ASTR 211 -- all sections
ASTR 211/211A, ASTR 211/111A
Profs.
Kulkarni, Instructors Page & Overcash
See your Prof. as soon as
possible for a contract if you did not take ASTR 111 on this campus
Materials needed – you may
have them all from ASTR 111
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TEXT: |
DISCOVERING
ASTRONOMY—USC SHAW,
LAPRESTO, SAFKO 4TH |
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STUDY GUIDE: |
SELF-PACED STUDY GUIDE AND
LABORATORY EXERCISES IN ASTRONOMY, J. L. Safko, 12th Ed. |
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CALCULATOR |
Needed for laboratories --
(one with logs and trig functions — such as TI 25 or better is
required) |
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SYLLABUS: |
This handout |
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e-mail address |
Your email address must be
current on the university files
You must provide this information through VIP. |
Astronomy 211 is a
continuation of Astronomy 111. Since you should know the course rules and
procedures, there are no class meetings scheduled. (Transfer students should
see the instructor as soon as possible.)
Continue using the same text and study guide you used in ASTR 111. If
you no longer have these, use the text and study guide list above. The last
page of this syllabus gives the number of units required. You must use
different units than you used for the ASTR 111 grade. Extra units completed
will count towards 311 if you are enrolled in the next term. Partly completed units (masteries) will
not carry over.
NOTE: Any of units 1-7 and 44 not listed as
previously used must be completed as part of your 211 requirements.
To count, these review units, and any
other carryover units, must be listed as AVAILABLE FOR CREDIT. If you have such
units on the PREVIOUSLY USED list, please contact your instructor. Only units listed on the AVAILABLE FOR
CREDIT line of the progress screen count towards your grade for the term.
Astronomy is a laboratory science for either 3 or 4 hours credit. If you
take a unit which has a laboratory listed as part of its mastery, you must do
the laboratory to receive credit for the unit, no matter what your enrollment.
Some of the advanced laboratory units (9, 24, 27, 30, 58, 16, 39-43) are
required for a grade of C or better. We will start offering these labs around
midterm. Any of these laboratories done in ASTR 111 will reduce the lab (but
not your Unit) requirements in ASTR 211 on a one-for-one basis. Contact your
instructor if you have questions. We will offer lab sections during the last
half term. You can sign up and reserve a seat for the labs as was offered in
ASTR 111. These labs will meet weekly S-Th. for 5 days and do the laboratories
9, 24, 27, 30, 58. A few early labs MAY be offered during the first half of the
term — check the notice board to see. Lab16 and 39-43,will be offered
only a few times during the term. Please remember what happened last term --
don't wait until the last days to try to do all your labs. Any of the advanced
laboratory units (9, 24, 27, 30, 58, 16, 39-43) done in ASTR 111 will reduce
the number of laboratories needed for 211 even if they were used for your 111
grade. However, if they were used for the 111 grade, they will only count towards
the number of laboratory units needed but will not count as units for your
grade. Before each laboratory meeting, you must pass a brief, simple prelab
showing that you are familiar with the terminology of the laboratory
experiment. This prelab may be taken in the EV room anytime during the week
preceding the laboratory. It will have 6 questions, with 5 correct responses
needed for credit. Do not wait until just before your scheduled laboratory to
attempt the prelab. Evidence of prelab mastery will be verified on our computer
system you are permitted to do your laboratory. YOU MUST BRING A CALCULATOR
TO ALL LABS. You will be asked to leave the lab if you do not have a calculator
with you.
The optical observatory with its 40 cm reflector is open to the general
public Monday evenings (weather permitting) 8:30-10:30 EST (9:30-11:00 EDT). You are welcome to drop in anytime during these hours. On other nights arrangements will be
made for credit for Units 49/50, and 60 and in the daytime for Unit 55 and
59. The schedule will be posted in
the hall outside of room 007C. You may sign up for observatory units at http://boson.physics.sc.edu/~melton/. If possible, sessions with our radio telescope will be
arranged several times during the term.
These units do NOT count as laboratories. 211 students can not do
Unit 51 for credit.
Students with Disabilities
If you have a disability, it is essential that you speak to the
Professor or Instructor early in the semester to make the necessary
arrangements to support a successful learning experience. Also, you must
arrange for the Professor or Instructor to receive a Letter of Accommodation
from the Office of Disability Services.
INCOMPLETES
Incompletes
are given only for UNANTICIPATED illness, accident, family or work related
responsibility. All requests must
be in writing, in detail, with supporting material. This request must be written at a level that should be
expected of a college student. It
should be submitted before the last week of classes and must be submitted to
your instructor in person.
Requests submitted later than the last day of classes must have evidence
that you were physically unable to be on campus during the last week. Requests must be submitted before
grades are given to the registrar.
No request will be considered if you failed to meet the in term
deadlines (see DROP Date under important dates) or if you did not show
reasonable progress towards a passing grade during that portion of the term
not covered by your excuse. If your college permits, these courses
may be taken on a pass/fail option.
