physics 1052 – solar system laboratory - UNT Astronomy

PHYSICS1052–SOLARSYSTEMLABORATORY
Fall2014
LabCoordinator:AmandaAllen
LabDirector: RonDiIulio
E‐mail:[email protected]
ASTRONOMYLABSYLLABUS
ThePHYS1052Laboratorysyllabusisdesignedtohelpyoulearneverythingyouneedtoknow
aboutastronomylabs.Readtheentiresyllabusandrefertoitthroughoutthesemester.
ASTRONOMYLABSONLINE‐BlackboardLearningSystem
Togetherwiththesyllabus,astronomylabsuseBlackboardasa“homebase”forlabinformation,lab
scheduling,studentquestions,andgraderecording.SignintoBlackboardoftenforannouncements.
EvenifBlackboardisoffline,youmustattendlabs.
ThewebaddressforBlackboard:https://learn.unt.edu.
COURSECOMMUNICATION
Communicatequestionsaboutthelabcourseviae‐[email protected]
yourname,EUID,and,ifyouhaveaquestionaboutaspecificlab,thelab’sname,date,andmeeting
time.Anemailresponsewillbesentduringnormalbusinesshours.
COURSEORGANIZATIONANDCONTENT
PHYS1052labsarecollectivelydesignedasanalgebrabasedphysicscomponentofthePHYS1052
course.Theoverallpointtotalyoureceiveforlabcourseworkwillcountasamajorpartofyour
finalcoursegrade,asdeterminedbyyourprofessor.
PHYS1052includesbothlecturesandlabs;however,youmustscheduleyourlabsthrough
Blackboard,viathe“PHYS1052Laboratory”classlink.Astronomylabscover8topicsaslisted
below.Remember,ifBlackboardisoffline,youarestillresponsibleforlabattendance.Writedown
yourscheduleinthespaceprovidedbelow!
(Pleasenote,labsmaynotoccurintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedbelow)
Lab Name Location Planets and the Zodiac
Ancient and Modern Astronomy
Astronomical Scale of the Universe*
Principles of Optics* Terrestrial Planets Observations of the Moon and Planets
Radio Astronomy: A New Way to See*
Gas Giants and Ice Dwarfs
Planetarium ‐ ENV 150
Rafes Urban Astronomy Center Computer Lab ‐ ENV 290
Demonstration Lab ‐ ENV 363 Planetarium ‐ ENV 150
Rafes Urban Astronomy Center Computer Lab ‐ ENV 290
Planetarium ‐ ENV 150 *Write‐upsandpre‐labsforComputerandDemonstrationlabsareavailableonBlackboard.
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Lab Name Location Your Schedule Fillinyourlabscheduleinthetableabove.
SCHEDULINGLABS
LabsarescheduledthroughBlackboard,viathe“PHYS1052Laboratory”classlink,underthe“Lab
Scheduler”icon.Eachlaboratorytopicispresentedonlyduringthedayslistedonthiscalendar.Sign
upforalllabsearlyasplacesarereservedonafirst‐come,first‐servedbasis.Writedownyour
scheduleinthespaceprovidedonthefirstpageofthissyllabus!
1. LogintoBlackboardathttps://learn.unt.edu
2. EnteryourUNTEnterpriseUserID(EUID)andpassword(my.UNT.edupassword)
Note:IfyoucannotrememberyourEUIDorpassword,visitams.unt.eduforhelp
3. Select“Physics1052Laboratory”
4. Choosethe"LabScheduler"link.
5. Foreachofthe8labs,sign‐upforONEsession(day/time)toattend.
Note:Onceyouhavesigned‐upforaspecificlabsession,yourselectionCANNOTbechanged.
MISSEDLABSand“StandbyStatus”
Ifyoumissoneofyourscheduledlabsessions,youmaytrytoattendthelabon“StandbyStatus”by
showingupearlytoanyadditionalsessionsofthelab.Thecompleteastronomylabsession
scheduleislistedintheBlackboard“CourseCalendar”.Standbyattendanceisonafirst‐come,
first‐servedbasis,anddoesnotguaranteeaseatwillbeavailable.Showupearly,anddonot
waituntilthelastsessionforthelab.Onceallsessionsofaparticularlabtopichavebeen
presented,thelabcannotbemadeupandyourpointsareforfeited.
REQUIREDTEXTANDMATERIALS
YouwillnotbeabletoearnfullcreditforalabunlessyouhaveALLmaterials.
 Student/PictureID–OnlystudentswithpictureIDsareadmittedtolab.
 Astronomy1052LaboratoryExperimentsBook
Purchasethisbookfromoneoftheareabookstores.Iftherearenobooksavailable,
orderone.Youareresponsibleforhavingacopybyyourfirstlabsession.No
photocopiesorhandwrittenwrite‐upswillbeaccepted.
Ifthebookstorecannotguaranteedeliveryintimeforyourlab,youmustbringa
copyofyourpurchasereceipttotheAstronomyOffice(ENV220),andyouwill
receiveaformthatwillallowyouintoyourscheduledlab.
 *ComputerLaboratoryWrite‐ups
Download&printfromtheComputerLabfolderonBlackboardbeforecomingtolab.
Handwrittencopiesarenotaccepted.Thereisnogeneralaccesslabinthebuilding.
 *DemonstrationLaboratoryWrite‐ups
Download&printfromtheDemonstrationLabfolderonBlackboardbeforecoming
tolab.Handwrittencopiesarenotaccepted.Thereisnogeneralaccesslabinthe
building.
