ASTRON 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Synopsys
13 Sep 2016
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Our goals for this semester: learn properties, origins, and ultimate destiny of myriad objects. Discussion sections: covers new material, start the second week of class. Reading sets: 5 units per week, 5 questions per section. B. 1. just have to get 5 right & then can move on - essentially completion. Adds up to 10% of grade: assigned wednesdays, due the following monday. Homework: online - need an access code. Grading: midterm 1 - 15, midterm 2 - 15, final exam - 30, reading questions - 10, online homework - 25% Extra credit: the grad school astronomy lectures - up to 10% extra credit, computer game testing - up to 10% extra credit. Have to attend the testing/discussion sessions about the game. Proximus centauri: ( the pale red dot : the star (proxima centaurus) 4. 243 light years away - closest star to earth after the sun. 4. 85 billion years old: the planet (proxima centauri b)
