HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
ASTR 110G
The chart below includes all reading and homework assignments from the text that will be given. Each chapter’s assignment is worth 10 points. Homework may be turned in at any time, allowing you to set your own pace, but is due no later than the day of the test covering that material. Late assignments will receive a maximum of half credit.
WARNING: Don't ignore the homework!
Each assignment may not seem worth much, but the total adds up quickly!
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HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
ASTR 110G
| Subject | Text Chapter | Questions for Review | Thought Questions | Problems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction | Introduction | 3,5,6,7 | - - - | 2,4 |
| Essay #1 | 1,3,4,5,6,8,9,10 | - - - | - - - | |
| History of Astronomy | 1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12 | 1,3,5,7 | 1,4 |
| Essay #2 | 1,2,3,4 | - - - | - - - | |
| Gravity | 2 | 1,3,4,6,7,8 | 2 | 1,7 |
| Light & the Spectrum | 3 | 1,2,3,4,5,8,9 | 1,5,6 | 1,3,4 |
| Telescopes | 5 | 1,3,4,5 | 1,2,4 | - - - |
| TEST #1 | ||||
| The Sun | 11 | 1,3,5,7,9,10,13,20 | 1,2,4 | - - - |
| Stars | 12 | 2,3,4,6,8,10,12,13,16,18 | 2 | 1,5,8 |
| Stellar Evolution | 13 | 3,6,7,9,10,11,12,14,17,18,23 | - - - | - - - |
| Stellar Remnants | 14 | 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,11,13,14 | 4 | 3 |
| TEST #2 | ||||
| The Milky Way Galaxy | 15 | 1,4,5,8,9,19 | 1 | - - - |
| The Universe | 16 | 1,7,8,15,16,19,21,23 | - - - | - - - |
| Cosmology | 17 | 1,2,3,4,11,13,15 | - - - | - - - |
| TEST #3 | ||||
| Planet Earth | 4 | 1,2,5,8,11,12,13 | - - - | - - - |
| The Moon | 6 | 1,4,5,6,7,8,13 | 1,5 | 1 |
| Solar System Origin | 7 | 1,2,3,5,8,11,13,16 | - - - | - - - |
| Inner Planets | 8 | 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,14,16,17 | - - - | - - - |
| Outer Planets | 9 | 1,2,6,7,9,11,13,14,16,19 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Bodies | 10 | 1,3,7,8,9,10,12 | - - - | 1 |
| TEST #4 | Wednesday, May 2nd | |||
| FINAL EXAM | Wednesday, May 9th (optional) | |||
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