Astronomy 106 Spring 1999 Home Page

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World Wide Web links:

Since astronomy is a rapidly changing subject, it is impossible for any textbook to remain up to date. If you are reading this you are using the World Wide Web and during this course you will be required to use it regularly.

Astronomy Today links:

The textbook we are using,Foundations of Astronomy, Fifth Edition is well suited for connecting to the internet. You will be visiting the web site prepared by Michael Seeds and Brooks-Cole many times during the course.To get started look at their page Astronomy Resouce Center.

General astronomy links:

There are other links which I have found and collected for you. Some of these may overlap those provided by the author:Astronomy references

Assignments, Study guides and Solutions:

Here I have posted the homework assignments and solutions to the problems which you have completed. There are also study guides for the homework and exams.

Mathematical Formulae

Problem assignments and solutions

Exam Study guides and solutions

Class Notes:

Here I have posted the text I have displayed during class lectures. It is organized by date of the original lecture. Please read the disclaimer.

Class Notes

Student Talks:

Each student will be required to give a five minute talk about a topic related to the course material. Here you will find a list of topics and the schedule for the talks.

You also need to know how to cite references found on the Web: Citation of Electronic Sources

Extra Credit Opportunity:

You can earn up to 15 points extra credit for completing the following assignment by Monday, Dec. 8, the last regular day of class:

Summarize a NASA (or other)Press Release


  1. Find a press release from NASA press releases relevant to the course. (In other words don't write about someone retiring from the astronaut core, or an announcement of a press conference, or even an astronomy result not related to the Solar System.)
  2. Find one other page with some background info on the topic.
  3. Summarize the results in a one page paper -- don't just quote from the web pages.
  4. Be sure to list both press release URL and second URL.
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