Astronomy 162, Spring 2006, Course Information

Professor Patrick S. Osmer

Welcome to the Astronomy 162 course page. It is intended to be a resource for the material we will cover this quarter. I will use it to make available copies of the syllabus, lecture notes, and other information about the course.

Check this page for updates on the course during the quarter.

Syllabus (updated April 20, 2006)
Quiz Schedule and Provisional Grade Curves (Posted as they become available)
Review Information (Posted as they become available)
Telescope viewing nights and planetarium shows. Consult the department web page,
www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~headta/roof/ for schedule.

The Makeup Quiz will be on Wednesday, May 31, between
5 and 6PM in the Planetarium, 5033 Smith Lab. It is for
people who have missed one of the four quizzes

Final Exam is Wednesday, June 7 at 9:30AM in Stillman Hall 100.
The final will have 100 questions: 40 on the material
since the last quiz and 60 covering the material from
the first four quizzes
Lecture Notes

Lecture notes are in PDF format. They will be added as they become available.
If you have difficulty getting the latest notes, try the RELOAD button
on your web browser
Week 1 March 27-31
Week 2 April 3-7
Week 3 April 10-14
Week 4 April 17-21
Week 5 April 24-28
Week 6 May 1-5
Week 7 May 8-12
Week 8 May 15-19 (Complete version now available)
Week 9 May 22-26
Week 10 May 29-June 2 (Note: May 29 is a holiday)

The web site for the text is http://bcs.whfreeman.com/universe7e

Sources for Astronomical Images and Additional Information

Anglo-Australian Observatory

Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars

Chandra X-ray Observatory

European Southern Observatory

(Hubble) Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Heritage Program

National Optical Astronomy Observatories

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

U.S. Naval Obs. Info. on Upcoming Eclipses

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Patrick Osmer (posmer@astronomy.ohio-state.edu)

Updated: 2006, April 20