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Introduction to Astronomy (14181) Instructor: Dr. Jeff Saul Schedule Email: jsaul@unm.edu Phone: (505) 277-0015 Msg: (505) 277-2616 Office: PandA Room 12B (PandA - Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) PandA building at the North-East corner of Yale & Lomas		TA TA: TBA		ASTR 101 - 002 / Spring 2012 Class Location: Regener Hall 103 MWF 2:00-2:50 PM Dr. Saul's Office Hours : M 10-11:30 & 3:00-4:00 PM (RH 109, 111, or 114) W 10-10:50 AM (RH 109, 111, or 114) F 10-10:50 & 3:00-3:30 PM (RH 109, 111, or 114) Dr. Saul can also meet students by appointment set up by email, include at least 4 good times for you to meet in the email.  To go over exams, please give at least 24 hours email notice.  You can also check with Dr. Saul after class
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Key Topics for Today

• Chapter 1: Copernican Revolution
  • Newton, Force, and Motion
    • Using key ideas from Kepler and Newton to determine Mass of an astronomical object
    • Escape velocity
• Chapter 2: Light and Matter
  • Waves
    • What is a wave?
    • Properties of waves
    • Electromagnetic Waves (AKA  Electromagnetic Radiation)

Current Events

• NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
• Globular Clusters: Survivors of a 13-Billion-Year-Old Massacre
• New comet discovered by amateur astronomer
• 50 Years Later, Celebrating John Glenn’s Feat
• The Song of the Sun
• Where will next supercontinent form?

New Announcements

• Test 1 will be Friday during our class time. You will need to take the test on Mastering Astronomy.  We will not meet in RH 103.  You will need to find a computer to take the test on.
  
  
• iClicker Registration:
  • The following students are not currently using registered iClickers:
• Mastering Astronomy
  • The following students do currently have Mastering Astronomy Accounts for this class

Recurring Announcements

• Course Logistics
  • Sometimes you may find errors in the course website or online assignments.
    The first person to email Dr. Saul with details on one of these online errors will receive 3 bonus homework points.
  • Monday we will start taking attendance with iClickers. If your iClicker is not working or present, you may turn in a full sheet of paper with your name and responses to each question.
    • If a question is asked more than once, you should have a response for each time the problem is asked.
      
      

Upcoming Homework

For Today

• Read Chapter 2
• Start MA: Ch. 1 HW
  

For Wednesday

• Do as much of the MA: Ch. 1 HW assignment as we have covered in class before Test 1

 

Activities

• Today's Powerpoint