Course Announcements
« ASTR363 Fall 2009
Final Exam: Dec 19
Fri 11Dec2009 8:43AMThe final exam will be held on Sat. Dec 19 from 10:20am-12:20 pm in ARMS B061.
The format will be the same as in the in class exams, with the same guidelines
applying for your cheat sheet and calculator. The exam will concentrate on material
since the last in-class exam, see the list of topics in the Topics folder on the
class website.
HW#5 is due on Dec. 2
Tue 17Nov2009 10:57AMHW#5 is due on Dec. 2 and can be found under the homeworks link.
TA Office hours
Fri 06Nov2009 3:29PMThe office hours for the TAs are:
Qi Feng: 10a.m.-12a.m. on Thursdays
David Lomiashveli: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM on Wednesdays
HW#4 due Nov 13
Fri 06Nov2009 9:23AMHomework #4 is due on Nov 13.
HW #3 corrections
Fri 23Oct2009 11:44AMIn problem 1, ignore the M_Sun symbol and take Jupiter's mass to be 1.90 x 10^27 kg.
In problem 4c, assume that the mean mass per gas particle is 2 atomic mass units.
Midterm #2 on Nov 4
Fri 23Oct2009 9:20AMThe 2nd midterm will be held in class on Nov 4. The format will be the exact same
as the first exam (calculators, single cheat sheet) and will be cumulative, emphasizing
material covered since the previous midterm exam.
Homework #3 is due Oct 30
Mon 19Oct2009 5:14PMHomework #3 is due Oct 30, and is located in the 'Homeworks' folder.
HW2 is due Oct 16
Wed 07Oct2009 11:14AMHomework 2 is now in the 'homeworks' folder and is due on Oct 16.
In-class exam on Oct 5
Fri 02Oct2009 9:03AMThe ast 363 in -class exam on Oct 5 will cover topics 1-18 on the topics list 1 PDF on the class website. This includes material covered in lecture, in the scanned handouts I sent via email,
and the various pages I assigned in Lewis. You are allowed to bring
in a scientific calculator of a type that doesn't store extensive amounts of text, and a single 8x11 double-sided cheat sheet that must be in your own handwriting
and not photocopied or scanned. You must hand this in with your exam, and it
will be returned to you with the graded exam.
Supplementary textbook readings on orbital mechanics
Mon 14Sep2009 10:38AMSupplementary textbook readings:
p 21 on center of mass
p 52-56 inclusive on orbits
p 60-64 inclusive on angular momentum
Class emails
Fri 04Sep2009 1:52PMIf you haven't been receiving the class emails with the supplementary reading,
please email me to let me know and I will add you to the list.
Homework #1 is due on Sept 18
Fri 04Sep2009 1:51PMHomework #1 is due on Sept 18, and can be found under the 'homeworks' folder.