Your Name:_________________________________ Student Number:________________
Local Phone Number:_________________ Home Phone Number:____________________
Email Address:________________________________ Section Number:____________
When and where does your discussion section meet?___________________________
1. What do you most want to find out about in this course?
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2. When have you last had some astronomy instruction?
_____ in jail
_____ at U. Maryland
_____ at another college
_____ as a junior or senior in high school
_____ as a freshman or sophomore in high school
_____ in junior high school
_____ in elementary school
_____ in utero
3. Check the highest level math that you've studied. We'll use
some basic math, algebra, and geometry in ASTR100.
_____ calculus
_____ trigonometry
_____ geometry
_____ algebra
_____ fractions
_____ addition
_____ counting
4. Read the Syllabus. Go to the class web page at http://www.astro.umd.edu/~hamilton/ASTR100/ and follow the "What's My Grade Right Now?" link. What is your current grade? _______. You can do well in ASTR100 by attending all classes, doing the assigned reading, and completing all assignments. Check out the ASTR100 Blog, the assignments link, and explore other bits of the class website.
I HAVE READ THE SYLLABUS, EXPLORED THE WEBSITE, AND UNDERSTAND HOW MY GRADE FOR ASTR100 WILL BE DETERMINED.
Signed _______________________________ Dated ______________________________
5. Follow the link to the Student Honor Council site and carefully read points 1 (Definitions) and 2 (Responsibility to Report Academic Dishonesty). Familiarize yourself with the rest of the document. Define Plagiarism (Use your own words!)
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I HAVE FOLLOWED THE LINK TO THE STUDENT HONOR COUNCIL AND UNDERSTAND THE DEFINITIONS OF CHEATING, FABRICATION, FACILITATING ACADEMIC DISHONESTY, AND PLAGIARISM. I PLEDGE TO NOT CHEAT, FABRICATE, PLAGIARIZE, OR FACILITATE SUCH BEHAVIOR. I FURTHER PLEDGE TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY THAT I KNOW ABOUT TO THE PROFESSOR AND/OR MY TA. I AGREE TO ABIDE BY ALL POINTS LAID OUT IN THE STUDENT HONOR CODE.
Signed _______________________________ Dated ______________________________