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  ASTR 310, Sept-Dec 2023

ASTR 310, Sept-Dec 2023

Instructor for Sep - Dec 2023 :

Professor Brett Gladman --> My web page
Tel: (604) 822-6244
      email: gladman'at'astro.ubc.ca (substitute @ for 'at')

TA OFFICE HOURS
Fri Dec 15 11:00-noon : TA Dave (in Tutorial room, Henn 312)
OFFICE HOURS
Fri Dec 15 12:30-2:30 Professor : via ZOOM (see course CANVAS page to get link)

OPEN TUTORIAL ACCESS (all in Henn 312)
Fri Dec 15 2:30-3:30 : Access tutorial materials for review.



ASTR 310, Cumulative Course Syllabus AND READINGS (Sept-Dec 2023).

                        NOTE: The format x.y means chapter X, section Y

#  Date    Lecture Topic                                    Pages or Chapter.Section
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1  Sep  6  Course logistics, systems of units            Sect 1.1 (to end of Basic Astronomical Definitions), 1.3(stop at start of 'Motion within the Milky Way Galaxy')
2  Sep  8  The local sky and celestial sphere            Chpt 2 Intro and Sect 2.1 (skip Matehmatical Insight 2.1 and its examples)

3  Sep 11  The paths of stars; diurnal cycle             Sect S1.2 (skipping boxes on SolarDays/Analemma and Math Insight S1.2)
4  Sep 13  Motion of Sun across the sky                  Section S1.2 again.
5  Sep 15  Seasons. Precession                           Section 2.2

6  Sep 18  Time-keeping and calendars                    Section 3.1, S1.1 (skip Math Insight S1.1)
7  Sep 20  Time zones. Scale and angular measure.        S1.3. Also: Sect 2.1's Math Insight 2.1 + review parag "Angular Size and Distances).
8  Sep 22  Distance scale and lunar phases.              Sect 2.3 (up to but NOT including eclipses). PLUS Special Topic box 'Eratosthenes...' in Sect 3.2.

9  Sep 25  More Lunar phases.                            Sect 2.3 AGAIN (up to but NOT including eclipses)
10 Sep 27  Lunar and solar eclipses                      remainder of Sect 2.3
11 Sep 29  The motion of the planets.  			 2.4, 3.2, and review Sec S1.1 paragraph on `Planetary Periods' 

-- Oct 2  UBC closed. No class                           - -
12 Oct 4  Intro to Light and Intro to Telescopes         5.1,5.2,6.1,and (6.2 to start of, but not including, "What do Astronomers...").  Math Insight 6.1 and 6.2 included!
13 Oct  6  Scientific enquiry                            3.4, 3.5

   Oct  9  THANKSGIVING.  No class.			 n/a
14 Oct 11  Galileo to Newton                             3.3
15 Oct 12  (THURMONDAY!) Newton's laws and orbits	 4.1, 4.2
16 Oct 13  More on orbits                      		 4.4 and START of 4.5 to the start of the first example in Math Insight 4.3 "Newton's Version of Kepler's Third Law"

17 Oct 16  spectra                                       5.3, 5.4 but stop where Doppler effect starts (skip boxes on Polarized Sunglasses and Math Insights in both sections)
18 Oct 18  Doppler effect and more Telescopes            rest of 5.4, rest of 6.2, 6.3 (Box on Owning a Telescope is optional)  
   Oct 20  MIDTERM EXAM, in Class	                 covers up to and including Oct 13 reading content and lectures, and first three Tutorials.

19 Oct 23  Intro to our Solar System                     7.1, 7.2
20 Oct 25  Planet formation				 8.1, 8.2
21 Oct 79  Spacecraft exploration. Radioactive dating    1.2, 7.3, 8.3

22 Oct 30  Impacts					 parts of 9.2 (skip subections on Volcanism, Tectonics, Erosion; but then read "How do impact craters..." subsection, but skip "Why do the terrestrial planets..." sub-section).  Also Sec 12.5
23 Nov  1  Asteroids and  meteorites	 		 12.1, 12.2
24 Nov  3  Comets and the outer Solar System		 12.3, 12.4

25 Nov  6  Terrestrial and jovian interiors.		 9.1 (Include Math 9.1; skip final subsec on magnetic fields), 11.1 but only to end of section "Internal Heat"
26 Nov  8  Start Exoplanets (longer reading!)		 13.1, 13.2 to end of `Planetary Density', including Math Insight boxes 13.1, 13.2, 13.3 

 - Nov 10  NO READINGS.  Course review work		 No quiz

   Nov 13  Mid-Term Reading Break.  No class.
   Nov 15  Mid-Term Reading Break.  No class.
27 Nov 17  More Exoplanets 		   	 	 rest of 13.2, 13.3

28 Nov 20  Processes on Moon and  Mercury   		 Remainder of 9.2 (see Oct 30th) and 9.3
29 Nov 22  Terrestrial worlds: Mars Venus Earth  	 9.4, 9.5, 9.6
30 Nov 24  Tides and Rings 		 	 	 end of 4.5 (starting at "How does gravity cause tides?"), 11.3

31 Nov 27  Moons of the Solar System			 11.2
32 Nov 29  Our Sun and intro to atmospheres              Sec 14.1, in Sec 14.2 only sections 'The Solar Thermostat' and 'How does the energy ...out of the Sun'?, Section 10.1 to end of 'How Atmospheres Affect Planets'.
33 Dec  1  Atmospheric processes and Mars		 Rest of 10.1 (includes Math Insight 10.1), 10.2 starting at 'What Factors can cause long-term climate change?', Math Insight 10.2, Sec 10.4

34 Dec  4  Atmospheres of Venus and Earth		 10.5, 10.6  (long!!)
35 Dec  6  Life in the Solar System			 Sec 24.1, but SKIP (inclusive) from "Carbon Isotope Evidence' to end of 'The Transition from Chemistry to Biology' (starting again with 'Migration Through Space') Skip both Special Topic boxes. Sec 24.2, 24.3 to end of 'The Habitable Zone' and then the final subsection 'How could we detect life on exoplanets?'.

The readings are to be completed BEFORE the corresponding lecture; you then must do the reading assignment posted on:
Pearson Mastering
to answer questions related to those readings.
SELECTED LECTURES for Astr 310.
Username is a310 (case sensitive). PASSWORD will be given out in class and is also on the course CANVAS page.



Tutorials

Tutorials will run roughly every other week. In fall 2023, the tutorials will occur on:
Sept 13, 18, 19
Sept 25, 26, 27
Oct 11 Wed, (Oct 12 Thurs=Mon) and Oct 17 (the Tuesday)
Nov 6, 7, 8
Nov 20, 21, 22
Dec 4, 5, 6

Tutorial Section Listing
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Day        PDT   Section   
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Monday    11:00    T1A   
Tuesday   14:00	   T1C   
Wednesday 14:00	   T1B   

TA contact information

If you will miss your tutorial, contact your TA ahead of time.

David Miller :       drmiller@phas.ubc.ca  
Simone Hagey :     shagey@phas.ubc.ca  

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HANDOUTS

Mastering Identity form (1 page) in PDF format (pink handout from first day of class). If you print another copy from here, ignore the incorrect (old) dates.


ASTR 310 policies are available Policies link .
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