ASTR 101

INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY: The Solar System

Instructor: Dr. Aaron LaCluy ! Sect"on: 1 Class Locat"on: 111 Carroll Class #ours: 1:00 $ 1:%0 M&' O(("ce #ours Locat"on: )0* Morehea+ ,lanetar"um -use east.ar/oretum entrance0 O(("ce #ours: *:00 $ ):00 &e+.Thu or /y a11o"ntment 2ma"l: lacluy e3ema"l.unc.e+u

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For the most part, the lectures will follow Chapters 1 15 and 28 of Astronomy Today (7th Edition) by Chaisson & McMillan. Chapters 1 2! and 2! are co"ered in ASTR 101: Introduction to Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, and osmolo!y. #he lectures are meant to hi$hli$ht and supplement the material in the te%t, but not replace it& 'lease read each chapter /e(ore it is co"ered in class (see Course )ebpa$e and Course Calendar below*. +ou are responsible for the material co"ered in both the lectures and the te%t. #here is material from ,-#. 1/1 that you will be e%pected to remember and use, so you may wish to re"iew some of the earlier chapters in the boo0.

COURS2 &26,A72
#he course webpa$e can be found in -a0ai, althou$h it will not be used for much e%cept the syllabus. +ou will need to be enrolled in the course and lo$in with your 12+32 to access the course pa$e. 4nstead, most information will be posted in )ebassi$n. ,-#. 1/1 is di"ided into nine lessons, and each lesson5s readin$ assi$nment and supplementary notes can be found on the course )ebassi$n (see below.*

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6omewor0s will be administered throu$h )ebassi$n. 7o to http&88www.webassi$n.com, create an account if you do not already ha"e one, and add this course. 1ur course 0ey for Fall 2/19 is unc 8190 :)98 ':3,-3 21#3& 4f you are creatin$ a new account, please consider usin$ your 12+32 as your user name and enter your ;2C student 4< when enrollin$. #his enables me to more easily match your $rades on assi$nments with $rades on e%ams.

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=/> is not an ,, 8/> is not a ?, etc. Final $rades will be assi$ned on a cur"e at the end of the semester, howe"er 4 will let you 0now how you did compared to your classmates after each homewor0 and e%am. All that matters "s ho; ;ell you +o com1are+ to your classmates. #ome;or<s count for 189 of your final $rade. 6omewor0s will be made a"ailable throu$h )ebassi$n in ad"ance of co"erin$ the material in class and will normally be due at 12&// 'M (see the course )ebassi$n for e%act due dates.* A(ter su/m"tt"n= home;or<> chec< an+ ma<e sure that &e/ass"=n rece"?e+ all o( your ans;ers /e(ore lo=="n= o((. Late home;or<s ;"ll not /e acce1te+ ;"thout a me+"cal e@cuse. #here will be nine homewor0s total. +our worst performance will be dropped. 2@ams count for 289 of your final $rade. 3%ams will be $i"en in class (see Course Calendar below for dates*. #he final, which will be cumulati"e but with an emphasis placed on recent material, will count as two e%ams. +our worst performance will be dropped, unless it is the final, in which case the final will count the same as a midterm. Ma<eu1 e@ams ;"ll not /e ="?en ;"thout a me+"cal e@cuse. 3%ams will be closed boo0, but you are allowed to brin$ one sheet of notes, front and bac0. You are reAu"re+ to /r"n= a UNC Cha1el #"ll O(("ce o( In(ormat"on Technolo=y General Purpose Answer Sheet -scantron (orm0> a B8 1enc"l> an+ a sc"ent"("c calculator. ,n important note, no you may not use your smartphone as a calculator. +ou must use an actual calculator. ;sin$ a smartphone for any reason durin$ an e%am will result in a failin$ $rade for the e%am and a trip to the honor court.

LA6S
,-#. 1/1:& Introduction to Astronomy "a#oratory: $ur %lace in S&ace is a separate 1@credit course that parallels the ,-#. 1/181/2 seAuence. +ou are not reAuired to ta0e the lab, althou$h you can use it to fulfill your 7eneral Colle$e laboratory reAuirement.

COURS2 CAL2NDAR
4M'1.#,2# 21#3& -ome of these dates are subBect to chan$e. ,lways chec0 the course )ebassi$n for the most up to date informationC Au= 81 $ '"rst +ay o( class Se1t 9 $ #& 1 +ue Se1t 80 $ #& 8 +ue Oct ) $ #& * +ue Oct 1) $ M"+term 1 Oct 81 $ #& ) +ue Oct 8: $ #& % +ue No? : $ #& 9 +ue No? 1* $ M"+term 8 No? 1: $ #& C +ue No? 8% $ #& : +ue Dec ) $ Last +ay o( class Dec % $ #& D +ue Dec D> 18:00 ,M $ '"nal e@am