ASTRONOMY 102 COURSE 

REQUIREMENTS

Please read each of the sections below:  

   JAN  19 2008                                          

YOUR INSTRUCTOR IS Prof. Irv Robbins office: 1N-233 ---OFFICE::- 982-2818 - 

 E-mail: PROFIROBBINS@AOL.COM

I: ON SENDING  EMAIL

 if you miss the signature sheet in class TO ME -BY LINK ABOVE OR YOUR EMAIL SERVICE

  INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN THE E-MAIL

1. LAST NAME and Class  Ast 102

2. STUDENT ID (4 DIGIT ONLY!!!)

3. Your E-Mail Address  if you are not using yours to send this E-MAIL!

4. STATEMENT: I have OR WILL read  the information on GRADING POLICY  for Astronomy 102 FOUND ON THE WEBSITE TO  understand what is expected of me for obtaining a grade. If I am not sure of a detail I will ask the Professor. 

WHO ARE YOU?  WHEN EMAILING  ME OR ANYONE ELSE NOT FAMILIAR WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS THEN  PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF! NOT BY ID OR SEAT BUT BY YOUR FULL NAME ...PLEASE!!!

IF I GET AN E-MAIL   FROM  'X0XSEXYREDEARSOX'  or SEXYKNEECAPS... I CANNOT EASILY LOOK UP WHO YOU ARE  SO USE YOUR FULL NAME ON ANY CORRESPONDENCE WITH ME..   THANKS?

II: Purchase from Bookstore material below immediately AND NOTE the following items.

 1).  Laboratory Texts:  Astronomy 102 Solar System Laboratory Manual  5TH Ed. - compiled by  Robbins  CSI publisher

 2). Course Text and access kit:  The THE COSMIC PERSPECTIVE Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology BY BENNETT, ET AL. Fifth (5)  edition  WITH THE  

STUDENT ACCESS KIT FOR "MASTERING ASTRONOMY" (THE COSMIC PERSPECTIVE) 

BE SURE TO REQUEST THE 5TH EDITION WHEN YOU FINALLY SIGN ON.

YOUR STUDENT ID IS THE FOUR DIGITS USED AT CSI   YOU WILL REGISTER THIS ID WHEN YOU SIGN ON TO MY COURSE.

 THE COURSE ID IS    AST102S08 (be careful not to enroll in AST100)

3: Purchase a 3 ring binder to hold the laboratory text to keep yourself organized.

4: Additional Material : Packet of SCAN-TRON forms: 882-ES OR EQUIVALENT

III: General Requirements

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE E-MAIL GO TO THE LIBRARY 1L-204 AND GET A CSI ACCOUNT. ALL STUDENTS HAVE A CSI EMAIL..WHICH YOU CAN SET TO SEND ALL MESSAGES FROM THE SCHOOL TO IT TO YOUR MAIN EMAIL ADDRESS.

 FOR INTERNET ACCESS ON THE CSI NETWORK YOUR  ID IS FIRST.LAST NAME AS USER WITH YOUR DATE OF BIRTH AS A SIX FIGURE NUMBER. YOU NEED THIS INFORMATION FOR LABORATORY WORK IN ASTRONOMY AND DOING ONLINE WORK WHILE  AT SCHOOL!

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPUTER AT HOME (THIS IS NOT AN EXCUSE FOR NOT DOING WORK!) THEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO OR HAVE TO USE OUR OPEN COMPUTER LABORATORIES (VERY FAST INTERNET CONNECTIONS)  IN THE LIBRARY OR CAMPUS  CENTER OR THE 3N BUILDING OR COMPUTERS IN MOST BUILDINGS OPEN TO STUDENTS.   

MY GRADING POLICY

YOU WILL HAVE TO DO THE FOLLOWING TO EARN A GRADE:

1. READING ASSIGNMENT IN YOUR TEXT: (FOUND ON THE ASSIGNMENT LINK FROM THE LAST WEBPAGE)

2. ONLINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT (FOUND ON THE MASTERING ASTRONOMY WEBSITE NOTED ABOVE) (HOMEWORK DETAILS ON FOUND ON THE PREVIOUS WEBPAGE UNDER "ASSIGNMENTS")

3. ONLINE EXAM FOR EACH CHAPTER (FOUND ON THE MASTERING ASTRONOMY WEBSITE NOTED ABOVE) (SEE DETAILS  BELOW)

4. TAKE A MIDTERM AND FINAL ( IN THE CLASSROOM) (SEE DETAILS LINK BELOW)

5. DO SOME OBSERVATIONS AT OUR OR OTHER OBSERVATORIES  (SEE DETAILS LINK BELOW)

6. HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO EXTRA CREDIT (SEE DETAILS LINK BELOW)

LOOK THIS LIST OVER CAREFULLY AND READ MATERIAL THAT FOLLOWS.

YOUR GRADE AVERAGE(GA)  = 50% MID TERM AND FINAL EXAM( in class) average +  + 20% on-line  GRADED CHAPTER ASSIGNMENT AVERAGE + 20% GRADED  ONLINE CHAPTER EXAM + 10% OBSERVING REQUIREMENT (SEE BELOW) +Extra Credit Points(MAX. of  10 PTS ON FINAL AVERAGE (YES THIS PROFESSOR IS CRAZY!) - excessive absence penalty points and/or - disruptive penalty points (disturbing your neighbors AND ME by too much talking, ETC! YOUR ARE NOT IN HIGH SCHOOL ANYMORE!)

NOTE: A SIGNIFICANT PART OF YOUR GRADE IS THE THE MID  TERM AND FINAL WHICH ARE BASED ON THE ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS AND ONLINE SHORT EXAMS AND THE TEXT AND THE CLASS LECTURES. THE MID TERM  EXAMINATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT LEAST 1 WEEK IN ADVANCE. THE FINAL EXAM IS DURING FINAL EXAM WEEK

MY GRADING SCHEME: GA=FINAL AVERAGE:  GA>=93=A; GA<92 &>=89 =A- ; GA <89 &>=85 =B+ ;GA <85 & >=82 =B ; GA <82>=79 =B-  ;   GA<79 >= 74 = C+  ;  GA < 74&>=68 = C;  GA <68&>= 55 =D;  GA< 55 = F;

         Link to: GRADING DETAILS ON THE MIDTERM/ FINAL(50%) AND THE GRADED ONLINE HOMEWORK AND ONLINE EXAM ASSIGNMENTS(40%)        

Link to: OBSERVING REQUIREMENT(10%): 

Link to: EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES TO 10 PTS ON FINAL AVERAGE: (Museum Reports, Term Paper, Extra Observing, intelligent TV)