Astronomy 100
Spring 2005
Discussion Section 0106
Fridays, 12-12:50 p.m., CSS 2400



Katie McGleam, TA
Office: CSS 0252
Phone: 301-405-1545
Email: cmcgleam at astro.umd.edu
Office Hours: Monday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. and by appointment
Discussion Section Syllabus
Course Webpage
Discussion Sections Webpage


Thanks for a great semester!


Announcements:
  • Possible short answer questions and essay topics (not all-inclusive!).
  • Jeopardy questions and answers from our review.
  • The Final Exam was Tuesday, 5/17 from 8-10 a.m.
  • The textbook's website, www.astronomyplace.com, has helpful quizzes and interactive demos.  You might want to use it to study.  You should be able to sign up for a username and password with the information you got with your textbook if you bought it new.  If not, contact me for a generic username and password.
  • An abbreviated version of Professor Miller's lecture notes are now being posted online as pdfs.
  • Exam II was Thursday, 4/14.  It covered chapters 5 and 10-13.
  • An example of a past Exam II from the Astr 101 class is available on their website.  Topics may vary from those taught in our class!
  • The powerpoint from our review for Exam II can be downloaded here.  We didn't get to nearly all of it - try the rest yourself!
  • Exam I was Tuesday, 3/10.  Practice exam (word document) (from a different class - format will be similar, content may differ).  Exams were returned in discussion section - if you weren't there and you want it back, you need to contact me.
  • Homework policy: on the duedate (always Tuesdays), homework received after 9:45 will be docked 20%.  If you turn it in on Wednesday or before 9:45 on Thursday, it will be accepted but docked 40%.  Anything after that will NOT be accepted.


Astronomy Websites (for more general sites, see the course homepage):