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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 A Tour in Space and Time 1, 2
2 Sky as Cultural Heritage 3
3 Light and Telescopes 4
4 Imaging with Unistellar eQuinox 5
5 Sun and the Solar System 6
6 Planets and Life 8
7 Stars from Birth to Death 9
8 Nebulae and the Milky Way 10
9 Galaxies and Black Holes 11
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

  1. Arny & Schneider, Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy, McGraw Hill Education.
  2. Pasachoff & Filippenko, The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium, Cambridge University Press.
  3. Chaisson & McMillan, Astronomy Today, Pearson.

Course History

Grading statistics for each semester can be found here: Course History.

Appendices

Apps

  1. Unistellar: Google Play, App Store.
  2. Stellarium: Google Play, App Store.