Chapter 14

Chapter 15.1, 15.2

Chapter 16

Chapter 17.1, 17.2

Chapter 18.1, 18.2

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FYI.. these are the attendance records ONLY. It doesnt include any extra points you get for participating in class/answering questions.
You get 1 attendance point if you answer at least %50 of the questions. If you see a 0 that means you left early and missed more than half of the questions. If you were not present at all you get no points.
The full participation grade will include the attendance points +1 point for each answer, +1 point for each correct answer.

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There are several i>clickers NOT assigned to any student. If your iclicker is either of the following please let me know WHO you are..

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Lecture 11.1 and 11.2
Lecture 12.1 and 12.2
Lecture 13

I have finally posted the solution to the exam. Please check for errors and let me know

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These are lectures on Jovian Planets, part 1


and part 2

This is the lecture on the Solar system in general:


.. and this is the one on the Terrestrial Planets:

The exam will be held THIS THURSDAY Feb 4, during lecture time.

I have posted all the lectures online for you to review. The exam will be multiple choice, with questions very similar to those in the Homework and to those at THE END OF EACH CHAPTER.

It seems the tutorials were a big disaster.. They were too long, and the instructions to save your work and submit your answers were NOT clear at all. Many of you went through the whole thing and ended up with no points at the end. I dont know what the best way to handle this is, but we will discuss it in class on Tuesday.

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Finally, the last part of the material for the exam (on THURSDAY, Feb 4). Make sure you read the book and go over the end of chapter questions and problems.

Ch 5 -Part 2

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This is Tuesday’s Lecture on the first half of Chapter 5. Enjoy. The exam on Thursday Feb 4 will include all of chapter 5.

Ch 5 -Part 1

Hi again... Below you’ll find lectures 3 and 4. One more before the exam.

LC 3	LC 4

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Lecture 1 was supposed to included a simple simulation about the relative scale of our Solar System at Slide #41. You can access it here.

LC 1	LC 2

Animations in Lecture 2:

Lunar Libration


Precession


Simulation: Retrograde Motion


http://tigger.uic.edu/~respin4/112/assets/mars_retrograde_motion.swf




Today’s APOD

Sylabus and Class Outline

Basic Information
This course will introduce you to Astronomy and Cosmology; the makeup of the solar system, nature of stars and their evolution, the organization of galaxies and the large-scale structure and evolution of the universe.

We will also discuss how the largest structures in the universe are intimately linked to the smallest scales known, elementary particles. We will also learn how our understanding of light and matter, and our interpretation of experiments, has changed over time.

Instructor and his coordinates
Randall Espinoza
Office: SES 2340
(312) 996-4610
email: respin4@uic.edu

Textbooks

• The Essential Cosmic Perspective with Mastering Astronomy, 5/E, Bennett, Donahue, Schneider & Voit.
• Lab Manual: The Cosmic Lab - Phys 121/Nats 101.
  

Your Grade

Exam 1	25%
Exam 2	25%
Final Exam	25%
Homework	8%
Lab	7%
Attendance/ Participation	10%

Homework
Homework problems will be based on the exercises at the end of each chapter, but it must be completed on-line at the website Mastering Astronomy http://www.masteringastronomy.com.
The mastering astronomy course ID is UICPHY112SPRING10. When registering make sure to use your UIN when prompt for your student ID.
The homework assignments will be due by 11pm CST on the day listed in the class outline below. The value of each homework problem starts at full credit if completed on (or before) the due date, after then it decreases automatically every hour until homework problems completed on noon the day following the deadline are worth 0%.

The online system will always “save your work” so you can easily work on the problems throughout the week is several sessions.

To use this program, you need a Student Access Kit which comes with your textbook. Please follow the directions in the access kit for registering.

i>clicker
Student response devices (i>clickers) will be used during lectures. Students will obtain credit for class participation and answering correctly to the small quizzes. The goal is to encourage a more interactive classroom. Please register your i>clicker at http://www.iclicker.com/registration/

Lab
There will be no lab on the first or second week of classes. Please check the Class Outline below for the detailed schedule.