ASTR100, Fall 2017
ASTR100 Introduction to Astronomy
Hello, everyone...
I'm ChongChong He, the TA of ASTR100 (Sections 0104 and 0105). I am here to guide you toward a better understanding of astronomy. This website is used to privode solutions to homework and discussion problems, presentation slides, useful information, and materials that I use in the discussion. The syllabus for our discussion is available here.
Discussion Meet
- Time: Fri 10:00-10:50am (0104) 11:00-11:50am (0105)
- Location: ATL 2400
Office Hours
- Time: Mon 3:30-4:30 pm, Wed 11:00 am-12:00 pm
- Location: PSC 1238
Section Policy
- Please show up for your discussion. Remember to bring your Lecture-Tutorials as our discussion will be largely based on it.
- Make-up policy You are given one chance in the whole semester to miss a discussion and have a make-up section during my office hours. After that, you won’t get grades for your future absence of a discussion section without a valid excuse (see the course syllabus for details.)
Progress
Solutions to selected discussion questions, discussion slides, and useful information will appear here.
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3- Problems covered:
- Newton's Law and Gravity: (1) - (7), (11)
- Temperature and Formation of Our Solar System: (1) - (5)
- Solutions to selected discussion questions
- Problems covered:
- Electromagnetic (EM) Spectrum of Light: all
- Telescopes and Earth's Atmosphere: all
- Greenhouse Effect: (1) (2) (3)