EARTH 101

EARTH 101 (Astronomy Lecture MW 9:35 - 10:55 pm)

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

1/25 Mon
1/27 Wed

If you wish to add, see me after class. Might have room for you in Friday class (tell your friends).
Go over syllabus and class expectations. Class website at www.fieldstudy.com.
Read on-line version of syllabus in preparation for "Syllabus Quiz" to be given next week.
Class demo on accessing your Pipeline account. Look at Textbook Companion Web Site.
Will lecture on Feynman Quote and Scientific Method (follow hyperlinks for more info).
Will lecture on size and scale of the universe and continue with a general overview of the class.
Read Ch 1 on size and scale. Start reading Ch 2 on rotation, revolution, seasons, moon phases, and eclipses.
Lecture "kit cards" are due M of next week. These are available at the bookstore (from the cashier on the top floor and not from downstairs where the texts are located). Cost is about $5.
Join our school club (fun people, events, activities, discounts) - Search on Facebook for "SBCC Astronomy Club"
EMAILED TO ALL STUDENTS VIA PIPELINE 1/25 1PM:

Greetings ERTH-101 Astro Lecture Students:

Today we held our first lecture of the semester. We have a good group, and we are off to a great start. Anyone not in class (when class starts) this Wednesday will be dropped to make room for the many students trying to add. Even if you were in class on Monday, you must come to class Wed to hold on to your spot.

My class website is www.fieldstudy.com. Be sure to review the on-line version of the class syllabus in preparation of the syllabus quiz to be given either on Wed or at the latest next Tu. Here is a direct link:

http://www.fieldstudy.com/Classes/Earth101Lect/ES101Syllabus.htm

Assignments are posted on my "Daily Announcements" page, also found on my website. Here is a direct link:

http://www.fieldstudy.com/Classes/Earth101Lect/DailyAnnouncements.htm

Please note that you are to read Ch 1 on size and scale, and start reading Ch 2 on rotation, revolution, seasons, moon phases, and eclipses.

2/1 Mon

There is currently no room for adds at this time. Might have room for you in Friday class. Check with Mr. Marschak who will be teaching the Friday class for the first half of the semester.
Syllabus Quiz to be given today.
Finish reading Ch 2 on rotation, revolution, seasons, moon phases, and eclipses.
Lecture "kit cards" are due today. Bring on Wed if you don't have it today. Points deducted after wed. These are available at the bookstore (from the cashier on the top floor and not from downstairs where the texts are located). Cost is about $5.
REQUIRED TUTOR VISIT: Be sure to get the required tutor visit pink slip, and visit a tutor this week. For credit, must visit tutor and turn slip in by next week.
Join our school club (fun people, events, activities, discounts) - Search on Facebook for "SBCC Astronomy Club"

2/3 Wed

Finish reading Ch 2 on rotation, revolution, seasons, moon phases, and eclipses.
Clickers to be assigned next Mon (delay due to enrollment changes/adds/etc). Be sure to consider distance, lighting, distractions, friends, etc.
Lecture "kit cards" are due today. Bring next week for partial credit. These are available at the bookstore (from the cashier on the top floor and not from downstairs where the texts are located). Cost is about $5.
REQUIRED TUTOR VISIT: Turn in required Tutor Visit forms next week. Be sure to "sign in" for credit with the tutor. To get credit you must both sign in and return the form.
Join our school club (fun people, events, activities, discounts) - Search on Facebook for "SBCC Astronomy Club"

2/8 Mon

Finish reading Ch 2 on rotation, revolution, seasons, moon phases, and eclipses.
Clickers to be assigned today! In selecting a seat, be sure to consider distance, lighting, distractions, friends, etc.
Lecture "kit cards" were due last week. Bring this week for partial credit. These are available at the bookstore (from the cashier on the top floor and not from downstairs where the texts are located). Cost is about $5.
REQUIRED TUTOR VISIT: Turn in required Tutor Visit forms Wed for full credit (partial credit after that). Be sure to "sign in" for credit with the tutor. To get credit you must both sign in and return the form.
GRADE SHEETS: Will be emailed out to you this week to your Pipeline accounts.
GRIFFITH FIELD TRIP: Sign up now for the big trip scheduled for March 10 (12:45 pm - 10 pm).
Join our school club (fun people, events, activities, discounts) - Search on Facebook for "SBCC Astronomy Club"

2/10 Wed

Clickers assigned last week. Be sure to sit in same seat! If you were not here, check seating chart up front for available seats. If no seats available, sit at side of class (ask me for a chair). As students drop, clickers will become available. Ask for a temporary clicker to use for the day.
Clicker quiz questions to be given at the start of class, during class, and at the end of class.
Finish reading Ch 2 on rotation, revolution, seasons, moon phases, and eclipses. Begin reading Ch 3 on the history of astronomy.
Moon demo today! Don't miss out!
No class next Monday (holiday)! Have fun!!!
First test scheduled for Mon 2/22 or Wed 2/24 (tentative dates).
Lecture "kit cards" were due last week. Bring this week for partial credit.
REQUIRED TUTOR VISIT: Turn in required Tutor Visit forms today for full credit (partial credit after class today). Be sure to "sign in" for credit with the tutor. To get credit you must both sign in and return the form.
GRADE SHEETS: Will be emailed out to your Pipeline accounts at the end of the week.
GRIFFITH FIELD TRIP: Sign up now for the big trip scheduled for March 10 (12:45 pm - 10 pm).
Join our school club (fun people, events, activities, discounts) - Search on Facebook for "SBCC Astronomy Club"
To help you review material covered in class, Fred Marschak has prepared a set of lecture slide videos. These short QuickTime videos can serve as a great study aid. You will need to have (or download) Quicktime to view the video files. No need to purchase ANYTHING!!!
Click here to download: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/troubleshooting/

