Homework Assignments

Assignment #0 Observing assignment
Submit a one-page, typed account of your experience observing with a telescope during the semester. Include the date, time, place, a description of the telescope(s) and what you observed. You may do so at one of our class private viewing sessions, one of the Public Viewing Nights scheduled monthly at the SSU Observatory, or elsewhere. Off campus, there are observing opportunities at the Robert H. Ferguson Observatory and several other places which can be found via The Astronomy Connection, the Astronomical Association of Northern California, or the Sonoma County Astronomical Society. This assignment is due one week after you make your observations, but no later than the last day of classes. Check spelling of astronomical terms by looking them up in your text or on the web. Warning: There will be an increasing percentage of cloudy nights as the semester progresses. Take advantage of good weather as soon as you can.
If you send this to me as an e-mail enclosure, please title it "A100HW#0yourlastname.doc" where "doc" may be replaced by "rtf" or "pdf' depending on the format. Be sure your name is also inside the document.

Assignment #0.5 due Wednesday, Aug. 29
Log on to Mastering Astronomy, click on The Essential Cosmic Perspective, and register using the password that came with your text and the course id: A100F08SEC1TENN. If you have difficulty, be sure you follow the instructions, including allowing cookies. Familiarize yourself with it by doing the assignment titled "0.5 Introduction to MasteringAstronomy." Don't hesitate to try wrong answers. This assignment carries no points.

Assignment #1 due Monday, Sep. 8, 9:00 a.m.