 Chandra Observatory X-ray image of Supernova 1006 |
Natural Science 102 The Physical Universe Professor:
Dr. Jill Bechtold
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| Chandra Observatory X-ray image of Supernova 1006 |
Natural Science 102 The Physical Universe Professor:
Dr. Jill Bechtold
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Grades are now entered in D2L
Please
check that you have all your individual grades for
assignments and tests entered
correctly.
Extra credit points were added to the grade for Midterm #1. Here is information on how your numerical "final grade" on D2L was calculated, the distribution of scores on the final exam, plus how to translate your numerical grade to your letter grade. Have a great summer! You may pick up papers and the final next Wednesday, May 17 after noon, outside my office, Room 328 in Steward Observatory |
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| Syllabus Information on the curve for Midterms 1&2 Information on midterm grades Information on the FINAL Honors Section Pictures of 61 in. Trip Tips on giving oral presentations Tips on writing: how to write good Homework Assignments and Labs Answers to Practice Quizzes Lecture Notes and Reading Assignments Notes on Stars and Black holes Mastering Astronomy (Textbook Website) Where is Steward Observatory? |
Introduction
to Fractals and Chaos. Michael
Ronstadt's Fractals.
Class Fractals (Just updated, but still under construction) Astronomy Picture of the Day Earth Science Picture of the Day Lunar Picture of the Day Interesting Lectures on Campus this semester: The
Steward Observatory Public Evenings
Evolution Lecture series sponsored by the College of Science Astrobiology and the Sacred Templeton Foundation Lectures The Solar System: Mars
Rovers : Spirit and Opportunity Explore Mars
STARDUST:
NASA's Comet
Sample Return Mission,
successfully returned cometary and interstellar dust particles to Earth on Jan. 15, 2005. Analyze the data: Stardust At Home. Watch the analysis via a webcam. Articles about Meteors Bad Astronomy -- Fox TV & the Apollo Moon Hoax rebuttal Science Public Policy K-12 Science Teacher Program at the UA |
"The greatest benefit
derived from
the study of science is that it lifts you out of and above the
littleness of daily trials. We learn to live in the universe as a part
of it; we cannot separate ourselves from it -- our every act connects
us with it -- our every act affects the whole. Standing under the
canopy of stars and remembering their presence you could scarcely do a
petty deed, or think a wicked thought."
-- Maria Mitchell
(1818-1889), first woman astronomer in the United States
"Do not believe in anything
simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply
because it is spoken and rumored by many... Do not
believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and
elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down
for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find
that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and
benefit of one
and all, then accept it and live up to it."
-- Buddha