Astronomy 352K - Fall 2011
Stellar Astronomy
TTh 9:30-11 · RLM 15.216B · Unique No. 47605
Announcements
Welcome!
December 7: REVISED review session times: today, any time 6:30-8:30; I apologize for the change
December 2: review sessions for 3rd exam will be on Wednesday, December 7, at 4PM and at 7:30PM in RLM 15.216A; the 3rd exam will be Friday, December 9, from 2-5PM, in RLM15.216B
December 2: the slide set from the last week of class is posted on the class web site in the "slides" area
November 1: the homework is due Thursday Nov 3, not today; mea culpa
October 20: here are dates of the remaining class assignments:
(1) 2nd hour exam, November 15 (tentative)
(2) 3rd hour exam, December 9, 2-5PM (definite)
(3) 3rd homework, October 25 ---> November 1 (tentative)
(4) 4th homework, November 3 ---> November 10 (tentative)
(5) 5th homework, November 22 ---> November 29 (tentative)
October 6: test #1 Oct 11; review today 4-5PM
October 6: guest lecturer on Oct 13 will be Harriet Dinerstein
October 6: I will be back in class October 18 (I hope!)
September 22: test #1 Oct 11 (or maybe Oct 13); review session either Oct 5 about 7:30PM, or Oct 6 late afternoon
September 22: homework set #2 handed out today, due October 4; note that data for standard stars will be posted in the homework area of the web site
September 22: out of office late afternoon Sep 29 ---> Oct 2; Oct 7 ---> Oct 16
September 15: I will be out of town this afternoon and tomorrow
September 15: now you should be up through sections IV and V of notes/slides; our use of the text will accelerate beginning late next week (+/-)
September 8: homework set handed out today, due September 20
September 8: announcement of first test date ---> October 11
September 8: class notes & slides so far ---> sections I, II, and III; text reading so far ---> sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.7, and skim 1.5, 1.6
August 30: You should be reading section 1 of the notes and chapter 1 of the text
August 30: Does anyone need to borrow an astronomy introductory text?
August 30: 152M organizational meeting TBA
Professor
RLM 17.206 · (512) 471-1349 · email
(normally enter 15.312)
Office Hours
TBA
TA
John Barentine