AST 301 - Introduction to Astronomy

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Course Organization

The course has two parts: Lectures given during the regular class hours and help sessions held at a variety of times during the week. Attendance at the lectures and help sessions is not required but you should attend them regularly anyway because material not in the textbook will often be discussed in eagle nebula

the lectures and you will be required to know that material. The help sessions are smaller and have a less formal environment than the lectures. They are unstructured but are usually devoted to:

Help on the material covered in the lectures and textbook. It is difficult to give everyone as much personal attention during the regular lectures as they may need - the class is too large. The help sessions are the best place to get personal attention.
Help on homework assignments. The best way to get good grades on homework assignments is to attend help sessions.
Review sessions. The help sessions before exams will be used for reviews.

There is an extensive WEB site for the course containing the following information:

Organizational material for the course.
The course syllabus.
A course calendar with outlines of the lectures, study guides for the exams, and answers to homework and exam problems.

Dr. Robinson will miss some classes during the term because of travel to McDonald Observatory and scientific meetings. Other instructors will teach the class during his absence and will cover the material he would have covered, but if having the same instructor throughout the term is important to you, you should consider switching to a different section of AST 301.

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10 January 2003
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