Online reading assignment 4 (*.html)
     (Due 12:00 AM midnight before start of class)

"The earth's atmosphere is an imperfect window on the universe."
     --John N. Bahcall and Lyman Spitzer, Jr., "The Space Telescope," 
       Scientific American, vol. 247, no. 1, July 1982, pp. 40-51

Ch. 4 flashcard questions (*.pdf)

Quiz 2: 11:00-11:20 AM [00:25]
     **CLEAR OFF YOUR DESK AREA**
     **NO  PHONES/LAPTOPS/MEDIA PLAYERS ALLOWED**
     WRITE NAME AND/OR P.I.N. ALONG EDGE OF QUIZ
     CIRCLE/"X" ALL ANSWERS DIRECTLY ON QUIZ
     FINISHED EARLY?  TURN IN QUIZ, BE CONSIDERATE AND QUIET

Questions/comments (*.png) [00:05]

(Ch. 4-4: Astronomical Instruments and Techniques)

Chs. 4-3, 4-5: Earth, Airborne and Space Observatories [00:20]
     Atmosphere Problems (*.pdf) (*.mov)

In-class activity 9 (*.pdf) [00:20]
     Find and sit in your assigned groups
     Cooperate and collaborate within your group
     Share answers within and between groups
     Turn in group worksheet at front

Follow-up questions [00:10]

Questions/comments (*.png) [00:05]

Question to ponder: 
"How is the sun like miso soup?"

"There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun."
     --Pablo Picasso 

Ch. 5 flashcard questions (*.pdf)

Questions/comments (*.png) [00:05]

Pick up your Quiz 2; scores posted online
Discussion of selected questions at waiferx.blogspot.com

Chs. 5-4: Light, Matter, and Motion [00:10]
     Quantum Leaps (*.pdf) (*.mov)

In-class activity 10 (*.pdf) [00:15]
     Find and sit in your assigned groups
     Cooperate and collaborate within your group
     Share answers within and between groups
     Turn in group worksheet at front

Chs. 5-3, 5-5, 5-6: The Sun's Sfc./Atmos./Mag. Activity
     Outer Sun (*.pdf) (*.mov) [00:15]
     "Sunalogies" (*.pdf) (*.mov) [00:20]
               
Follow-up questions [00:05]

Questions/comments (*.png) [00:05]

Quiz 3 Announcements
     Tuesday, 2/21, 11:00-11:20 AM
     Closed-book, closed-notes
     Ten multiple-choice questions = 40 points
          Earth/seasons/sun cycles: one question
          Moon phases: one question
          Eclipses: one question
          Astronomers (no tides): two questions
          Telescope powers: four questions
          Atmosphere, telescope funding: one question
          (Of the above ten questions, five will be adapted from Quizzes 1-2,
           four are taken from Ch. 4 flashcard question packet)          
     No work needs to be shown; partial credit possible
     No scantrons; circle answers directly on quiz
     **USE YOUR OWN UNIQUE 4-DIGIT P.I.N.**
     **E/M RADIATION SPECTRUM PROVIDED ON QUIZ**

Question to ponder:
"Who was the hottest character from the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy?"

Online reading assignment 5 (*.html)
     (Due 12:00 AM midnight before start of next class)

Learning Resource Survey (*.html)
     (4.0 extra-credit points)
     (Due 12:00 AM midnight before start of next class)