Astro 101 Sections AA, AC

This page is designed to supplement, not replace, the professor's own webpage for the class. So don't forget to look at the Fall 2007 Astro 101 webpage!

Section Information
Section AA - 8:30-9:20 Tu Th
Section AC - 9:30-10:20 Tu Th
Meet in the Physics and Astronomy Building's (PAB) A wing, room 210 on Tuesday, room 216 on Thursdays
Section Syllabus: http://www.astro.washington.edu/abrooks/syllabus.html

Contact Information
email: abrooks at astro.washington.edu
office phone: (206) 543-6276
office hours (look below for how to find my office!)
2:30-3:30 Mondays, by appointment

Section Schedule
Week of... Tuesday Thursday
September 24th   Introductions & Mathematical Methods Review
October 1st Planetarium Activity Celestial Sphere Exercise
Due: Celestial Sphere Pre-Exercise Q's
October 8th Tutorial Review Spectral Analysis Exercise
Due: Spectral Analysis Pre-Exercise Q's
Due: Celestial Sphere Exercise
October 15th Coronal Mass Ejection Exercise
Due: Coronal Mass Pre-Exercise Q's
Review [EXAM TOMORROW]
Due: Spectral Analysis
October 22nd Vocab; Parallax Tutorial
Due: Coronal Mass Ejection
Parallax Exercise
Due: Parallax Pre-Exercise Q's
October 29th Star Formation, Lifetimes Tutorial Review, Quiz
Due: Parallax Exercise
November 5th CMD Tutorial CMD Exercise
Due: CMD Tutorial/Pre-Exercise Q's
November 12th Black Holes Review [EXAM TOMORROW]
Due: CMD Exercise
November 19th Distances Exercise
Due: Distances Pre-Exercise Q's
Thanksgiving
November 26th Galaxy Evolution Worksheet
Due: Distances Exercise
Galaxy Formation Worksheet (Due, 5pts)
December 3rd Galaxy Expansion Tutorial Cosmic Distances Worksheet
Due: Galaxy Expansion Tutorial (10pts)


How to Find Alyson's Office
The directions below should be helpful, but if they aren't clear try using a campus map to find the physics complex and a map of the third floor of the Physics and Astronomy building to find my office (B333).

  • Start at the peanut looking sculpture outside the physics buildings, facing the tallest of the physics buildings.
  • Enter the long, squat building to your right through the set of doors to the left of 3 rows of bike racks.
  • Once inside the doors, the second door on your left is an elevator. Take it to the third floor.
  • Upon exiting the elevator on the third floor you should find a set of double doors to your immediate right. Go through them and turn right.
  • Continue down the long hallway until you get to my office, B333. It will be on the left side of the hall, with my name posted next to the door.

    Last modified: Sunday, 22-September-2007 21:30 PST