Astronomy 115.01 Important Dates and Reading
Other important dates: Sept 23, 2008 = last day to add or drop
Oct 21, 2008 = last day to request CR/Ncr
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Fridays |
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8/27 |
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8/29 |
Read:Ch 1 |
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2 |
9/1 |
No class - LaborDay |
9/3 |
Read: Ch 2 |
9/5 |
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3 |
9/8 |
Read: Ch 3, p 65 Ð 87 |
9/10 |
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9/12 |
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4 |
9/15 |
Read: Ch 4 |
9/17 |
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9/19 |
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5 |
9/22 |
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9/24 |
Read: Ch 7 |
9/26 |
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6 |
9/29 |
Read: Ch 8 |
10/1 |
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10/3 |
Read: Ch 9 |
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7 |
10/6 |
MIDTERM 1: Ch 1 - 5 |
10/8 |
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10/10 |
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8 |
10/13 |
Read: Ch 11 |
10/15 |
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10/17 |
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9 |
10/20 |
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10/22 |
Read: Ch 12 |
10/24 |
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11 |
10/27 |
Read: Ch 13 |
10/29 |
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10/31 |
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12 |
11/3 |
Read: Ch 14 |
11/5 |
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11/7 |
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13 |
11/10 |
MIDTERM 2: Ch 7-11 |
11/12 |
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11/14 |
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14 |
11/17 |
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11/19 |
Read: Ch 16 |
11/21 |
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11/24 |
No Class |
11/26 |
No Class |
11/28 |
No Class |
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15 |
12/1 |
Read: Ch 17 |
12/3 |
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12/5 |
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16 |
12/8 |
Read: Ch 18 |
12/10 |
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12/12 |
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17 |
12/15 |
Read: Ch 19 |
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12/22 |
FINAL EXAM: 10:45 Ð 1:15 |
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Students who attend all lectures should expect to spend an additional 2-3 focused hours per week reading, and 2-3 hours per week on homework, studying, and preparation for exams. Students who miss class will need to spend about twice as much time just keeping up.
Make a prediction for
your semester grade here: __________
Track your effort and grades. This is for your self-assessment only. Do you attend class every day? Do you complete your reading before class? Have you completed all of your homework? At the end of the semester, how does your grade correlate with your effort?
Record your homework scores in the third row (homework free weeks have been filled in). Record your exam scores (percentages) in the third row (exam free weeks have been blocked out).
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8/27 |
9/1 |
9/8 |
9/15 |
9/22 |
10/6 |
10/13 |
10/20 |
10/27 |
11/3 |
11/10 |
11/17 |
12/1 |
12/8 |
12/15 |
12/22 |
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Exams |
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Calculate your semester grade here:
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(Total homework scores) / (number of
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x 0.20 = |
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Total Midterm exam scores
(percentage) / 2
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x 0.40 = |
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Final Exam score (percentage) = |
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x 0.30 = |
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Extra credit (5% maximum)
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x 1.00 = |
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Total your semester percentage
points
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A 89 Ð 92 92 Ð 100 %
B 77 Ð 80 80 Ð 86 86 Ð 89%
C 64 Ð 67 67 Ð 74 74 Ð 77%
D 50 Ð 54 54 Ð 61 61 Ð 64%