ASTRONOMY 1504-010/1514-010
Spring 2010
MWF 9:30-10:20
NH 270
OFFICE HOURS: MW: 1:30-2:30 PM
Phone: (405) 325-3961 x36323
You can email me at E. Baron

TAs:
Henry Bradsher (1504)
Jenna Nugent (1514)

Here is a list of useful materials for Astronomy 1504/1514 taught by Dr. Baron

• Astronomy 1504 Section 10 MWF 9:30-10:20 NH A270
  This fufulls the GenEd requirement of physical science WITHOUT lab
  You must be enrolled in BOTH the lecture (Section 10) and one of the discussion sections 11-19
  
• Astronomy 1514 Section 10 MWF 9:30-10:20 NH A270
  This fufulls the GenEd requirement of physical science WITH lab
  You must be enrolled in BOTH the lecture (Section 10) and one of the discussion sections 11-12

ALL COURSE GRADES ARE POSTED ON Desire2Learn!!!

Final Exam: Monday, May, 10, at 8:00am (UGH!) in NH A270

Reading Assignments

• Week 1: Chaps 1-2
• Week 2: Chap 5
• Week 3: Chap 6
• Week 4: Chap 8
• Week 5: Chap 7
• Week 6: Chap 9
• Week 7: Chap 10
• Week 8: Chap 11
• Week 9: Chap 12
• Week 10: Chap 13
• Week 11: Chap 14
• Week 12: Chaps 15
• Week 13: Chap 16
• Week 14: Chaps 17
• Week 15: Chaps 18-19
• Week 16: Chaps 20

Homework Assignments

• Homework 1: Copy the questions here and send me an email with the answers. To get credit for this assignment you must have the correct subject line

Grades are available on Desire2Learn


These documents are in PDF format, if you don't have acrobat you can get it here:

• Course Syllabus
• Appendix A

Midterm 1 will cover the material covered in class AND the material in the reading: Chaps 1-2, 5-6, and Pages 134--139, 174--178, 119--123

Midterm 2 will cover the material covered in class AND the material in the reading: Chaps 6-10

• Practice Exam for Midterm 1 (from Professor Cowan)
• Answers for Practice Exam
• MT 1 Answers Yellow Exam
• MT 1 Answers Blue Exam
• Practice Exam for Midterm 2
• Practice Exam for Midterm 2 with answers
• MT 2 Answers Green Exam
• MT 2 Answers Salmon Exam
• Practice Exam for Midterm 3
• MT 3 Answers Orange/Gold Exam
• MT 3 Answers Yellow Exam
• Practice Final Exam
• Practice Final Exam with answers
• Answers Blue Final Exam
• Answers Gold Final Exam

My Lecture Notes

Note these are my notes and not presentations, I don't always get to everything and I don't always follow the order exactly

• Lecture 1
• Lecture 2
• Lecture 3
• Lecture 4
• Lecture 5
• Lecture 6
• Lecture 7
• Lecture 8
• Lecture 9
• Lecture 10
• Lecture 11
• Lecture 12
• Lecture 13
• Lecture 14
• Lecture 15
• Lecture 16
• Lecture 17
• Lecture 18
• Lecture 19
• Lecture 20
• Lecture 21
• Lecture 22
• Lecture 23
• Lecture 24
• Lecture 25
• Lecture 26
• Lecture 27
• Lecture 28
• Lecture 29
• Lecture 30
• Lecture 31
• Lecture 32
• Lecture 33
• Lecture 34
• Lecture 35
• Lecture 36

Other Useful Links can be found here


One view of the 10 most beautiful experiments in history here

Stephen Colbert Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson here

Great collection of animations here

This one shows how a grating works




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