COURSE: PHYS 1412 (Astronomy II)

Lecture T R 6:30pm-7 55pm
Lab TR 8:05pm-9:30pm

INSTRUCTOR: J. Patrick Miller

Office 21 Phone 673-4567 x 245

Office Hours: M W ll:OOam-12:OOpm

T R 9:35am-10:35am, 4:00pm- 5:00pm

Or by appointment

TEXTBOOK: Astronomy Today (4k" Edition)

Chaisson & McMillan

COURSE CONTENT & OUTLINE:

Pre-Test, Review of Syllabus

Chapter 1 Charting the Heavens

Chapter 3 Radiation

Chapter 4 Spectroscopy

Review for Exam #1

Exam #1 Covers Chapters 1, 3 & 4

Chapter 16 The Sun

Chapter 17 Measuring the Stars

Chapter 20 Stellar Evolution

Review for Exam #2

Exam #2 Covers Chapters 16, 17, & 20

Chapter 21 Stellar Explosions

Chapter 22 Neutron Stars & Black Holes

Chapter 23 The Milky Way Galaxy

Take-Home Exam

Chapter 26 Cosmology

Review for Final Exam

Comprehensive Final Exam

GRADES:

There will be three in-class exams worth 100 points each and one comprehensive final exam worth 200 points. Homework will be assigned on a regular basis and will count a total of 100 points (i.e., equivalent to one of the in-class exams). There will be one or two weekly lab projects collectively worth 400 points.

3 In -Class Exams @ 100 points	300 Points
Comprehensive Final Exam	200 Points
Homework	100 Points
Lab Projects	400 Points
Total	1000 Points

A	1000	-	900
B	899	-	800
C	799	-	700
D	699	-	600
F	599	-	0

Important: Students must earn 280 points out of 400 points on the lab projects (i.e., 70%) to pass the course. Students with less than 70% of the points on the lab projects will receive an "F"for the course.

There are no make-ups for the three in-class exams. However, if a student does better on the final exam than either of the first two in-class exams, the lower of the two in-class exams grades will be replaced by the percentage earned on the final.

The third exam is a take-home exam. The final cannot be used to replace the take-home exam, lab grades, or homework grades.

The final exam consists of two parts. The first part is the College-mandated post-test which is a multiple-choice exam similar to the pre-test. The second part is an exam designed by the instructor. The grade on the final exam will be 25% from the multiple choice pre-test and 75% from the instructor-designed exam.

The final exam is mandatory. Students not taking the final will receive an "F" for the course

Note: It is Cisco Junior College policy that students completing a degree in the Spring semester may be exempt from the final exam, if you want to be exempt, you must notify your instructor by April 25^th to coordinate the arrangements.

No late homework assignments will be accepted. Students have at least a week to complete these assignments.

In order to do the homework, exams, and lab projects students need to purchase a scientific calculator. These range in price from $10 to $200 depending how expensive and fancy of a calculator is purchased. However, the $10 calculator will suffice.

The last day to withdraw from the course is April 5, 2002.

The final exam will be given on May 7, 2002, ⁷:OOpm-9:OOpm as published in the College schedule.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

It is the policy of Cisco Junior College that any student who has six or more unexcused absences will be withdrawn from a course. This includes unexcused absences in lab.

On or before April 5, 2002, a withdrawal (W) will be assigned. After April 5, 2002, a withdrawal passing (WP) or withdrawal falling (WE) will be assigned depending upon the student’s in-class grade average at the time. Remember, a WE is calculated as an ‘T" on the College transcript.