 Flashlightwithextrabatteries
 Scientificcalculator(nosolarpowered)
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LABWRITE‐UPSANDPRE‐LABS
Youmustreadeachlabwrite‐upandcompletethepre‐labquestionspriortoattendinglab.
ItisyourresponsibilitytoconsultboththelabmanualandBlackboardfoldersforcurrentpre‐lab
assignments.Write‐upsandpre‐labsforComputerandDemonstrationlabsareavailableon
Blackboard.
LABDURATION
Eachlablasts2hours.Pleasenotethatforobservatorylabs,transportationtimeisinadditionto
thedurationofthelab.Ittakesapproximately15‐20minutestogetfromcampustotheobservatory
andviceversa.
LABCHECK‐IN
Labsbeginpreciselyatthetimeslisted.CheckintolabwithrequiredmaterialsandapictureIDat
least5minutesbeforethedesignatedlab’sdesignatedstarttimeoryourseatcanbeforfeitedtoa
studentwhoispresenton“standby”.
NoonewillbeadmittedtoalabsessionwithoutapictureID.
Nolateadmittancetolabsessions.
OBSERVATORYLABMEETINGLOCATION
TransportationisONLYprovidedforobservatorylabsandleavesfromtheFoutsFieldEastbusstop
preciselyatthedesignatedlabstarttime.ChecktheBlackboardObservatoryFolderforamapof
theFoutsFieldparkinglot.YoumayparkatFoutsFieldafter5pmwithoutapermit.Arriveearly
sincetransportationisonafirst‐come,first‐servedbasis.Studentvehiclesarenotpermittedatthe
observatoryandthereisnonearbyparking.
YoumustrideintheUNTvanstobeadmittedtoObservatorylabs!
BADWEATHERCANCELLATIONS
Youarerequiredtoattendtheobservatorylabseveniftheskyisovercastorrainy.Labsare
canceledonlyiftheUniversityofficiallycloses;pleasechecktheUniversitywebsiteat
www.unt.eduorwiththecampusoperatorat(940)565‐2000forclosinginformation.
Onlystudentssigned‐upforsessionspriortotheUniversityclosingwillreceivecredit.
Nocreditwillbegiventopotentialstandbystudentsforcancelledlabsessions.
GRADES
Eachofthelabsisworthupto10points,exceptforPlanetsandtheZodiacandAncientandModern
Astronomy(eachworthupto20points).Pointsareassignedforacompletedpre‐lab,worksheet,
andquiz.Theoverallpointtotalwillbethesumofthescoresforeachlab,100beingthe
maximumpossiblenumberofpointsyoucanearn.
Attheendofthesemesteryourfinallabpointtotalwillbeissuedtoyourprofessor,andthis
willbeincludedasaportionofyourfinalcoursegrade.
Lab Name Max. Score Your Score Planets and the Zodiac
Ancient and Modern Astronomy
Astronomical Scale of the Universe
Principles of Optics Terrestrial Planets Observations of the Moon and Planets
Radio Astronomy: A New Way to See
Gas Giants and Ice Dwarfs
Final Lab Point Total ‐3‐
20
20
10
10
10
10
10
10
100
Individuallabgradesarepostedwithin2daysofthelabsessiononBlackboard.Acompletionstickerwill
beissuedonsiteaftereachlabandinitialedbytheTA.Ifagradedoesnotpost,pleasesendtheinformation
[email protected].
Duringthesemester,pleasedouble‐checkBlackboardgradeswithyourstickersandnotifythelab
coordinatorassoonaspossibleifyouhavenotreceivedcreditforalabwithintwodaysofthelab’s
completion.Gradedisputesmustbereportednolaterthanthreebusinessdaysafterthegradepoststo
Blackboard.Afterthistime,thegradewillstand.Allmissinggradesmustbereportedby5PM,
December5th,2014.Afterthistime,yourgradewillreflectthepointsshownonBlackboardevenifsome
labshavenotposted.
ADDITIONALGRADEINFORMATION
1. NOMAKEUPLABSareoffered!Onceallsessionsofaparticularlabtopichavebeen
conducted,thatlabtopicwillnolongerbeavailable.Eachlabcanonlybetakenonce.
2. ThereareNOEXTRA‐CREDITassignments.
3. NOWORKisacceptedlateoroutsideoflaboratorysessions.
ACADEMICDISHONESTYANDMISCONDUCT
Academicdishonestymayresultinagradeofzeroforthelabinquestion,expulsionforthatlab,and
areporttothedeanofstudents.
Itisunlawfulforanypersontointerferewithclassesorotheruniversityactivitiesbyanyformof
disruption,includingexcessivenoise.Theuseofcellphonesorpagersisprohibited.Violatorswill
beaskedtoleaveandagradeofzerowillbeassignedforthelab.
HEALTHANDSAFETYWARNING:
MOSQUITOPROTECTION
Protectyourselffrommosquito‐borneillnessbyapplyingmosquitorepellantbeforeyouattendthe
RafesUrbanAstronomyCenter.Thebuseswillhavesprayrepellantforyouruseifyoudonothave
any.
TheUniversityofNorthTexasDepartmentofPhysicswillmakereasonableadjustmentsto
ensureequalopportunityforqualifiedpersonswithdisabilitiestoparticipateinallphysics
programsandactivities.Pleasee‐[email protected]
accommodations.
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