Announcements ASTR26300 Fall 2009
Lab Final Quiz and Last Lab
The lab final quiz will be held the first 30 minutes of lab during the week of Nov 30 to Dec 3. This is the week following Thanksgiving Break.
The lab final quiz will be accumulative and follow a format similar to the lab midterm quiz. Also like the midterm, there will be a review sheet posted Nov. 23 under 'Quiz Reviews' on the course website and a review session held the night of your lab to help you prepare. Your TA will have more details during lab this week.
Finally, Nov 30 - Dec 3 is the last week of lab. Your last lab, assigned by your TA this week, will be to complete the web based Tour of the Solar System lab found in the lab manual and bring it with you completed to lab the night of your final quiz. Again, your TA will have details concerning the Tour of the Solar System lab this week.
11/16/2009
Lab Schedule Durng the Week of Thanksgiving
Lab will be held as usual Monday Nov. 23.
However, there is no lab Tuesday Nov. 24, in addition to days for which classes are canceled due to the university holiday.
11/10/2009
Examples: Coriolis Effect
Please visit the following URLs to learn about Coriolis effect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_36MiCUS1ro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcPs_OdQOYU&feature=related
Enjoy!
Prof. Jay
10/21/2009
Policy Change: Attendance for Lectures
In order to give some incentive to those students who regularly attend the lectures of this course, beginning from Lecture 17 (Monday, Nov. 2), all students who attend the lectures will receive 3 extra credit points each lecture.
There will be 10 more lectures, so a student can earn up to 30 bonus points which can move your letter grade one level up (e.g., B– to B) for most of you. Recall that the maximum possible total score for this course is 750 points.
There will be no make-up for this extra credit for any reason, because students will not be penalized by absences.
Prof. Jay
09/21/2009
No Lab the Week of October Break for All Nights
During the week of October Break, Oct. 12 - Oct. 15, there will be no lab for any night, this includes the Wednesday and Thursday night labs.
Lab will resume as normal the following week, Oct 19 - Oct 22.
If you have any questions please ask your TA.
09/21/2009
Lab Midterm
The Lab Midterm will be held the first 20 minutes of lab during the week of Oct 19 - Oct 22. It will cover all lab material covered until then, NOT including the slide show presentation given the first week of lab.
A review sheet will be posted one week prior to the Midterm in order for you to prepare. In addition, your TA will hold a reivew session the night of the Miderm, before lab, to answer any questions you may have.
Your TA will dicuss the details of the Lab Midterm, review sheet, and review session during lab in the following weeks.
09/19/2009
Passwords for Lectures and CHIP
Remember that the password needed to access the lecture notes has nothing to do with your password for the CHIP system.
Lectures (lecture notes)
login id: your Purdue career account login user id
password: your Purdue career account password (which you use when your check your Purdue emails)
CHIP Homework & Gradebook
login id: your Purdue career account login user id
password: 263pass + the 6th & 7th digits of your PUID, or the new one which you changed into
08/31/2009
Due Date for the 1st CHIP Homework
Be sure that the first CHIP homework assignment is due by the end of Friday, September 4.
08/30/2009
Transferred Lab Scores Now in the CHIP Gradebook
If you have previously taken Astr 263 or 264 and requested your previous total to be transferred, you can now log into CHIP to view your score.
Once you have logged into CHIP, your previous score can be found under 'Old Lab Score'.
Please note that only your previous total is transferred and not your previous individual scores. As the semester progresses, you may notice that you are recieving zeros for this semester's nightly scores. This is ok because your previous total will automatically be used at the end of the semester.
08/30/2009
Lab Group Assignments
As discussed last week, each night is divided into three groups and you are assigned to a group/TA alphabetically. The room that your group uses will change each week, but you will always have the same TA.
Each week on your scheduled lab night, you need to arrive early to PHYS 223 where a sign will be posted on the door stating where each group, listed alphabetically, is meeting and what they will be doing.
The sign will be posted by 4pm of the afternoon of your lab night as well as a message sent out through CHIP in order for you to plan ahead.
08/27/2009
Math Review Due Next Week (Aug. 31 - Sept. 3)
The math review assigned during the introductory lab this week is due next week on your scheduled lab night. The math review can be found on pages 161 to 166 of the lab manual. If you have any questions and need assistance, please contact or meet with any of the TAs.
Every TA's office hours and contact information can be found under the "TA Information" link on the left hand side of the course website.
08/27/2009
TA Contact Information and Office Hours Posted
Every TA's office hours and contact information can be found under the "TA Information" link on the left hand side of the course website.
08/21/2009
Transferring a Previous Lab Score
If you have taken either Astr 263 or 264 previously and wish to transfer your lab score you must take care of this at the beginning of the semester. You have two options:
1) Sign the sheet of paper Prof. Jay will have at the end of lecture on Monday Aug. 24.
2) Attend Lab the first week of class on the night appearing in your schedule and speak with the Head TA.
Please see the Lab Syllabus for more details.
08/20/2009
Lab the First Week of Class
Be aware that labs (as well as lectures) start the first week of the semester.
Log in to myPurdue (https://mypurdue.purdue.edu) to know your first lab time and location.