Astronomy 170: Survey of Astronomy
(Section A)
Department of
Physics and Astronomy
Franklin & Marshall College
Fall 2010
Note: This is the web page for Section A only (taught by
Froney Crawford). Section B (taught by Peter Allen) is not here...
Welcome
Welcome to the Fall 2010 edition of Astronomy 170:
Survey of Astronomy (Section A) taught by Froney Crawford. This web page will serve as the
source of information, announcements, and downloads for this
course. Please check it regularly.
The required textbook for the course is The
Cosmic Perspective (6th edition) by Bennett et al. The
associated web site for the text (you can register here) is www.masteringastronomy.com.
Labs for the course will be taught by Beth Praton
on Wed nights.
Details are in the lab manual and will be discussed in class and lab.
Course are located at the bottom
of the page.
Downloads
Administrative:
Homework assignments and solutions:
- Assignment #1
(due Wed Sep 8 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions - problems graded: 2,3 (15 pts)
- Assignment #2
(due Wed Sep 15 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions - problems graded: 4,9,10 (25 pts)
- Assignment #3
(due Mon Sep 20 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions - problems graded: 1,4 (20 pts)
- Assignment #4
(due Tue Sep 28 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions - problems graded: 5,8,10 (30 pts)
- Assignment #5
(due Wed Oct 13 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions - problems graded: 3,4,6,11 (30 pts)
- Assignment #6
(due Fri Oct 22 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions - problems graded: 3,8,11,12 (35 pts)
- Assignment #7
(due Wed Oct 27 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions - problems graded: 5,7,9,10 (30 pts)
- Assignment #8
(due Mon Nov 1 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions - problems graded: 3,5 (15 pts)
- Assignment #9
(due Wed Nov 10 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions - problems graded: 5,7 (20 pts)
- Assignment #10
(due Wed Nov 17 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions - problems graded: 7,9,10,12 (30 pts)
- Assignment #11
(due Mon Nov 22 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions - problems graded: 2,4 (15 pts)
- Assignment #12
(due Fri Dec 3 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions - problems graded: 1,4 (10 pts)
- Assignment #13
(due Fri Dec 10 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions - problems graded: 1,4,5 (20 pts)
Exam Information:
- Midterm Exam #1 (Fri Oct 1) -
mean = 65.6%, sigma = 14.4%, median = 65.0%
- Midterm Exam #2 (Fri Nov 5) -
mean = 79.5%, sigma = 8.0%, median = 80.0%
- Final Exam (Fri Dec 17) -
mean = 75.6%, sigma = 10.5%, median = 76.5%
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