ASTR 101 – The Solar SystemASTR 101 – The Solar System

Instructor: Brett GladmanCourse issues

Labs, assignmentsgrading

Textbook issuesweb tools

ASTR 101 – The Solar SystemASTR 101 – The Solar System

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ASTR 101 – Media materialsASTR 101 – Media materials

Textbook comes with a :

Voyager SkyGazer CDplanetarium software

Student Access Kitmasteringastronomy.comOPTIONAL

but USEFUL!

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ASTR 101 – The Solar SystemASTR 101 – The Solar SystemMon 2:30-3:30, Thurs 3:00-4:30

M 2:30-3:30R 3:00-4:30

ASTR 101 – The Solar SystemASTR 101 – The Solar System

ASTR 101 – LEVELASTR 101 – LEVEL

This is a science courseShould be comfortable with (or can review) :

basic algebratrigonometryscientific notationbasic logarithmscalculus NOT necessary

MATH REVIEW on MondayHenn 3124:30-6:00

ASTR 101 – GOALSASTR 101 – GOALS

What should you take away from this course?Basic sense of scale

geography!How did planets form?How do we KNOW?

A feel for the scientific approach to problems

Criticial thinkingAcquire skills in precise scientific presentation

ASTR 101 – The Solar SystemASTR 101 – The Solar System

Other coursesASTR 102 : Term 2ASTR 310 : MWF 9AMASTR 311 : MWF noonASTR 201 : MWF 9AMEOS 355 : next year

English levelYear distributionReadingsMath review (Appendices)

SYSTEMS OF UNITSSYSTEMS OF UNITS

We are so used to the metric system of units that we do not even think about itOrigin of the meter?

SYSTEMS OF UNITSSYSTEMS OF UNITS

We are so used to the metric system of units that we do not even think about itOrigin of the meter?

one one-millionth of the distance from the pole to equator

Gave us MKS and cgsGoogle the definitions of m,kg,sec

Earth's orbitkm/hr -> km/s

Earth's rotationkm/hr -> m/s

Earth's tilt (between planes of equator and orbit)23.5 degreesremember radians ? How many?

Read text: Section 2.1 and App. C