Course Outline

Reference books

• Astronomy Today - Main Textbook, [QB43.2 C44; Reserve/6 copies]
  Chaisson, E., McMillan, S., 1996;1999;2002 (or newer).
• The Cosmic Perspective - Secondary Textbook, [QB43.3 C68; Main Lib./7 copies]
  Bennett, J., Donahue, M., Schneider, N., Voit, M., 2006;2004,2002 (or newer).
• The Dynamic Universe, Snow, T.P., 1991 (or newer edition).
• Any introductory level astronomy book. See QB section of the library.

Extra Course Information

• The rules for attanding the lectures:
  1) Each week, you have to attend at least two of three lecture hours of the course during the semester (66.66 % of course load).
  -and-
  2) You have to inform me about the reason why each week you are not attending that single lecture hour by completing the following table accordinly:
  

  	Student Info: Name Surname, ID
  	Lecture Hour-1: OK -or- reason / course code
  	Lecture Hour-2: OK -or- reason / course code
  	Lecture Hour-3: OK -or- reason / course code
  	Extra Information: if you need to explain more

• If exam dates conflict with your other exams:
  1) If you choose to sit for this course's exam then after the exam date,
  I could write a letter to other course's instructor that you sat for this exam at the same date and hour.
  2) If you choose to sit for other course's exam then after the exam date,
  I request a letter from other course's instructor that you sat for other exam at the same date and hour.

• Lecture Notes (Each semester a new username/password pair is generated)

• Files to download

• Essay questions and results