Todd Thompson Assistant Professor Department of Astronomy The Ohio State University

Todd Thompson

Assistant Professor

Department of Astronomy

The Ohio State University

Astronomy 162, Winter 2009

Time: MWTRF 12:30-1:18pm

Location: Stillman Hall 0100

Class News (Updated Mar 18):
Final grades have been posted to the OSU Registrar. If you have any questions on your final grade, please contact Prof Thompson or TA Bird.
The Final Exam grade distribution can be found here.
The final cumulative homework grade distribution is here.
For a description of how your final grade was computed, please see this link for information written by Professor R. Pogge.
Thank you very much for a fun and interesting course. I appreciated your interest, questions, and enthusiasm. Have a great Spring Break.

Old News:
- Prof Thompson will have an extended office hour from Noon - 3pm on Monday.
- Several of you requested Quiz1 for your reference in studying.
- Homework 5 answers: D B A B B A E D D B D B A B A
Study guide for the final can be found here.
- Quiz 4 grades updated.
Homework #5 due Friday.
- Quiz #4 study guide available here.
- Homework #4 Answers: E C A C C D C B B E
- Quiz #4 this Friday, March 6.
- Homework #4 due Tuesday, March 3.
- Quiz #3 Grades posted. Please pick up grade sheet.
- TA Bird’s Office hours cancelled Weds. & Fri., Feb 25 & 27.
- Homework #4 available Tuesday, Feb 24. Due Tues, Mar 3.
- Quiz #3 study guide available here.
- Quiz #3 is this Friday, Feb 20.
- Quiz webpage updated with grades from Quiz #2.
Homework #3 is due Monday Feb, 16.
- Minor glitch with the Lecture Notes webpage fixed.
The 2nd In-Class Quiz is Friday, Feb 6: study guide available here.
The 2nd homework is due Monday, Feb 2.
The 1st Quiz is graded. Please see Prof Thompson or TA Bird.
Class is cancelled Weds Jan 28 because of weather.
My description of the tidal force at the end of this morning’s lecture (Mon, Jan 26) was about 2/3 wrong and 1/3 right. I’ll try to clear things up tomorrow (Tues, Jan 27).
The 2nd homework will be available Monday, Jan 26.
The 1st homework has been graded. See Prof Thompson or TA Bird.
The first homework is due Tuesday, Jan 20 at classtime. It was necessary to postpone from Friday on account of weather.
The first quiz of the quarter is Friday, Jan 23.
No class Monday, Jan 19: MLK Day.