GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
ASTR 1024

SPRING SEMESTERS


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



COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE
Course Number: ASTR 1024 Course Title: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe

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 stars, galaxies, and the Universe as a whole.

BRIEF COURSE OUTLINE
The structure and life cycles of stars, galaxies, and the Universe; the search for extraterrestrial intelligence; interstellar travel; black holes; hypotheses about wormholes and tachyons.

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 1014).
Exploring the Universe with Voyager III by B. Monson and P. Shull (also used for ASTR 1014).

DROP AND ADD POLICY
OSU policy.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ASTR 1024 is offered every Spring, and ASTR 1014 (The Solar System) every Fall.