ASTR630 Assignments
Dimensional Analysis Handout: PDF
Conic Sections Handout: PDF
ASSIGNMENT |
Due Date |
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HW#1 |
Sep. 22 |
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HW#2 |
Oct. 11 |
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HW#3 |
Oct. 25 |
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HW#4 |
Nov. 17 |
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HW#5 |
Dec. 1 |
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Class Project
You are all invited (required!) to attend The
Exciting Results in Planetary Science Conference (TERPS)
to be held Dec. 6, and Dec. 8 in the Astronomy Department at the
University of Maryland, College Park. The Abstract Deadline is
Wednesday, October 27 by 12:00 midnight EST. The conference will be
attended by top researchers from around the department (you) who will
be presenting 10 minute oral presentations on recent research
results. Start thinking about a Planetary topic that you would like to
investigate further and report on to your peers! Your main resource
should be a solid Icarus paper on your topic (Icarus is the
most prestigious scientific journal in Planetary Sciences), and you
should consult additional papers and the text for backup material. You
can search for scientific research papers by subject or author with
the ADS
Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstract Service. Limit your search to
Icarus papars by typing "Icar." in the box under " Select
References From:". Your "abstract" should consist of the
reference for your paper, and a 1 page summary of its content. This
summary should differ from the paper's abstract by providing more
context. Describe in your own words the problem that the author's
solve and why it is important.
Your presentation will be strictly limited to 7 minutes with 3 minutes
for questions, so prepare accordingly. Typically you will have time to
show 5-6 slides. Pitch your talk to the level others in the class who
have not read your paper. Cole Miller's Ten
Commandments of Oral Presentations and Further
Hints on Giving Talks provide excellent advice!
Conference munchies will be provided!
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