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Ch. 1 - Click here
Ch. 2A - Click here
Ch. 2 B- Click here Ch. 1 - Click here
Ch. 2A - Click here
Ch. 2 B- Click here
ERTH-101 LECTURE:

Grades have been emailed to your Pipeline account. If you did not receive your grades by email, please check your spam filters and spam filter settings. If you still are unable to find your emailed grades, email me to let me know so I can resend them.

Cumulative grades are not provided since it is too early in the semester for them to mean anything. If you missed the syllabus quiz, you may answer the questions posted at the bottom of my syllabus (the "sneak preview") and turn in to me during class next to receive half credit. Please do not email them to me. Also, turn in your Kit cards and tutor slips for partial credit if you haven't already turned them in.

Attendance is critically important for your success in this class. Clicker points are given each day we meet. You will get half the points even if your answer is wrong (but you must answer). If you don't answer at all, you get no points.

Our first test is tentatively scheduled for the week after next (Mon 2/22, or Wed 2/24).

I will be giving some extra credit for students who go on the Griffith Trip on Wed 3/10. Sign up soon to save your spot on the bus. Signups are on a first come basis with the school cashier. Here is more info on the trip:

http://www.fieldstudy.com/Classes/GriffithFldTrp.htm

Enjoy the four day weekend. See you all next Wed 2/17.

2/17 Wed

Clickers have been assigned. Be sure to sit in same seat! If you were not here, check seating chart up front for available seats. If no seats available, sit at side of class (ask me for a chair). As students drop, clickers will become available. Ask for a temporary clicker to use for the day.
Clicker quiz questions to be given at the start of class, during class, and at the end of class.
Continue reading Ch 3 on the history of astronomy. Here is a link to some historical characters (not all of which you need to be responsible for).
First test scheduled for Wed 2/24 (tentative date).
Turn in Lecture "kit cards" (due two weeks ago) for partial credit.
REQUIRED TUTOR VISIT: Turn in required Tutor Visit forms. Due last week. Partial credit if turned in this week.
GRADE SHEETS have been emailed to your Pipeline account. Email to let me know if you did not receive one. Check your spam filters first.
GRIFFITH FIELD TRIP: Sign up now for the big trip scheduled for March 10 (12:45 pm - 10 pm). Some extra credit will be awarded.
Join our school club (fun people, events, activities, discounts) - Search on Facebook for "SBCC Astronomy Club"

2/22 Mon

Clickers have been assigned. Check seating chart up front to be sure you are in correct seat. If no seats available, sit at side of class (ask me for a chair). As students drop, clickers will become available. Ask for a temporary clicker to use for the day.
Clicker quiz questions to be given at the start of class, during class, and at the end of class.
Continue reading Ch 3 on the history of astronomy. Here is a link to some historical characters (not all of which you need to be responsible for).
First test scheduled for Wed 2/24.
Students who have not yet turned in a lecture kit card will be dropped this week. Last chance is Wed.
REQUIRED TUTOR VISIT: Turn in required Tutor Visit forms for partial credit
GRADE SHEETS have been emailed to your Pipeline account. Email to let me know if you did not receive one. Check your spam filters first.
GRIFFITH FIELD TRIP: Sign up now for the big trip scheduled for March 10 (12:45 pm - 10 pm). Some extra credit will be awarded.
Join our school club (fun people, events, activities, discounts) - Search on Facebook for "SBCC Astronomy Club"
EXTRA CREDIT TALK:
Our SBCC Astronomy Club is co-sponsoring 'Changing the World through Science and Entrepreneurship' with Wayne Rosing, founder of the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (http://lcogt.net/). *Friday, Feb. 26, at 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM in the BC Forum.* Wayne's team invented JAVA at Sun Microsystems and he later was in charge of Google Engineering. Now he wants to connect telescopes for anyone's use in the world - an exciting concept!! * There are limited tickets available. Get one from me after class (if you get a ticket and don't show - you lose points).
SBCC Astronomy Club Meeting:
Our first meeting (of two) for the semester will be Saturday, Feb. 27 at Noon in EBS 102. Our first get together for the semester will be to renew officers and plan the remainder of the semester. ALL welcome.
To help you review material covered in class, Fred Marschak has prepared a set of lecture slide videos. These short QuickTime videos can serve as a great study aid. You will need to have (or download) Quicktime to view the video files. No need to purchase ANYTHING!!!
Click here to download: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/troubleshooting/

