Fall 2016 — Section 1


Astronomy 101: Handouts and Tutorial Assignments

HandoutDateDue DateNotes
Course Syllabus24 Aug 16
Course Schedule24 Aug 16Updated 19 Oct 16
Voting Card24 Aug 16
Powers of Ten26 Aug 16
Exercise 1 - Morehead Planetarium26 Aug 165 Dec 16
Some Definitions29 Aug 16
An Introduction to Angles in the Sky2 Sep 16
Tutorial A - The Altitude of the Sun2 Sep 16Key (updated 16 Sep)
Unit I Lecture Outline14 Sep 16
Study Guide for Mid-term Exam 114 Sep 16
Mid-term Exam 1 - Practice Version16 Sep 16Key
Worlds in the Solar System5 Oct 16Updated 9 Nov 16
Units II-III Lecture Outline19 Oct 16
Study Guide for Mid-term Exam 219 Oct 16
Mid-term Exam 2 - Practice Version21 Oct 16Key
Exercise 2 - The Kirkwood Gaps28 Oct 162 Nov 16
Exploring the Outer Solar System28 Oct 16
Unit IV Lecture Outline14 Nov 16
Unit IV Study Guide (Mid-term Exam 3)14 Nov 16
Mid-term Exam 3 - Practice Version16 Nov 16Key
Unit V Lecture Outline 7 Dec 16
Unit V Study Guide 7 Dec 16
Final Exam - Practice questions for Unit V12 Dec 16Key

Tutorial AssignmentPagesDateNotes
Position1-229 Aug 16
Motion3-629 Aug 16
Seasonal Stars7-931 Aug 16
Path of the Sun89-9231 Aug 16
The Cause of the Moon Phases81-832 Sep 16
Predicting Moon Phases85-872 Sep 16
Tutorial A - The Altitude of the Sunhandout2 Sep 16(table above)
Solar vs. Sidereal Day11-127 Sep 16
Ecliptic13-177 Sep 16
Seasons93-989 Sep 16
Kepler's Second Law21-2412 Sep 16
Kepler's Third Law25-2812 Sep 16
Newton's Law and Gravity29-3214 Sep 16
Electromagnetic Spectrum47-4923 Sep 16
Telescopes and Earth's Atmosphere51-5326 Sep 16
Luminosity, Temperature, and Size (Pt. I only)55-5728 Sep 16
Blackbody Radiation59-6228 Sep 16
Types of Spectra63-6430 Sep 16
Light and Atoms65-6930 Sep 16
Earth's Changing Surface101-1037 Oct 16


Last modified 11 December, 2016.