GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
ASTR 1014

FALL SEMESTERS


This information is subject to change. The official syllabus distributed in class supersedes the information on this page.



COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE
Course Number: ASTR 1014 Course Title: The Solar System

FACULTY

Name: Dr. Peter Shull Office Number: PS 150
Office Hours: TWR mornings
 Telephone Number: 744-5796
Teaching Assistants: Usually two
 E-Mail Address: pos@okstate.edu

PREREQUISITES AND SUPPORT COURSES
None, but students should be comfortable with the HS math and science required for admission to OSU.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Survey of current knowledge about the Solar System and its contents.

BRIEF COURSE OUTLINE
The Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets; formation and future of the Solar System; interplanetary travel; colonization and terraforming of planets; the search for life elsewhere in the Solar System.

STYLE/MODE OF TEACHING
Two weekly lectures, and one weekly computer project (done independently; allow about two hours of your own choosing per week).

EXAMS AND MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS
Three exams and one final.

FIELD TRIPS
Optional sky viewings at OSU's H. S. Mendenhall Observatory.

GRADING PROCEDURES
Semester grade is based on the exams (75%) and projects (25%).

POLICY ON ATTENDANCE
OSU policy.

TEXT MATERIALS (total cost about $50)
Astronomy by D. Moché (also used for ASTR 1024).
Exploring the Universe with Voyager III by B. Monson and P. Shull (also used for ASTR 1024).

DROP AND ADD POLICY
OSU policy.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ASTR 1014 is offered every Fall, and ASTR 1024 (Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe) every Spring.