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Ch. 3 A- Click here
Last part of Ch. 3 Ch. 3 A- Click here
Last part of Ch. 3

2/24 Wed

Clickers have been assigned. Check seating chart up front to be sure you are in correct seat.
Clicker quiz questions to be given at the start of class, during class, and at the end of class.
Test 1 to be given today. 50 questions. Use long form scantron (long skinny ones).
Anyone missing the test must make it up with our department secretary this week. Follow the instructions given on the class syllabus. Here is a direct link:
http://www.fieldstudy.com/Classes/Earth101Lect/MakeUpExams.htm
Students who have not yet turned in a lecture kit card will be dropped this week. Last chance today.
REQUIRED TUTOR VISIT: Turn in required Tutor Visit forms for partial credit
GRIFFITH FIELD TRIP: Sign up now for the the trip scheduled for March 10 (12:45 pm - 10 pm). Some extra credit will be awarded.
Join our school club (fun people, events, activities, discounts) - Search on Facebook for "SBCC Astronomy Club"
EXTRA CREDIT TALK:
Our SBCC Astronomy Club is co-sponsoring 'Changing the World through Science and Entrepreneurship' with Wayne Rosing, founder of the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (http://lcogt.net/). *Friday, Feb. 26, at 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM in the BC Forum.* Wayne's team invented JAVA at Sun Microsystems and he later was in charge of Google Engineering. Now he wants to connect telescopes for anyone's use in the world - an exciting concept!! * There are limited tickets available. Get one from me after class (if you get a ticket and don't show - you lose points).
SBCC Astronomy Club Meeting:
Our first meeting (of two) for the semester will be Saturday, Feb. 27 at Noon in EBS 102. Our first get together for the semester will be to renew officers and plan the remainder of the semester. ALL welcome.

3/1 Mon

Clickers have been assigned. Check seating chart up front to be sure you are in correct seat.
We will lecture on section 4.1! The rest of Ch 4 is helpful, but we will not lecture on it directly other than how it pertains to section 4.1.
Clicker quiz questions to be given at the start of class, during class, and at the end of class.
Extra Credit "Most Missed Test Problems" quiz to be given at start of class. This quiz can raise your test score by half a letter grade extra credit).
Test scores have been emailed to your account (not including the extra credit most missed quiz). The test was curved so that you could miss two problems and still get 100%. The high score was 102%.
KIT CARD: Students who have not yet turned in a lecture kit card will be dropped this week.
REQUIRED TUTOR VISIT: Turn in required Tutor Visit forms for partial credit.
EXTRA CREDIT TALK:
If you attended the Wayne Rosing talk, you need to post a short one page summary of the talk (with your thoughts and impressions) on the Extra Credit Moodle site.
Join our school club (fun people, events, activities, discounts) - Search on Facebook for "SBCC Astronomy Club"

3/3 Wed

Clickers have been assigned. Check seating chart up front to be sure you are in correct seat.
Clicker quiz questions to be given at the start of class, during class, and at the end of class.
We will finish lecturing on section 4.1! The rest of Ch 4 is helpful, but we will not lecture on it directly other than how it pertains to section 4.1.
We will begin lecturing on Ch 12 on the formation of the solar system (note that we are skipping around a bit).
We will also discuss comet formation. Mr. Marschak will come in to make a "kitchen comet"! Don't miss out!!!
Our next test is scheduled for Wed 3/10 and will include material from the last test along with Ch 4 on the properties of light, and Ch 12 on solar system formation, comets, asteroids, and meteors.
Join our school club (fun people, events, activities, discounts) - Search on Facebook for "SBCC Astronomy Club"
To help you review material covered in class, Fred Marschak has prepared a set of lecture slide videos. These short QuickTime videos can serve as a great study aid. You will need to have (or download) Quicktime to view the video files. No need to purchase ANYTHING!!!
Click here to download: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/troubleshooting/

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Chapter 4 Chapter 4

3/8 Mon

Clickers have been assigned. Check seating chart up front to be sure you are in correct seat.
Clicker quiz questions to be given at the start of class, during class, and at the end of class.
We will continue lecturing on Ch 12 on the formation of the solar system, comets, asteroids, and meteors (note that we are skipping around a bit).
Our next test is scheduled for Wed 3/10 and will include material from the last test along with Ch 4 on the properties of light, and Ch 12 on solar system formation, comets, asteroids, and meteors.
GRIFFITH FIELD TRIP: Trip is full. Trip is this Wed March 10 (meet at 12:30 pm - back at 10 pm). Some extra credit will be awarded.
Join our school club (fun people, events, activities, discounts) - Search on Facebook for "SBCC Astronomy Club"

To help you review material covered in class, Fred Marschak has prepared a set of lecture slide videos. These short QuickTime videos can serve as a great study aid. You will need to have (or download) Quicktime to view the video files. No need to purchase ANYTHING!!!
Click here to download: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/troubleshooting/

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Ch. 12A - Click Here
Ch. 12B - Click Here
Ch. 12C - Click Here
Ch. 12D - Click Here

Ch. 12A - Click Here
Ch. 12B - Click Here
Ch. 12C - Click Here
Ch. 12D - Click Here