These sections of Natural Sciences 102 are being taught by Professors George and Marcia Rieke as a team. You may contact either one of them or the graduate assistants about any aspect of the course. Professor George Rieke Telephone: 621-2832 Steward Observatory Rm 272    Professor Marcia Rieke Telephone: 621-2731 Steward Observatory Rm 262   Send an e-mail to the professors.

This course is one of the options to satisfy the General Education requirements in science at the University of Arizona. These sections are taught around a web-based text that is also used as the core lecture notes. Details of the course - grading and extra assignments as well as announcements - will appear on this web page. The official syllabus is also posted here. Syllabus Astronomy Picture of the Day

Announcements:

Correct answers for Tests 1,2, 3 are now posted (see below).

In class exercises and other class materials may be picked up from the table across the hall from Steward Rm. 262.

Scores for everything but the final are now posted. The maximum possible so far is 600 points.

Grade Policies

Grades: You will be able to check your grades on-line using the user name and password distributed with your CDROM.

Check Grades

In Class Exercises:

From time to time, we will do short written exercises in class. The exact timing will depend on where there is a reasonable pause in the lectures, You will receive full credit for doing these exercises regardless of whether your answers are correct. These exercises will highlight concepts being discussed in lectures..

Relative Sizes (1/18/2008)       Temperatures in the Solar System (4/2/2008) 
Phases of the Moon (1/23/2008)  Earth's Surface (4/9/2008)
Orbital Periods (1/30/2008)      Rings (4/25/2008)
Telescopes (2/13/2008) 			 Formation of Life ( 5/5/2008)
Luminosity and Size (2/25/2008)
Milky Way Size Scales  (3/10/2008)

Lab/Breakout Session Handouts (same as distributed in class)

Spectroscopy Lab Solutions (2/8/2008)

Sun Lab Solutions (2/29/2008)

Radiation Lab Handout (due April 21)   Data for this lab

Answers to Exam Questions:

Test 1   Test 2 Test 3

Getting help: Talk to your professors (we're available when you can find us and we are not on a telecon -- send us an e-mail to check if we're around) or to the graduate assistants:

Linhua Jiang, Steward Room 201 E, 621-6535, ljiang@as.arizona.edu Office hours: 9:30am-10:30am Fridays

Aleks Diamond-Stanic, Steward Room 214, 621-4934, adiamond@as.arizona.edu Office hours: 11am-noon Tuesdays

Send an e-mail to the professors.