University of California, San Diego

Department of Physics

The Great Galaxy in Andromeda - Credit & Copyright: John P. Gleason, Celestial Images

PHYSICS 7

Introduction to Astronomy

Winter 2007

Syllabus for Winter 2007	This Week's Homework	Scores
Lecture Materials	Last Week's Homework Answers	Quiz & Exam Solutions

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Announcements:

Histogram of total weighted class scores out of 160 points. here
Final Grades posted.

Here are directions to SERF.

INSTRUCTORS

Professor: H.E. Smith

Office: 340 SERF

Phone: 534-4558

E-mail: hsmith@ucsd.edu

Office Hours:   T Th 11-11:30AM, or by appointment

TA: Marc Rafelski

Office: 381B SERF

Phone:

E-mail: email me

Office Hours: W 11:00 - 11:50 AM

COURSE SCHEDULE

Lectures: TTh 9:30-10:50 AM WLH 2001

Discssion Section:    W 4:00-4:50 PM HSS 1330

Midterm: Thursday, February 15th     9:30 - 10:50am (in class)

Final: Tuesday, March 20th 8:00 - 11:00am WLH 2001

Useful Links:

Other Astronomy/Space Science Courses with useful/interesting pages:

Bakersfield College Astronomy by Nick Strobel.
U. Colorado - Stars & Galaxies: a hypertext course by Dr. Richard McCray.
U. Tennessee - Stars, Galaxies & Cosmology: incomplete but lots of good material.
Cornell Astronomy by Dr. Terry Herter who has graciously allowed me to steal much of his material.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Images and description of NASA supported research of topical interest. Frequently features Hubble Space Telescope and other research that you'll see on the news.

Visit a black hole or neutron star!

The Nine Planets, a multimedia tour of the planets (Physics 7 won't do the Solar System, but check this out anyway).

CASS Education Page - Links to a variety of sites of interest for Astronomy .

Astronomy Magazine.

Hubble Space Telescope Photos
Physics Department HomePage.

UCSD Campus WWW Server

Page maintained by H. E. Smith
with considerable help from Susan Rappoport

INSTRUCTORS
Professor:	H.E. Smith
Office:	340 SERF
Phone:	534-4558
E-mail:	*hsmith@ucsd.edu*
Office Hours:	T Th 11-11:30AM, or by appointment

TA:	Marc Rafelski
Office:	381B SERF
Phone:
E-mail:	*email me*
Office Hours:	W 11:00 - 11:50 AM

COURSE SCHEDULE
Lectures:	TTh	9:30-10:50 AM	WLH 2001
Discssion Section:	W	4:00-4:50 PM	HSS 1330


Midterm:	Thursday, February 15th	9:30 - 10:50am	(in class)
Final:	Tuesday, March 20th	8:00 - 11:00am	WLH 2001