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ASTRONOMY 100: Principles of Astronomy
Spring - 2021
Division of Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Imperial Valley College
Synchronous Course Instructions
Now On-line
Asynchronous Course Instructions
Now On-line

Astronomy Picture of the Day
New Horizons Image of Pluto
Two New Moons for Pluto?
Background Picture Source
APOD on December 2, 2001

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Russell J. Lavery (Index Page : Personal Page)
How to Contact Him:
OFFICE: Room 2777 (2700 or "New" Building)

Office Hours: Monday:       10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Tuesday:       11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Thursday:     11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
By Zoom
Also by appointment.

PHONE #: 355-6202
E-Mail: Russell.Lavery@imperial.edu

COURSE MEETING TIMES:

Course Number    Meeting Days Meeting Times    Room / Building

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        20020         Weekly      N/A    On-Line-Async

        20021        Tu-Th     9:40 -- 11:05    On-Line-Zoom

        20022        Weekly      N/A    On-Line-Async

        20023         Weekly      N/A    On-Line-Async

TEXT BOOK: Pathways to Astronomy, by S. Schneider & T. Arny (Any Edition)

OpenStax: Astronomy

COURSE SYLLABI and READING LIST: Intro Pages ---- Tu-Th Zoom Class ---- Asynchronous Classes

PDF versions at the IVC Syllabi Web Site

THE LUNAR PHASES
The Lunar Republic
The Official Website of the Moon

* Astronomy Links *

Lavery's Links.
Lavery's Astro 120 Page .
Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Daily Images of the Sun
Fantastic Image of the Sun!
HOT LAVA ON IO
EUROPA'S CRACKED ICY SURFACE
EUROPA IMPACT CRATER

Astronomy Links From Students

"The Coolest Place in Space"
Nebulae Images from Hubble Space Telescope
Stars and Stellar Evolution Page

THE LECTURE NOTES
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Earth & Sky Coordinates.
Apparent Motion of the Sun & Seasons.
Lunar Phases & Motions.
Solar and Lunar Eclipses.
Early Astronomy.
The Astronomical Revolution.
Solar System Basics.
Earth as a Planet.
Our Moon in Detail.
The Terrestrial Planets.
The Gas Giants and Their Ring Systems. Not part of the class material.
Outer Satellites and Other Icy Bodies.

Light and Radiation.
The Nearest Star: The Sun.
Basic Properties of Stars.
The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram.
The Process of Star Formation.
Death of Low-Mass Stars.
Death of High-Mass Stars.

Star Cluster Notes .
Star Cluster Pictures
The Milky Way Galaxy.
Rotation Curves and Dark Matter.
Hubble's Law and Large Scale Structure.
Cosmology.
Cosmogony.

FIRST MID-TERM EXAM
A FEW Sample Test Questions
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SECOND MID-TERM EXAM
A FEW Sample Test Questions
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THIRD MID-TERM EXAM
A FEW Sample Test Questions
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FINAL EXAMS
Monday-Wednesday Class -- Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Tuesday-Thursday Classes -- Thursday, June 11, 2020

Various Pages on Constellations
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Constellation Photos
Mythology of the Constellations
The Mythology Collection
All About the Constellations

APOD Written Exercise

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HOMEWORK EXERCISE #1
"Lunar Phase Diagram"

Homework Solutions #1
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Homework Exercise #2
HTML format -- Postscript format
Homework Solutions #2
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Homework Exercise #3
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Homework Solutions #3
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Homework Exercise #4
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