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 ====== AST 201: Introduction to Astronomy ======
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-===== Content =====
+===== Contents =====
+^ Chapter ^ # ^ Article ^
+| 1. Introduction | 1.1 | [[un:Almagest & Revolutions]] |
+|:::| 1.2 | [[un:aberration|Stellar aberration]] |
+|:::| 1.3 | [[un:parallax|Stellar parallax]] |
+| 2. Light | 2.1 | [[un:Light]] |
+|:::| 2.2 | [[un:Magnitude]] |
+|:::| 2.3 | [[un:Spectrum]] |
+|:::| 2.4 | [[un:Blackbody]] |
+| 3. Measurement | 3.1 | [[un:Uncertainty]] |
+|:::| 3.2 | [[un:Statistics]] |
+|:::| 3.3 | [[un:Probability distributions]] |
+|:::| 3.4 | [[un:Central limit theorem]] |
+| 4. Spacetime | 4.1 | [[un:Coordinate systems]] |
+|:::| 4.2 | [[un:Distance]] |
+|:::| 4.3 | [[un:Time]] |
+|:::| 4.4 | [[un:Motion]] |
+===== Old contents =====
 ^ # ^ Topic ^ Week ^
-| 1 | [[.:ast201:1|Overthrowing Ptolemy]] | 1 |
+| 1 | [[.:ast201:1|Overthrowing Ptolemy]] | 1, 2 |
-| 2 | [[.:ast201:2|Light and color]] | 2 |
+| 2 | [[.:ast201:2|Light and color]] | 2, 3 |
-| 3 | [[.:ast201:3|Uncertainty in observations]] | 3 |
+| 3 | [[.:ast201:3|Uncertainty in observations]] | 3, 4 |
-| 4 | [[.:ast201:4|Space, time and motion]] | 4 |
+| 4 | [[.:ast201:4|Space, time and motion]] | 4, 5 |
 | 5 | [[.:ast201:5|Universal database]] | 5 |
 | 6 | [[.:ast201:6|Optics for astronomy]] | 6 |
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 | 11 | [[.:ast201:11|Photometry: measuring light]] | 11 |
 | 12 | [[.:ast201:12|Spectrometry: measuring color]] | 12 |
+===== Assignments =====
+^ # ^ Assignment ^ Topic ^
+| 1 | [[https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1ehdf2W9T8BbizP3cWW3kRkAHWVS_OMfp?usp=sharing|Power profiles of stars]] | 2 |
+| 2 | [[https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1JOZ8Ev-nO1D0MpDhLp5G8fneniXijdnf?usp=sharing|Gaia HR diagram]] | 2 |
+| 3 | [[https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1MdVr_DAp1ipE8jBvhH63c83IwSj6kqJF?usp=sharing|Central limit theorem]] | 3 |
 ===== Assessment =====
 ^ Assessment method ^ Assessment tools ^ Marks ^ Subtotal ^ Total ^
-^ Formative assessment | Attendance | 10% | 40% | 100% |
+^ Continuous assessment | Attendance | 10% | 45% | 100% |
-^ ::: | Assignments (2x15) | 30% | ::: | ::: |
+^ ::: | Punctuality | 10% | ::: | ::: |
-^ Summative assessment | Project report | 20% | 60% | ::: |
+^ ::: | Python assignments | 15% | ::: | ::: |
-^ ::: | Project presentation | 20% | ::: | ::: |
+^ ::: | Colloquium participation | 10% | ::: | ::: |
-^ ::: | Viva | 20% | ::: | ::: |
+^ Summative assessment | Midterm viva | 20% | 55% | ::: |
+^ ::: | Final viva | 20% | ::: | ::: |
+^ ::: | Keystone project | 15% | ::: | ::: |
 ===== Textbooks =====