Astronomy 4

Winter, 2010

Sections taught by S. Harrington

Note:  New items appear at the bottom of this list of links.

Green Sheet (General course information; the "syllabus") -- please click on your section:

Section 02 - Mondays and Wednesdays at 1:30pm

Section 03 - Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:45pm

Section 04 - Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:30pm

For Exam 1:

Notes on
Our "Cosmic Address"
(this is in place of the lecture portion of  the Jan. 11 and 12 meetings)

Reading Overview for Exam 1

Questions and sample answers for
The Search for Alien Worlds
(section 02 only)

Questions and sample answers for
The Study of the Universe
(all sections)

Notes on
Four Kinds of Motion that Cause Changes in the Sky
(please read this before Wednesday's or Thursday's meeting.)

Practice Test (with Answer Key)
(please take the practice test before Wednesday's or Thursday's meeting.)

Questions and sample answers for
The Harmony of the Worlds
(all sections)

In "Harmony of the Worlds," we are told that Tycho Brahe
died of gluttony.  Not so.
Click here to read the true story of Tycho's death.

Questions and sample answers for
Observing the Sky
(all sections)

Exam 1 from the Fall Quarter
(Answers are not provided for prior quarters' exams.)

Questions and sample answers for
The Birth of Astronomy
(all sections)