Astronomy 102, Fall, 2006
Vanderbilt University
How old is the Universe?
How do
we know?
MWF 1:10-2:00 PM
Stevenson Center 4326
Instructor
Robert Knop, Assistant Professor of Physics
& Astronomy
Office: SC 6912
Campus Phone: 2-6165
AIM: rbrtknop
Jabber: rknop@jabber.org
MSN: drsteege@hotmail.com
rob.knop@vanderbilt.edu
TA
Katie Chynoweth
Office: SC 6909
Office Hours: Tue/Thu 10:00-11:00 AM
katie.m.chynoweth@vanderbilt.edu
Announcements
Course grades have been submitted. The histogram of grades in the course is below. To see the histogram of grades on the final exam, look at the Homework & Exams page.
![[A102 course grades]](a102coursegrades.png)
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Final Exams
You only need attend one or the other. You may not discuss the final with anybody other than the professor or the TA for any reason until December 15. Both Final Exams will be given in the normal classroom (SC 4327). Please bring a calculator!
- Saturday, December 9, 12:00 noon - 2:00 PM
- Thursday, December 14, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
There is a review session in Stevenson Center 6333 (the conference room on the first floor of the Physics building) at 4PM on Friday, December 8. Prof. Knop will lead the review sessions. TA Chynoweth will proctor the exams.
2007/12/08 : A sample review final exam has been posted on the handouts page. Solutions will be posted shortly.
2007/12/04 : There is a homework assignment and an anonymous survey available in the Online homework system. Please answer both before their due times on Wednesday morning. You will receive 6 points of extra credit on homework for completeing the anonymous survey.
2007/11/28 : REVIEW SESSION MOVED TO SC6333. SC4327 seems to have a bio review in it....
2007/11/28: The review session is today at 4PM in SC4327 (the usual classroom), barring further notice otherwise.
2007/11/26: There will be a review session for exam 4 at 4:00 PM on Tuesday 11/28, Location TBA. This review session will happen only if my plane succesfully lands.... I'm on American Airlines flight 426 from Dallas to Nashville, ostensively arriving at 12:10 PM.
2007/11/25: Solutions to problem set 5 and the sample review exam for exam 4 are now on the Handouts Page.
2007/11/21: Remember that there is an exam Wednesday, November 29. On the Handouts Page you can find a set of review problems and a sample exam that will help you study for this test.
2007/11/13: Final Exams : the alternate will be offered. Final exams will be on Sat., Dec 9, 12:00-2:00PM, and Thu, Dec 14, 9:00AM-11:00AM.
2007/11/07: Both exams 2 and 3 have been returned, and are available in the alphabetized boxes across from the freight elevator on the 9th floor of the Physics building (for those who signed the FERPA release). The distribution of grades is posted on the Homework & Exams page.
2006/10/26: Solutions to review exam 3 are now on the Handouts page.
2006/10/26: Solutions to problem set 4 are now on the Handouts page.
2006/10/24: Problem set 4 (review problems, not due or anything) and a review exam for exam 3 are now both posted on the Handouts page.
2006/10/11: You can now see the results of completed anonymous surveys (of which there has only been one) in the online homework system.
2006/10/06: The Syllabus has been updated again, with some tweaking of the course schedule for the rest of the semester.
2006/10/04: Remember to bring a calculator for the test on Friday!
2006/10/02: Office Hours: Prof. Knop will not be in his office hours on Wednesday, and Katie Chynoweth is out of town for the rest of the week after tomorrow (Tuesday). If you need to speak with Prof. Knop, you may ask questions through e-mail, or you may set up another appointment time.
2006/10/02: Optional review problem set 3, and a sample review exam for exam 2, are now both posted on the Handouts page.
2006/09/28: Prof. Knop will not be in his office hours on Wednesday, October 4. If you want to talk to him or ask him questions in few days before Exam 2, please e-mail him and work out a time when you can meet.
2006/09/28: The syllabus has been updated with where we actually are in the course, and additional suggested readings from astronomynotes.com.
2006/09/23: Problem Set #2 is posted on the Handouts page. As with previous review problem sets, you are not required to do this problem set, and you do not need to turn it in. There are there merely as additional practice problems for you to work on. Solutions will be posted in the next few days.
2006/09/15: Exam 1 is graded. The distribution of grades and solutions are posted on the Homework & Exams page. The exams will be returned, somehow, starting today.
2006/09/14: Because I didn't manage to get a set posted in a timely manner, there will be no online homework due on Friday, Sep. 15.
2006/09/13: Prof. Knop's office hours today are cancelled. If you need to talk with him, please e-mail him to arrange a time.
2006/09/13: I will from now on put a "pre-lecture" set of slids on the Handouts page before lecture. Because I'm not always done with the slides until shortly before lecture, sometimes this will be at the last minute, so it may not always be of use to you. However, if you want, you can print these out and bring them with you to take notes on.
2006/09/04: the first sample review problems are availble on the Handouts page.
2006/08/23: you should all have received a username and password for the A102 online assignments in your e-mail. If you did not receive one, please contact me.
2006/08/23: the first homework assignment, due this Friday morning before 10AM, is now online on the Online Assignments page.