Information for Tuesday/Thursday Class: Spring 2006

There will be a quiz on Thursday, April 27^th.

There will be a test on Thursday, May 4^th.

The quiz will cover material from chapter 11 (chapter 10, old editions) on the properties of stars, the H-R diagram and types of stars, and masses of stars.  The material could also include a qualitative understanding about the relationship between the mass of a star and its main sequence lifetime (covered in class, but not in this chapter in the book).  We are not covering magnitudes or spectroscopic or eclipsing binaries.  We will not put questions on the numerical ranges of stellar properties on the quiz, but some could be on the test the following week.

As usual, the "Key Words" and/or "Key Ideas" are important.  Also, see the following review problems from the book.

7^th edition: Ch. 11, What did you think? 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Review Questions:1,3,5,6,7,8,9,12,16,17,19,20,22,26,27,28,35,36.

6^th edition: EIII What did you know? 1, 3.  RQ: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11.

                   Ch. 10, WDYK? 1,2,3,4. RQ: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16.

There will be a quiz on Thursday, March 30^th.

The quiz will cover material from chapter 4: Kirchoff's laws for spectra, emission from low density gasses, absorption by low density gasses, ionization, elements and isotopes, and how to write the names of different isotopes, and also from chapter 10 (chapter 9 in the old edition): energy transport mechanisms and the layers of the solar interior and atmosphere, but NOT the energy source of the Sun.

As usual, the "Key Words" and/or "Key Ideas" are important.  Also, see the following review problems from the book.

7^th edition: Ch. 4,  Review Questions: 5,6,7,8,9.

                   Ch. 10, RQ: 2,4,9,10,14.

6^th edition: Ch. 4, Review Questions: 5,6,7.

                   Ch. 9, RQ: 2,4,9,10,14.

There will be a quiz on Thursday, March 23^rd.

The quiz will cover the four fundamental forces (as we went over them in class) and the fundamental (elementary) particles (not including numerical values). There are no review questions on the forces, but you can look at the old exam review questions which are posted.  The quiz will also cover emission of light from black bodies (the start of chapter 4).  What is a black body and how does the emission (brightness and color) depend on temperature and size?  What is luminosity?  Kirchoff's laws can wait for another quiz.

As usual, the "Key Words" and/or "Key Ideas" are important.  Also, see the following review problems from the book.

7^th edition: Ch. 4, What did you Think? 1 and 2

                              Review Questions: 1, 2, 3, 4, "What if..." 20.

6^th edition: Ch. 4, What did you Know? 1 and 2

                               Review Questions:  1, 2, 3, 4, "What if..." 19.

There will be a quiz on Thursday, March 16^th.

The quiz will cover material on the structure, contents, and formation of the solar systeem, from Chapter 5 & 9 in the 7^th  edition and EII & 8 in the 6^th edition.  This quiz will also cover the meaning of temperature, pressure, and density.  The material on the formation and surface of the Moon and on asteroid collisions will NOT be covered on this quiz, but will be included on a later quiz or test. Planets around other stars will not be on the quiz either.  In the 7^th edition, this quiz covers 5-1 through 5-5 and 9-1, plus 9-3 through 9-9.  In the 6^th edition, this quiz covers EII-1 through EII-5 and 8-1, plus 8-3 through 8-8.

For review, practice the calculations using proportionality on the sheet handed out in class. As usual, the "Key Words" and/or "Key Ideas" are important.  Also, see the following review problems from the book.

7^th edition: Ch. 5, What Did You Think? 1 - 4.

                              Review Questions: 1,2,5  (these are by no means complete).

                    Ch. 9, What Did You Think? 1 - 5.

                               Review questions: 1,2,4,5,6,8,9,11,14,17,18.

6^th edition: Ch. E II, What Did You Know? 1 - 4. 

                                   Review Questions:  1,2,5 (these are by no means complete).

                    Ch. 8, What Did You Know? All.

                               Review Questions: 1,2,4,5,7,10,13,14.

There will be a test on Chapters 1 - 3  on Thursday, March 2.

You need the Grademaster Form 27640.

A review giving the topics we covered, relevant review questions, and some other material is given here

There will be a quiz on Thursday, February 23.

The quiz will cover Newton and Gravity (plus the old, incorrect ideas about motion and why they led people astray about orbits), waves, and light.  The material on chapter 3 on the quiz will not include the Doppler shift and telescopes, although that will be on the test.

