Chabot College

Astronomy 20 Online! - Stars & the Universe

Scott Hildreth

Autumn 2011 On-Line Course Homework, Tutorial, Reading, Quiz, and Exam Calendar

 

 Week

 Dates
Essential Cosmic Perspective

Reading Assignment

 Class Discussion Topics & Participation in Blackboard Discussion Forums each week

Your posts are due by Thursday, and your responses to others are due by Sunday

 Online Homework Due Dates

One short ONLINE homework assignment is due each week, submitted using Mastering Astronomy. Typical due dates are Sundays by 11:55 PM PDT
 

 Online Quiz
Due Dates 

Short Objective reading quizzes at Mastering Astronomy

 1

 8/17 - 8/21

Start

Chapter 1

 Due Sunday 8/21 Discussion #1:
Intro Assignment (click on this link to read what you need to do!)

  • Post Biographies (by Friday 8/19)

  • Reply to others & Send Messages (by Sunday)

    Please note you should do this assignment even if you are still trying to ADD the class or do not yet have your  book!

 Create your  Mastering Astronomy Userid and password.  Click on the Intro Assignment link to learn how to do this.

Try to complete by Sunday 8/21
HW#1: Scale of the Universe

 Pre-class astronomy survey (ungraded, but required) completed at Mastering by Sunday 8/21

 2

 8/22 - 28
 

Finish Chapter 1

Due Thursday 8/25 Discussion #2:

Sunsigns and Astrology: Where was the Sun when you were born?

 

Try to complete by Sunday, 8/28
HW #2: Seasons

 

 Syllabus Quiz completed by Sunday 8/28
(on BLACKBOARD) 

 3

8/29 - 9/4

Chapter 2

Due by Thursday, 9/1 Discussion #3:

The Reasons for Seasons Survey

Due Sunday, 9/4
  
HW #3: Moon Phases

Quiz on Chapter 1 completed by Sunday 9/4

 4

9/5 - 9/11

Start

Chapter 3

Due Thursday 9/8 Discussion #4:

Full Moon & Lunar Effects  

Due Sunday, 9/11 

HW #4: Eclipses

 Quiz on Chapter 2 completed by Sunday 9/11

  5

9/12 - 9/18

Finish Chapter 3

Start Chapter 4

Due Thursday 9/15 Discussion #5:

Moon phases around the world

Due Sunday 9/18

HW #5: Orbits & Kepler's Laws

 Quiz on Chapter 3 completed by Sunday 9/18

 6

9/19 -9/25

Finish

Chapter 4

Due Thursday 9/22 Discussion #6:

Magnetism & Gravity Survey

Due Sunday, 9/25

  HW #6: Gravity

 Quiz on Chapter 4 completed by Sunday 9/25

 7

9/26 - 10/2
 Start

Chapter 5


Due Thursday 9/29 Discussion #7:

The Nature of Science
 

Due Sunday, 10/2

  HW #7: Telescopes

 Try the Chapter 5 Quiz early, and ask questions!

 8

10/3 - 10/9

Finish Chapter 5

Read all of Chapter 10


Due Thursday 10/6 Discussion #8:

Women Hold Up Half the Sky
 

Due Sunday, 10/9

  HW #8: Light & Spectroscopy
 

 Quiz on Chapter 5 completed by Sunday 10/9

 9

10/10 - 10/16
Review

Chapters 1 - 5 & 10

for exam


Due Thursday, 10/13 Discussion #9:

Astronomical Poetry

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Midterm Exam 1 includes Chapters 1 - 5 & 10

The Window opens Sunday 10/16; the exam MUST be completed by Sunday 10/23 at 11:55 PM PDT

 

Due Sunday, 10/16

  HW #9a: The Sun

 Quiz on Chapter 10 completed by Sunday 10/16

 10
10/17 - 10/23

Chapter 11

 

Midterm Exam Chapters 1 - 5 & 10 MUST be completed by Sunday 10/23 at 11:55 PM PDT

(But don't procrastinate - if you wait until the last day and have any problems, you won't be able to take a make-up test!)

 Due Sunday, 10/23

HW #9b: The Doppler Shift

 No quiz this week

 11

10/24 - 10/30
Chapter 12


Due Thursday 10/27 Discussion #10:

Good Science vs. Bad Science: Asteroid XF11

 

 Due Sunday, 10/30

HW #10: HR Diagram

 Quiz on Chapter 11  completed by Sunday 10/30

 12

10/31 - 11/6
Chapter 13

  

Due Thursday 11/3 Discussion #11:
Astronomy in the News - Sharing a current article about astronomy and the scientific process.

Last Day to Withdraw with a "W" online: 11/4

 

 Due Sunday, 11/6

HW #11: Stellar Evolution

 Quiz on Chapter 12 completed by Sunday 11/6

13

11/7 - 11/13
Chapter 14


Due Thursday 11/10 Discussion #12:

Ethics in Science
 

 Due Sunday, 11/13

HW #12: Black Holes 
 

 Quiz on Chapter 13 completed by Sunday 11/13
 14
11/14 - 11/20
Chapter 15


Due Thursday 11/17 Discussion #13:

Myths and History of the Milky Way Galaxy

 

 Due Sunday, 11/20

HW #13: The Milky Way & Measuring Cosmic Distances

 Quiz on Chapter 14 completed by Sunday 11/20
15
11/21 - 11/27
Chapters 16


Due Sunday 11/27 Discussion #14:

The Costs and Benefits of NASA

Note Date Change - Your post is due on Sunday due to Thanksgiving Holidays

 Due Sunday, 11/27

HW #14: Hubble's Law

 Quiz on Chapter 15 completed by Sunday 11/27
16
11/28 - 12/4
Chapter 17

Due Thursday 12/1 Discussion #15:

The Big Bang Survey
 

 Due Sunday, 12/4

HW #15:  Detecting Dark Matter

 Quiz on Chapter 16 completed by Sunday 12/4 
 17
12/5 - 12/11
Chapter 18

Due Thursday, 12/8 Discussion #16:

The Evolution of Humanity?/SETI

The final exam window opens Sunday 12/11. The Exam MUST be completed by Sunday 12/18 at 11:55 PM PDT

 Due Sunday, 12/11

HW #16:  Fate of the Universe

 Quiz on Chapter 17 completed by Sunday 12/11

 18

12/12 - 12/18

Final Exam Week

 

Exam 2 includes material from chapters 11-17
 
Due by Sunday 12/18 at 11:55 PM PDT
Your Answers to Final Exam Essay Questions emailed to me (no attachments!)

 

 Extra Credit Tutorials available at Mastering Astronomy

All extra credit work due by Friday, 12/16 please!

 Post-class astronomy survey (ungraded, but required) completed at Mastering by Sunday 12/18

*To ensure you get credit for doing the online tutorials, please be certain to read the process outlined in the online help page, Guide to Using Mastering Astronomy.

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