ASTR121 Syllabus Cover Sheet

Syllabus Cover Sheet (7 Points)
ASTR 121 (Hamilton)
Due Thursday Jan. 30

Your Name:______________________________________________ Student Number:________________________________

Local Phone Number:____________________________________ Home Phone Number:______________________________

Email Address:___________________________________________ Section Number:____________________________________

1. You'll need easy access to the web for this class. Go the class web page at http://www.astro.umd.edu/~hamilton/ASTR121/ and bookmark it! Then follow the link to the "Astronomy Picture of the Day" and then tell me what you see.

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2. What do you most want to find out about in this course?

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3. When have you last had some astronomy education?
_____ ASTR120 @ U. Maryland! Yeah!
_____ other class 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

4. Check the highest level math that you've studied. We'll use algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and possibly some light calculus in ASTR121.
_____ calculus
_____ trigonometry
_____ geometry
_____ algebra
_____ fractions
_____ addition
_____ counting

5. What physics classes have you taken at U. Maryland? Which ones are you taking now?

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6. Read the syllabus and follow the link to the Student Honor Code page. Define "Plagiarism."

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I have read the syllabus and understand how my grade for ASTR121 will be determined. I have read and agree to abide by all points laid out in the Student Honor Code.

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