A grade of D or better is a satisfactory grade. Do not contact the instructor —
see your dean's office for permission forms. Your instructor does not sign the request form. Print the instructor's name in the
space on the space on the form.
http://astro.physics.sc.edu, http://spastro.physics.sc.edu, and http://boson.physics.sc.edu/~melton/
GO TO http://astro.physics.sc.edu to get
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Syllabi |
copies of Units 56, 57,
59,60 |
access astronomical images |
general information
including email addresses and photos of the instructional staff |
GO TO http://spastro.physics.sc.edu to get
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laboratory schedules |
reserve laboratory space |
check of your progress |
Information on center hours,
special events, tutorial aid, sample questions |
GO TO http://boson.physics.sc.edu/~melton/ to get
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observatory schedules |
reserve observatory seat |
access observatory worksheets |
Information on public
nights, special events, links, and viewing |
FOR CREDIT UNITS MUST APPEAR ON
THE PROGRESS SHEET ON THE LINE
ÒAVAILABLE FOR
CREDITÓ.
Any of the units 1-7 missing on the
previously used posting must be completed as part of ASTR 211. They will count as units, but do not
count as List Y units.
3 hours (ASTR 211)
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Grade |
Required Units |
Total Units |
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A |
5 from
List Y + 2 from List X |
15 |
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B+ |
5 from
List Y + 1 from List X |
14 |
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B |
5 from
List Y |
12 |
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C+ |
5 from
List Y |
11 |
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C |
5 from
List Y |
9 |
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D+ |
5 from
List Y |
8 |
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D |
5 from
List Y |
6 |
The difference between required and
total units may be chosen from any other units that are available -- provided
the unit has not been previously used.
List X: Review Units 11, 15, 21, 25,
29, 33
(Only those not needed as a review for your grade in 111 can be used.)
List Y: Laboratory Units (9, 24, 27,
30, 58, 16, 39, 40, 41, 42,
43) Units on this list done in ASTR 111 will reduce the
number of List Y units needed in ASTR 211
4 hours (ASTR 211/211A or
211/111A)
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Grades |
Required Units |
Total Units |
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A/A |
5 from
List Y + 2 from List X |
20 |
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A/B |
5 from
List Y + 2 from List X |
19 |
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B+/A |
5 from
List Y +1 from List X |
18 |
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B+/B |
5 from
List Y + 1 from List X |
17 |
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B/B |
5 from
List Y |
16 |
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B/C |
5 from
List Y |
15 |
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C+/B |
5 from
List Y |
14 |
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C+/C |
5 from List
Y |
13 |
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C/C |
5 from
List Y |
12 |
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C/D |
5 from
List Y |
11 |
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D+/C |
5 from
List Y |
10 |
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D+/D |
5 from
List Y |
9 |
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D/D |
5 from
List Y |
8 |
*Please note, if you do not
take some observatory units throughout the semester you may have to take more
than the required review units to obtain the total units desired for an A/A
II. INFORMATION FOR THE CURRENT TERM
IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES – Summer
2008
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Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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2 June |
8 July |
First class day -- Choose
laboratory time -- before first meeting on next day |
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3 June |
9 July |
Center opens for EVÕs and
ASTR 111 and 211 Laboratories start meeting |
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10 June |
14 July |
Planetarium lectures -- Unit
51 credit -- choose one -- only offers for the term: -- labs do not meet |
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9 June |
15 July |
Unit 1 must be mastered by
this date -- you are advised to drop the course if you cannot master the
first unit by this date. |
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11 June |
17 July |
Schedule of makeup labs for
Units 2-7 and advanced (211/311) lab schedule available on the WEB. Signup
within one week after PreLab
Only a few 2-7 makeups
offered. |
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11 June |
17
July |
DROP
DATE — Students in 111 who have not mastered at least: Unit 1 and a
total of 3 Units from 2-7 are
strongly urged to withdraw (Labs or masteries will each count as 1/2 unit for
this purpose). Students in
211 should have completed 3
units. Students in 1 or 2 hour
should have completed at least one unit. per hour. |
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12 June |
21 July |
Basic labs complete cycle --
Students in 111 receive Bonus Unit 54 if labs 2-7 completed. |
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16 June |
22 July |
Makeups for ASTR 111 and 211
labs start. |
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24 June |
30 July |
Deadline for incomplete
request. |
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30 June |
5 August |
Last day of laboratories.
Not all laboratories may be available this day or during the few
preceding days -- there may not
be sufficient space for all the students who usually wait until the last week
of labs. |
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1 July |
6 August |
Check with the
professor or instructor to confirm your expected grade in the course. |
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1 July |
6 August |
Center closes for term at
usual hour -- requests for Incompletes must be in. You should check your
progress before the center closes and report any errors in recording your
work. |
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2 July |
7 August |
Final grades should be
posted by 10AM |
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3 July |
11 August |
10 AM. — Last time to
report errors in grades. |
NO GRADES WILL BE RAISED AFTER THEY ARE SUBMITTED TO
THE REGISTRAR
You may take as many different
units per day as desired; however, you may try any given Unit or Prelab only
three (3) times per day with at least a 15 min. study period between tries.
After 4 attempts on Units 1-7 you should bring your lists of missed objectives
and talk to your instructor or a student staff member about the unit. (Staff in the EV can help only if the center
is not busy.) After discussing
your problems you may make other
tries.
USC Code of Academic
Responsibility
It is the
responsibility of every student at the University of South Carolina to adhere
steadfastly to truthfulness and to avoid dishonesty, fraud, or deceit of any
type in connection with any academic program. Any student who violates this rule or who knowingly assists
another to violate this rule shall be subject to discipline. The discipline referred to in the above
is separate from any grade penalty that I may impose (Usually an F and
cancellation of all the work done for the term).
CELL PHONES MUST BE TURNED OFF IN ASTRO
CENTER.