Introduction to Astronomy: I [Physics ] Dr Tim Reddish Office: Room Essex Hall Lab: B90/83 Essex Hall

Time and Place Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30 – 6:20pm Chrysler Hall North G133

Class Notes Web Site Access via University links to ‘Class Notes’ Password protected! ID & Password  Your normal U of Windsor Account Course Outline, PowerPoint presentations, Useful Links & Movies are all available there.

“Open Door” Policy. No regular times are scheduled in order to accommodate students’ diverse timetables. I will generally be in either Essex or B90 / B83 (Basement) and can be found most days. If, for some reason, your queries cannot be addressed at that time, we can schedule a further meeting. Office Hours

Course Text Book for & 191 “Astronomy Today” Chaisson and McMillan Prentice Hall (2007) Alternatives: Astronomy: from the Earth to the Universe Pasachoff Universe: The Solar System Freedman and Kaufmann

One Mid-Term Weight = 30% Dates: Tuesday 30 th October 2007 Place:Ambassador Auditorium Time:17:30 – 18:45

Class Quizzes Announced within 48 hours of the Quiz (i.e. in class and on web site) Weight = 20%

Final Examination Weight : 50% Provisional Date: Thursday, 13 th December :30hrs The Final Exam is ‘Cumulative’!

Style of Exams Multiple Choice (mainly) ‘Fill-in the blanks’

All Assessments are compulsory. There will be no ‘make-up’ examinations for scheduled tests and examinations without acceptable and verifiable medical (or equivalent compassionate) reasons. Any ‘medical notes’ must be submitted prior to the relevant midterms or final exam. Important Notice!

MATH?! GOOD NEWS! 1.There is a minimal amount of math! 2.No calculations will be expected! BAD NEWS! There are a few equations to be understood: i.e. know what they mean!

Example! What does “E = mc 2 ” mean? Newton has a similarly famous equation for gravity…

Syllabus Parts 1 & 2 in “Astronomy Today” More Specifically: 1)Charting the Heavens: Foundations of Astronomy 2)The Copernican Revolution 8) The Moon and Mercury

Syllabus Continued 9) Venus: the Earth’s sister planet 10) Mars 11) Jupiter and its Moons 12) Saturn and its Rings 13) Uranus, Neptune and Pluto 14 &15) The Formation of the Solar System. 7) The Earth 4 & 5) Learning from Light (Bonus lecture – time permitting)

Important Note: Ultimately: the syllabus is defined by the lecture material, not the contents of the book. The purpose of the book is a resource for more information detailed explanations. Good Advice: Do the ‘self-tests’ after we have covered each Chapter! Ask Questions!

Special Needs Students… Please identify yourself to me after this class. Please make use of the web material…

Any Questions ??