====== PHY 100: Physics for the Next Generation ======

The new website for the course: https://coalab.space/ast100

Old material are kept below.

===== Course Content =====

^ # ^ Topics ^ Week ^
| 1 | [[.:phy100:1|A Tour in Space and Time]] | 1, 2 |
| 2 | [[.:phy100:2|Sky as Cultural Heritage]] | 3 |
| 3 | [[.:phy100:3|Light and Telescopes]] | 4 |
| 4 | [[.:phy100:4|Imaging with Unistellar eQuinox]] | 5 |
| 5 | [[.:phy100:5|Sun and the Solar System]] | 6 |
| 6 | [[.:phy100:6|Planets and Life]] | 8 |
| 7 | [[.:phy100:7|Stars from Birth to Death]] | 9 |
| 8 | [[.:phy100:8|Nebulae and the Milky Way]] | 10 |
| 9 | [[.:phy100:9|Galaxies and Black Holes]] | 11 |
| 10 | [[.:phy100:10|Universe from the Big Bang]] | 12 |

===== Assessment =====
^ Assessment method ^ Assessment tools ^ Marks ^ Subtotal ^ Total ^
^ Formative assessment | Class attendance | 10% | 50% | 100% |
^ ::: | Class punctuality | 10% | ::: | ::: |
^ ::: | Quizzes | 30% | ::: | ::: |
^ Summative assessment | Midterm presentation | 20% | 50% | ::: |
^ ::: | Final presentation | 30% | ::: | ::: |

===== Textbooks =====
  - Arny & Schneider, //Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy//, McGraw Hill Education.
  - Pasachoff & Filippenko, //[[https://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Astronomy-New-Millennium/dp/1108431380|The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium]]//, Cambridge University Press.
  - Chaisson & McMillan, //Astronomy Today//, Pearson.

===== Course History =====
Grading statistics for each semester can be found here: [[.:phy100:history|Course History]].

===== Appendices =====
  * [[.:phy100:infographics|Infographic ideas]]
  * [[.:phy100:timeline|Timeline of the history of the universe]]
  * [[.:phy100:glossary|Glossary]]

==== Apps ====
  - Unistellar: [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.unistellar.evscope.android&hl=en&gl=US|Google Play]], [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unistellar/id1435141427|App Store]].
  - Stellarium: [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noctuasoftware.stellarium_free&hl=en&gl=US|Google Play]], [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stellarium-mobile-star-map/id1458716890|App Store]].