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Astronomy
100
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Professor:
Daniel Wang |
This Home Page of the course can be found at URL http://www.astro.umass.edu/~wqd/a100.
- Overview - What the course is all about, what we will do, and why you should care
- Requirements - General information on homework,
quiz, exam, etc.
- Schedule - Class schedule, lecture notes, and assignments
- OWL - Online Web-based learning (homework, extra-credit assignments, etc.) and normally open after the first two classes. Direction for using OWL is here.
- Extra-credit Projects
- Astronomy Lab (for students taking the 4 credit course. The lab sections are taught independently. Please contact the lab professor for issues related to scheduling, switching sections, etc.)
Textbook:
Pathways to Astronomy,
Stars
and Galaxies (Volume 2), by Schneider and
Arny. The full
version of the textbook is OK.
You also need to purchase the i>clicker 2 (NOT 1) remote, which will be used for in-class actitivties. Please log in to your SPARK account for the course and click the iclicker registration Content Link and then enter the unique serial number from the
back of your i>clicker2 remote and click Register.
You also need to purchase the i>clicker 2 (NOT 1) remote, which will be used for in-class actitivties. Please log in to your SPARK account for the course and click the iclicker registration Content Link and then enter the unique serial number from the
back of your i>clicker2 remote and click Register.
Study Help:
- Take a quiz
- Get Help with Problem Techniques or Ideas from a Short Tutorial
- Visit Astronomy 100 Help
Desk,
- One-on-one tutoring, especially in weeks there aren't exams.
- Place: Hasbrouck 110
- Days: Mon - Thu
- Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
- Visit the TA or me during the office hours or make an appointment (My office is B-517G in the Graduate Research Tower)
- If desperate, please call or email me.
- Teaching Assistant:
- Mr. Hansung Gim <hgim@astro.umass.edu>
- Office: LGRT-B 517F
- Mr. Shuiyao
Huang <shuiyao@astro.umass.edu>
- Office: LGRT-C 531
- Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 1:00-2:00PM, or by appointment.
- UMASS Astronomy Home Page
- Astronomy
Picture of
the Day
- Ask the Space Scientist - 1601 questions answered.
- Frequently
Asked
Questions for Astronomy
- Frequently
Asked
Astronomy
and
Physics