fall 2007 will also be made available online every Monday along with the lectures. Students are responsible for APOD and book material. If students have questions after listening to the online lecture, they should participate in the online questions hour (Fridays) or submit email questions about the material to ph1600@mtu.edu .
Homework quizzes
will be released every Wednesday 8 AM (see calendar) and will be due the following Wednesday 8 AM. Unless otherwise specified, all the quizzes and exams will be released at 8 AM and will be available online for one full week. Final exam will be an exception, available online only for a duration of five days.
Course Information
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Instructor |
Robert Nemiroff |
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Previously recorded online lectures released |
Monday at 8 AM |
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Online Question hour |
Friday 3 - 4 PM |
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Email for ALL questions |
ph1600@mtu.edu |
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Text Book |
The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium |
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Grading (percentile) |
A: 90-100 AB: 85-90 B: 80-85 BC: 75-80 |
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Maximum credit |
200 points |
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Homework (10) |
40% (Total 100 points,10 each) |
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Midterm |
30% (50 points) |
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Final Exam |
30% (50 points) |
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Topics
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May 12 - 16 |
Chapter 1: A Grand Tour of the Universe |
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May 19 - 23 |
Chapter 2: Light, Matter, and Energy |
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May 26 - May 30 |
Chapter 4: Observing Stars and Planets |
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June 2 - 6 |
Chapter 6: The Terrestrial Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars |
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June 9 - 13 |
Chapter 7: The Jovian Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune |
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June 16 - 20 |
Chapter 8: Pluto, Comets, and Space Debris |
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June 23 - 27 |
Chapter 10: Our Star- The Sun |
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June 25 - July 2 |
Midterm |
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June 30 - July 4 |
Chapter 11: Stars: Distant Suns |
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July 7 - 11 |
Chapter 14: Black Holes |
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July 14 - 18 |
Chapter 15: The Milky Way Galaxy |
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July 21 - 25 |
Chapter 18: Cosmology and the Universe |
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July 28 - August 1 |
Chapter 19: The Big Bang |
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August 4- 8 |
Chapter 20: Life in the Universe |
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August 6- 11 |
Final Exam |
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