Date: Sept 9, 1997
Topic: 1st Class - Introductions, Procedures, Resources
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LOCATION of LECTURE OUTLINE:
http://socrates.acadiau.ca/courses/phys/1513/sept09.htm
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NOTICES:
	Dr. Larry Bogan
	Rm 233 Huggins Science Hall
	585-1318
	larry.bogan@acadiau.ca

EQUIPMENT AND VISUAL AIDES:
	Textbook
	CD-ROM
	Observer's Handbook 1998 (special price at bookstore - see Doug Pettigrew)
		$5-10
	Atlas (Computer - ECU - demonstrate on screen)
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LECTURE  
I. Outline of What Astronomy Will be Learned this Term
	a) The visible night sky
		Consetllation and Bright Stars
		Motion of the Sky related to the movement of the Earth
		Time (Celestial, Solar, Standard)
		History of Observation
			Greek, Middle Ages, Post Copernican, Modern
		Observation Techniques
	b) Physics of Astronomy
		Properties of Light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation
		Atomic Physics and Spectroscopy
		Optics and Telescopes
		Newtonian Mechanics 
	c) Planetology
		Planetary Geology
		Atmospheric Physics
		Radiation Balance
	d) Motion of the Planets, Satellites, Comets, and Asteroids
		Kepler's Laws
			Elliptical, Parabolic, and Hyperbolic Orbits
		Space Probes and orbits
	e) Solar System and Planetary Exploration
	f) Description of the Planets
		Terrestial Planets
			Earth
			Mercury and the Moon
			Venus
			Mars
		Jovian (Gaseous) Planets
			Jupiter
			Saturn
			Uranus and Neptune
		Other Objects in the Solar System
			Pluto	
			Comets
			Asteroids
			Meteors

II. Textbooks and Resources
	Textbook:
		Astronomy Today , 3nd Ed (Multimedia version)
		by Chaisson and MacMillan
		Prentice-Hall, 1996
			Self-test, Goals, Reviews, Glossary, Illustrations
			Webpages by publisher
				http://www.prenhall.com/chaisson		
			CDROM - Text, Images, Animations, 

	Supplementary Book (Strongly Recommended)
		Observer's Handbook, 1998
		Editor: Roy Bishop
		Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
			Detatiled data on the Solar System
			Almanac of events

	Software:
		Earth Centred Universe Ver. 2.0
		Windows Sky Program
		Nova Astronomics
		On AXE at X:\public\apps\ecu\ecu.exe
	(Demonstrate its useage and give the first assignment - on ACME)
	(Shoe occultation of 4th magnitude star in Cetus tonight)

III. Homework, Tests, and Observation Sessions
	
	Homework - Weekly			30%
	Mid-term Test (In Class - One hour)	15%
	Observation Report			 5%
	Final Exam				50%

	ACME Courseware
		http://acme.acadiau.ca 
		(first time: user name and password = logon name on AXE)
		(change password immediately)
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