Astronomy 102, Fall 2005.

Instructor:

Professor F. L. H. Wolfs

Department of Physics and Astronomy, B&L 203A

Telephone:  (585) 275 - 4937

Email:  wolfs@pas.rochester.edu

URL:  http://teacher.pas.rochester.edu/

Teaching Assistants:

Brian Anderson (ba001m@mail.rochester.edu)

Amanda LaPage (al007m@mail.rochester.edu)

Grant Tremblay (gt001m@mail.rochester.edu)

Joseph Yesselman (jyesselm@mail.rochester.edu)

Text:

Kip S. Thorne, Black holes and time warps (1994).

See reading list for other recommended textbooks that are useful references.

PRS:

PRS transmitters are required to be able to participate in the Q&A during lectures.  These transmitters can be rented from the bookstore.

Course Homepage:

http://teacher.pas.rochester.edu/Ast102/Ast102HomePage.htm

Lectures:

Tuesdays and Thursdays:  2.00 pm - 3.15 pm (Hutch 141)

Recitations:

Tuesdays:  3.25 pm - 4.40 pm (B&L 269)

Wednesdays:  3.25 pm - 4.40 pm (B&L 315)

Thursdays:  4.50 pm - 6.05 pm (B&L 270)

Thursdays:  6.15 pm - 7.30 pm (B&L 269)

Electronic signup for recitations will be available on Monday September 5.  Recitations will start on Monday September 12.

Office Hours:

Wolfs:

Starting September 7, 2005, on Wednesdays between 11 am and 1 pm (B&L 203A), and by appointment.

  Teaching Assistants:

Brian Anderson: Wednesdays 11 am - 1 pm, POA Library

Amanda LaPage: Tuesdays 9 am - 11 am, B&L 405.

Grant Tremblay: Thursdays 6 pm - 8 pm, B&L 405.

Joseph Yesslman: Tuesdays 7 pm - 9 pm, Gavett 244.

Homework:

Homework will be assigned each Friday.  The homework is due the following Friday at 8.30 am.  All homework assignments are distributed electronically, using WebWork.

Final Grade:

The final grade will be the weighted average of:

1.  Midterm exams and final exam (25% each, 75% total)

2.  Homework (25%)

Note 1: Class participation may improve your final grade.

Note 2: Grades will not be curved.

Midterm exams:

Tuesday, October 11, 2.00 pm - 3.15 pm (Hutch 141)

Thursday, November 17, 2.00 pm - 3.15 pm (Hutch 141)

Final exam:

Tuesday, December 20, 4.00 pm - 7.00 pm (Hutch 141)

Note:

You may use only a writing instrument and a calculator while taking the exams.  You may not consult any computers, books, notes – neither on paper nor stored in a calculator – nor each other.  Important equations, numbers and conversion factors, used in the problems, are attached to the exams, in the form of the Useful Equations sheet and the How Big Is That sheet.