• Erin O'Connor's
  ASTRO WEB PAGE!
   
• Santa Barbara City College
  Earth & Planetary Sciences
  www.fieldstudy.com

Link to Allan Hancock College Field Study Course Web Pages (pictures, video, etc: 1997-2005)

Erin O'Connor (oconnor@sbcc.edu), 805-965-0581 x4723
(class schedule & office hours, semester calendar & finals, Astro Tutors)

• ERTH 101 (Astronomy Lecture - 3 units)
  Introductory Survey of Astronomy (TuTh 8:00 - 9:20 am, Fri 9:35 - 12:40 pm)
  (sun, moon, tides, planets, spectra, nucleosynthesis, relativity, cosmology)
  Click here to view ERTH-101 Class Syllabus, Daily Class Announcements, Extra Credit.
  This semester's Griffith Observatory Field Trip scheduled for Wed March 19, 2008.
  Astro History Overview, Student Produced Astronomy Rap.
   
• ERTH 101 HR (Astronomy Lecture Honors Section)
  Not offered this semester.  To be offered next Spring semester.
  In conjunction with ERTH 101 Astronomy Lecture (Tu 2:20 - 3:25 pm)
  (Supplemental topics for the astro lecture, research review projects, etc)
  Click here to view last semester's ERTH-101H Class Syllabus, Daily Announcements, Essay Project, Cool Books.
  Poster paper evaluation forms: Student Presentation Eval Grid, Poster Paper Final Evaluation Form.
   
• 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 , Tue Lab A, Tue Lab B, Wed Lab, Thr Lab A, Thr Lab B
  Click here to view the ERTH-102 Lab Syllabus and the ERTH-102 Astro Lab Folder Grade Sheet.
   
• ERTH 105 (Topics in Astronomy - 1 unit) - Recent NASA Missions
  Not offered this semester.  To be offered next 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.
   
• ERTH 106 (Black Holes and the Universe - 3 units)
  All the fun "neato" stuff of the universe (TuTh 9:35 - 10:55 am) in EBS-123
  CSU/UC Transferable.  No prior physics or astronomy background required.
  Click here to view last year's ERTH-106 Syllabus, Daily Announcements, Essay Project, Cool Books.
  Poster paper evaluation forms: Student Presentation Eval Grid, Poster Paper Final Evaluation Form.
  This semester's Griffith Observatory Field Trip scheduled for Wed March 19, 2008.
   
• ERTH 131 (Eastern Sierra Nevada Geology Field Course)
  Offered this semester!  Click here to view last 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!
   
• ERTH 132 (Death Valley Geology Field Course)
  We had a great trip last year!  Click here to view 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, Solar System Planet Summary, Test Review Tutor Visit Form, Fred's video of lecture slides, Astronomy Day Worksheet, Astronomy Day Worksheet.
   
• Click here to learn more about Internship Opportunities.
• Click here for info on the Griffith Observatory field trip on Wed Nov 5, 2008.
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