IS 410 – SQ 2009

Our Place in the Universe

Dr. Uwe Trittmann

Office: Science 106
Phone: (614) 823-1806
Secretary: Sandy Sallee, SCI 308, (614) 823-1316
FAX: (614) 823-1968

Email: UTrittmann@Otterbein.edu

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Syllabus AQ2009

SKYLABS

• General Description: Skylab 2009
• Resources for Skylab #6 : Simulated Experiments 

1. Moons of Jupiter: Program and manual
2. Hubble Expansion: Program and manual

o The program files are self-extracting, and will install the simulation software if you run them on your computer. Manuals contain information on running the programs as well as step-by-step instructions for collecting and analyzing data. (Simulations courtesy of Project CLEA at Gettysburg College.) Note: You will need the (free) Acrobat reader to view some of these files.

Constellation Quiz Data Sheet

Online readings

• Max Weber’s “Science as a vocation” (Word file, Link to structured webpage)

Homework:

• WebAssign: Your username is <first initial of first name><lastname> (one word, small caps), institution: Otterbein, password: your username ALL capital letters! (please change after logging in!)

Rooftop Visits

• TBA

SkyGazer

Weitkamp Observatory Homepage

Ask the Space Scientist

Lectures:

1. Monday, September 14

2. Wednesday, September 16

3. Friday, September 18

4. Monday, September 21

5. Wednesday, September 23

6. Friday, September 25

7. Monday, September 28

8. Wednesday, September 30

9. Friday, October 2

10. Monday, October 5

11. Wednesday, October 7

12. Friday, October 9

13. Monday, October 12 – NO CLASS

14. Wednesday, October 14

15. Friday, October 16

16. Monday, October 19

17. Wednesday, October 21

18. Friday, October 23 - INAUGURATION

19. Monday, October 26

20. Wednesday, October 28

21. Friday, October 30

22. Monday, November 2

23. Wednesday, November 4

24. Friday, November 6

25. Monday, November 9

26. Wednesday, November 11

27. Friday, November 13

28. Monday, November 16

29. Wednesday, November 18

30. Friday, November 20

Activities:

• Activity 1 (Position)
• Activity 2 (Seasonal Stars)
• Activity 3 [Figure] (The Seasons)
• Activity 4 (Lunar Phases)
• Activity 5 (Ecliptic)
• Activity 6 (Measurements) [see slides of lecture 8]
• Activity 7 (Mars’ Orbit)
• Activity 8 (Blackbody Radiation)
• Activity 9 (Types of Spectra)
• Activity 10 (Telescopes)
• Activity 11 (Starmaps)
• Activity 12 (Solar System Model)
• Activity 13 (Parallax)
• Activity 14 (Hertzsprung-Russell Diagrams)
• Activity 15 (Spectroscopic Parallax)
• Activity 16 (Star Formation and Lifetime)
• Activity 17 (Evolution of Stars)
• Activity 18 (Cosmic Yardsticks)
• Activity 19 (Milkyway Scales)
• Activity 20 (Cosmology)
• Activity 21 (Cosmology II)

Exams:

Please note that the exam files were linked incorrectly before Wed Nov 18 11:30AM! Check that the dates on the exams are correct (Oct 14, 2009 & Nov 10, 2009)

• Midterm Exam 1 (updated)
• Midterm Exam 2 (updated)
• Exam Solutions

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