The book has few review questions on chapter 2 and even fewer on the portion of chapter 3 we have covered so far.   You should also be able to explain those "key words" and "key ideas" that we covered in class.  Remember that the book does not provide review material on everything we covered.  It is just a start.  If you want more, you can look at the exam review sheets from a previous semester which are also posted.  HINT: you will have to know the correct order of the different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.  You might have to know the units of energy and power.

7^th edition: Chapter 2, What did you think?  5 Review Questions: 1, 12, 14, 15.

                    Chapter 3, WDYT? 1, 2, RQ, 14,.

6^th edition: Chapter 2, What did you Know?  4 Review Questions: 7, 9, 10.

                   Chapter 3, WDYT? 1, 2, RQ, 14.

There will be a quiz on Thursday, February 16th.

The quiz will cover all historical figures we discussed so far and their work: Hipparchus, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Tycho, Galileo and Kepler (but not Newton).

Remember that the book does not provide review material on everything we covered.  It is just a start.  There are not many review questions on these topics.  They are given below.  You should also be able to explain those "key terms" that we covered in class.   If you want more, you can look at the exam review sheets from a previous semester which are also posted.

7^th edition: Chapter 2, What did you Think?  2, 3, 4 Review Questions: 4, 6, 10, 11.

6^th edition: Chapter 2, What did you Know?  1, 2, 3 Review Questions: 1, 5, 6.

There will be a quiz on Thursday, February 9

There will be a quiz on the Thursday, February 9.  The quiz will cover those parts of chapter 1 we have covered so far in class except for eclipses, which we won't cover on this quiz.  The general topics are: The year, the lunar months and phases (plus other details about the Moon covered in class), the day, the celestial sphere and the important lines on it, seasons, and precession. 

Remember, what we cover in class is important.  Topics in the book that we do not mention in lecture are probably not being covered.  The review questions below are the relevant questions in the book, but the book does not have a complete set of questions.  The "Key Words" and/or "Key Items" are also important.

7th edition, chapter 1:

What Did You Know? 3, 6.  Review Questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20.

6th edition, chapter 1:

What Did You Know? 3, 5.  Review Questions 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15.

There will be a quiz on Thursday, February 2!

The quiz will cover units (fundamental units and special astronomical units), the size scale of objects in the Universe (in general terms, numbers not needed), scientific notation, and theories and the scientific method.

There are not many review questions in the book on these topics. 

7th edition

On units, see review question Ch. 2, #13.

On the scientific method see "What did you think?" #1 in chapter 2 .

On scientific notation, see "Try these questions" in Appendix A.

6th edition.

On units, see review question  Ch. 2, #8.

On the scientific method see  "What did you think?" #1 in E I.

On scientific notation,  see "Try these questions" in toolbox I-1 and
                                           review question 2 in E I.

There will be a quiz on Thursday, November 17^th

The quiz on November 17^th will cover the properties of stars, the H-R diagram, and the relationship of mass to lifetime on the main sequence.  The quiz will not include numerical values for the properties of stars, although those may be on the test.

7^th edition   Ch. 11: What DYT? 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Rev. Q. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 35, 36.

6^th edition.

E III: What DYK? 1,3; Rev. Q. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11.

Ch. 10. What DYK? 1, 2, 3, 4; Rev. Q. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

There will be a TEST on TUESDAY, November 22^nd.

Review sheet here.

There will be a quiz on Thursday, October 27^th.

There will be a test on Thursday, November 3^rd.

The quiz on October 27^th will cover the surface of the Moon (craters and maria), the formation of the Moon, planets around other stars, energy transport mechanisms, the layers in the interior and atmosphere of the Sun, and the power source of the Sun (in general terms). 

7^th edition   Ch. 5: What DYT? 6, Rev. Q. 4

                   Ch. 6: Rev. Q. 2, 14, 15, 18, 21

                    Ch. 10: What DYT? 1,2,3,4,5,6.  Rev. Q. 2,4,9,10,13,14

6^th edition   Ch. EII: Rev. Q. 4

                   Ch. 5: Rev. Q. 2, 14, 15, 18, 21

                    Ch. 9: What DYK? 1,2,3,4,5.  Rev. Q. 2,4,9,10,13,14

There will be a quiz on Thursday, October 20^th.

The quiz will cover material from Chapter 5 & 9 in the 7^th  edition and EII & 8 in the 6^th edition.  This quiz will also cover the meaning of temperature, pressure, and density.  The material on the Moon and asteroid collisions will NOT be covered on this quiz, but will be included on a later quiz or test. We have not YET covered planets around other stars.  In the 7^th edition, this quiz covers 5-1 through 5-5 and 9-1, plus 9-3 through 9-9.  In the 6^th edition, this quiz covers EII-1 through EII-5 and
8-1, plus 8-3 through 8-8.

