This web page will serve as the source for information and student resoures during the spring quarter, 2008. Course information, exam updates, changes in schedule, etc, will be updated on this page. If you would like interesting links or other information added to the page, contact Chris Laws

• Monday, March 31, 2008 - Welcome to class! As a reminder of why you're here, check out this great gallery of images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope!
• Monday, April 7, 2008 - I have added a new section to the course webpages entitled Review Questions. These questions, chosen from those at the end of each chapter of your text, are not required assignments, but are intended to offer extra guidance on which topics I consider to be of extra importance. You are strongly encouraged to review them, and to make certain that you are able to answer them without difficulty.
• Monday, April 7, 2008 - Because I will be attending your quiz sections on Tuesday, April 8th, I will be forced to cancel my regularly scheduled office hours on that day. My office hours will resume at their normal times on Wednesday, April 9th. I apologize for any inconvenience this causes, and I remain happy to meet with you at other times by appointment.
• Friday, April 25, 2008 - The pool of essay questions for the upcoming exam are now available through this link. If you have any questions about the format of the exam, or any other concerns, don't hesitate to contact me and/or your TA! You can also get some exam review in during the CLUE session this coming Monday night, April 28th. We'll be in Mary Gates Hall 241 from 6:30-8:00pm, taking your questions as always, but focusing a bit extra on the upcoming exam.
• Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - There will be an additional review session for the first midterm exam, to be held on Wednesday, April 30th in room A118 of the Physics-Astronomy Building. We have the room (located in the same building as your quiz sections) reserved from 6:30-8:20pm -- bring your questions!!

• The Nine Planets - A great link to extensive basic information on our solar system.
• Extrasolar Planets Encylopedia - All the latest on planetary systems other than our own!
• SDSS Sky Server - A search engine for browsing the Sloan Sky Survey, with images covering almost the entire sky!
• Astronomy Picture of the Day - A great daily dose of astro-goodness and awesome computer wallpaper.

• The Essential Cosmic Perspective Home Page -- the website set up by the publishers of your textbook.
• Stardate Online -- a nifty magazine and good resource for basic astronomy questions; includes glossary, FAQ, star maps.
• The aptly named www.astronomynotes.com -- no kidding, and they're actually quite good.

• Space.com : All the latest space news and fiction fit to post (altogether too many pop-up ads, though!).
• Spaceref.com : Another good site for astronomy news.
• CNN's Space News : Broad, but not deep.

• The first midterm is definitely scheduled for May 2nd.
  
• The second midterm is definitely scheduled for the last regular day of class, June 6th.