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SPRING SEMESTER 2004

 

 

INTRODUCTION TO MODERN ASTRONOMY

LECTURES

MWF 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
Lecture Room 1 Van Allen Hall

INSTRUCTOR

Robert Mutel
706 Van Allen Hall
335-1950
robert-mutel@uiowa.edu

OFFICE HOURS
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Wednesday, Friday (or by appoinment)
TEXTBOOK
Universe: Stars and Galaxies, 6th Ed. by Freedman and Kaufmann, Freeman Publ.
LAB BOOK
Imaging the Universe by Mutel & Wilson

USEFUL
WEB LINKS

Iowa Robotic Telescope Facility
Nightly Sky View (Sky and Telescope)


News

May 15. Final grades are posted. I really enjoyed teaching this course and hope you learned some astronomy! Have a great summer.

May 14 . The final exam key is available. Final course grades will be posted by Saturday afternoon, perhaps earlier.

May 11. The 'Millionaire Astronomer' quizzes are available on the Exams page.

May 10. Current grades are now available. Go to the grades page and read carefully what they mean.

May 10. The final exam location is 300 CB (Chemistry Building). The time is 9:45-11:45am Friday May 14.

May 6. The last PRS quiz (9) has been graded and posted to the website. Also, overall grades as of today are posted, but do not include the Observing Test, lab grades (if you taking laboratory), or the final exam (!). Please let me know if you have any corrections or concerns. I expect to add Observing Test results and laboratory grades sometime on Monday.

May 3. Exam 4 key is posted. Also, current grades, including Exam 4 and the Black Hole film extra credit, are included. Note that the Observing Test grades (including extra credit) will not be added until after Friday, May 7.

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Updated: February 6, 2004