Lab:

Time: M 1:50-3:40pm and T 2:20-4:10pm.

Location: All Labs will start in the OSU Planetarium in 5033 Smith. (Planetarium, Campus Map)

Sections will then break into smaller groups at

M 1:50-3:40pm Smith Lab 1042, 1064

T 2:20-4:10pm Smith 1042, 1076

Astronomy 1101 has a weekly lab component. Attendance is required. The primary goal is to reinforce the concepts covered in lecture and to introduce quantitative thinking. The lab will typically start with 0.5 hour in the Ohio State University Planetarium (5033 Smith Laboratory) or an introduction by the instructor to the topic and the analysis that will be carried out. Then the class will be divided into smaller groups who carry out the work of the lab and answer questions presented by the TA or professor. Students will turn in a laboratory write-up at the end of the the laboratory session. Attendance at the weekly laboratory and the group lab write-ups account for 20% of the final grade.

Homework:

Before leaving lab, students will be given a homework assignment that is due at the start of the next week's lab. This homework will consist of short-answer and multiple-choice questions that follow from the lab exercises and the class lectures. Collectively, these homeworks will account for 20% of your final grade.

No late homework will be accepted, except for legitimate, documented emergencies.

The lowest score on homeworks and laboratory writeups will be dropped in calculating final laboratory and homework grades.

Further information on the laboratories and homework assignments will be posted here when available.

Please see the syllabus for further details on grading policies.