AST 221 - Stars and the Solar System
Fall 2008, Marten van Kerkwijk
An Apollo 15 Panorama: Astronaut Exploring
(from Astronomy
Picture of the Day)
NEW
1 Dec: I posted a summary of the marks so far;
it should be accurate, but please double check.
1 Dec: To have an idea about the format of the final, please
have a look at last year's exam.
19 Nov: Reminder: The office hours for problem set V and the final will be
handled by Erin Mentuch, Wednesday 4:30–5:30 PM, AB 230 (mentuch@astro).
17 Nov: Problem set V is now available. Due 28
Nov, at the start of class.
2 Nov: Problem set IV is now available. Due 14
Nov, at the start of class.
23 Oct: To help prepare for the midterm, I posted both the midterms
from 2006 and 2007.
6 Oct: Problem set III is now available. Due 17
Oct, at the start of class.
26 Sep: A corrected version of Problem set II
has been posted, with a header sentence about marking weights left over from a
previous version removed (so no need to print again if you got it
already, just ignore
the sentence).
22 Sep: Problem set II is now available. Due 3
Oct, at the start of class.
8 Sep: Problem set I is now available
(pdf, links to
models and articles). Due 19 Sep, at the start of class.
18 Jul: To help decide whether or not to sign up for this course, have
a look at last year's first problem set
and midterm.
OLD: pictures shown above
Radar Indicates Buried Glaciers on Mars
A Solar Prominence Unfurls
W5: Pillars of Star Creation
Earth's Shadow
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