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SBCC Astronomy Lecture and Lab
Erin O'Connor (oconnor@sbcc.edu),
805-965-0581 x4723
Class Schedule &
Office Hours,
Semester Calendar &
Finals, Astro
Tutors,
H242 Computer Lab
Join our school club (fun people, events, activities,
discounts) - Search on
Facebook for "SBCC
Astronomy Club"
- ERTH 101 (Astronomy Lecture - 3
units)
Introductory Survey of Astronomy (MW
9:35 - 10:55 am, Tu 6:00 - 9:05pm)
Sun, moon, tides, planets, spectra, nucleosynthesis, relativity,
cosmology.
ERTH-101
Class
Syllabus,
Test Make-Up & Review,
Extra Credit,
Student Astro Rap, Study Guides
1,2,3.
Daily
Announcements MW,
Daily
Announcements TuNight.
Daily
Announcements FRI,
- ERTH 101 HR (Astronomy Lecture
Honors Section)
Offered only in Spring
semester.
Supplemental topics for the
astro lecture, research review projects, etc.
ERTH-101H
Class
Syllabus,
Daily
Announcements,
Essay Project,
Cool
Books.
Poster paper evaluation forms:
Student
Presentation Eval Grid,
Poster Paper
Final Evaluation Form.
Click here to learn more about and/or to join the
SBCC Honors Program.
- ERTH 102 (Astronomy Lab
- 1 unit)
Planetarium & Observatory at the Santa Barbara
Museum of Natural History
Directions to Lab
(held in the Planetarium at the SB Museum of Natural History)
Semester Schedules:
Mon Lab A ,
Mon Lab B,
Tue Lab A,
Tue Lab B,
Wed Lab,
Thr Lab
ERTH-102 Lab
Syllabus,
Tavakkoly office hrs,
Tobin office hrs,
Lab Folder Grade Sheet.
For those who can't attend the Requires Solar Observation,
Lab Solar Observation Make-Up.
For those enrolling, in lab, be sure to read the following
Important Lab
Information! Star
Finder.
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ERTH 105 (Topics
in Astronomy - 1 unit) - Recent NASA Missions
Offered only in Spring
semester.
Explores
recent discoveries and comparative planetary geology from planetary
space flight missions. Taught by Dr. Tom Farr, JPL Research
Scientist currently working on these missions. No prior physics or astronomy background required.
Meets every other Friday 10-12 in EBS-102. Click here to see
JPL Outer
Planet Mission presentation videos.
JPL Field Trip!
Tom
Farr Interview!
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ERTH 106 (Black
Holes and the Universe - 3 units)
Offered
only in Fall semester.
All the fun "neato" stuff of the
universe (MW
8:00 - 9:20 am)
in EBS-102
CSU/UC Transferable.
No prior physics or astronomy background required.
Click here to view last year's
ERTH-106 Syllabus,
Daily
Announcements,
Article
Summaries,
Cool
Books.
Video on 4th dimension. Flatland
trailor. Dr.
Quantum Double Slit Experiment,
Warp Drive,
Planets,
Drake Eq.
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ERTH 131 (Eastern Sierra
Nevada Geology Field Course)
Offered every Fall
semester. Photos and
Videos!
Lone Pine, Bishop, Mammoth, June
Lakes, Mono Lake, ... Study the
forces that shaped and formed the tallest mountains in the contiguous
US!
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ERTH 132 (Death Valley Geology Field Course)
Offered every Spring
semester.
Photos and
Videos!
The San Andreas Fault, The Black
and Funeral Mountains, Dante's View, Bad Water, Devils Golf Course,
Ubehebe Craters, Furnace Creek, Stove Pipe Wells, Sand Dunes, etc.
- Other Class Handouts:
Info Sheet,
Scientific Method,
Astro History
Overview, Seasons
Handout, Moon
Phases Handout, Solar
System Planet Summary,
Test Review
Tutor Visit Form,
Fred's video of
lecture slides,
Solar Eclipse
2012,
Shuttle,
SBCC Geology Field Courses,
Feynman Flower
Quote.
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Click here to learn more about:
Griffith
Observatory field trip,
IMAX field trip,
Jet Propulsion Laboratories JPL field trip (Info
& List),
Rocket Launches,
Lasers
with "starburst" adapter,
INSET Internship
Opportunities,
How Cell Phones are dealt with in my classes!,
Dept Website.
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Class Links:
Spirit Landing,
Curiosity Landing,
7 Min of Terror.
1977 Powers of 10,
Cosmic Voyage
Powers off 10,
Set to music,
fast zoom,
Spoof JPL Video, Leyla Photos with Neil deGrasse Tyson (group
photo, tattoo
autograph)
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