For review, practice the calculations using proportionality on the sheet handed out in class. As usual, the "Key Words" and/or "Key Ideas" are important.  Also, see the following review problems from the book.

7^th edition: Ch. 5, What Did You Think? 1 - 4.

                              Review Questions: 1,2,5  (these are by no means complete).

                    Ch. 9, What Did You Think? 1 - 5.

                               Review questions: 1,2,4,5,6,8,9,11,14,17,18.

6^th edition: Ch. E II, What Did You Know? 1 - 4. 

                                   Review Questions:  1,2,5 (these are by no means complete).

                    Ch. 8, What Did You Know? All.

                               Review Questions: 1,2,4,5,7,10,13,14.

There will be a quiz on Thursday, October 13^th.

The quiz will cover all the material from Chapter 4.

For review, practice the calculations using proportionality on the sheet handed out in class. As usual, the "Key Words" and/or "Key Ideas" are important.  Also, see the following review problems from the book.

7^th edition: Ch. 4, What did you Think? All (#3 is really more for the next chapter)

                              Review Questions: 1 - 10, "What if..." 20.

6^th edition: Ch. 4, What did you Know? All.  (#3 is really more for the next chapter)

                               Review Questions:  1 - 9, "What if..." 19.

There will be a test on Chapters 1 - 3  on Thursday, September 29.

You need the Grademaster Form 27640.

A review giving the topics we covered, relevant review questions, and some other material is given here.

If you miss the exam for a good reason, you can take a makeup only if you notify me by phone or email, and leave me way to contact you.  Makeups must be completed by the Wednesday after the test.

There will be a quiz on Thursday, September 22.

The quiz will cover Kepler, Newton and Gravity (plus the old, incorrect ideas about motion and why they led people astray about orbits) and the four fundamental forces and elementary particles  (everything that was on the board except the masses of the particles).

The book has few review questions on chapter 2.   You should also be able to explain those "key terms" that we covered in class.  Remember that the book does not provide review material on everything we covered.  It is just a start.  If you want more, you can look at the exam review sheets from a previous semester which are also posted.

7^th edition: Chapter 2, What did you Think?  2, 3, 4, 5 Review Questions: 1, 2, 10, 12, 14, 15..

6^th edition: Chapter 2, What did you Know?  1, 2, 3, 4 Review Questions: 5, 7, 9, 10.

There will be a quiz on Thursday, September 15.  The quiz will cover eclipses (from chapter 1) and the beginnings of chapter 2 (Hipparchus, Ptolemy and geocentric cosmology, Copernicus, Tycho, and Galileo).  The book has lots of review questions on eclipses, but very few in chapter 2. Here they are. You should also be able to explain those "key terms" that we covered in class.  Remember that the book does not provide review material on everything we covered.  It is just a start.  If you want more, you can look at the exam review sheets from a previous semester which are also posted.

7^th edition: Chapter 1, Review Questions: 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28.

                  Chapter 2, Review Questions: 3, 4, 6, 11.

6^th edition: Chapter 1, Review Questions: 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23.

                  Chapter 2, Review Questions: 1, 6.

There will be a quiz on the Thursday, September 8.  The quiz will cover those parts of chapter 1 we have covered so far in class.  The general topics are: The year, the lunar months and phases (plus other details about the Moon covered in class), the celestial sphere and the important lines on it, and precession (not including its possible relation to the seasons). 

Remember, what we cover in class is important.  Topics in the book that we do not mention in lecture are probably not being covered.  The review questions below are the relevant questions in the book, but the book does not have a complete set of questions.

7th edition, chapter 1:

What Did You Know? 3, 6.  Review Questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20.

6th edition, chapter 1:

What Did You Know? 3, 5.  Review Questions 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15.

The quiz will cover units (fundamental units and special astronomical units), the size scale of objects in the Universe (in general terms, numbers not needed), scientific notation, and theories and the scientific method.

There are not many review questions in the book on these topics. 

7th edition

On units, see review question Ch. 2, #13.

On the scientific method see "What did you think?" #1 in chapter 2 .

On scientific notation, see "Try these questions" in Appendix A.

6th edition.

On units, see review question  Ch. 2, #8.

On the scientific method see  "What did you think?" #1 in E I.

On scientific notation,  see "Try these questions" in toolbox I-1 and
                                           review question 2 in E I.