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 ====== PHY 100: Physics for the Next Generation ======
-A tour of the universe through the mirrors of modern astronomy.
-Instructor: Khan Asad, PhD, astronomer and assistant professor, founder of Astronomy Research Group, IUB (ARGI). [email protected]. https://argiub.space/people/asad
+The new website for the course: https://coalab.space/ast100
+Old material are kept below.
+===== Course Content =====
-===== Content =====
 ^ # ^ Topics ^ Week ^
-| 1 | [[.:phy100:1|A tour in time and space]] | 1 |
+| 1 | [[.:phy100:1|A Tour in Space and Time]] | 1, 2 |
-| 2 | [[.:phy100:2|Sky as a cultural heritage]] | 2 |
+| 2 | [[.:phy100:2|Sky as Cultural Heritage]] | 3 |
-| 3 | [[.:phy100:3|Light and telescopes]] | 3 |
+| 3 | [[.:phy100:3|Light and Telescopes]] | 4 |
-| 4 | [[.:phy100:4|Cosmos and its history]] | 4 |
+| 4 | [[.:phy100:4|Imaging with Unistellar eQuinox]] | 5 |
-| 5 | [[.:phy100:5|Sun and the solar system]] | 5 |
+| 5 | [[.:phy100:5|Sun and the Solar System]] | 6 |
-| 6 | [[.:phy100:6|Planets and life]] | 7 |
+| 6 | [[.:phy100:6|Planets and Life]] | 8 |
-| 7 | [[.:phy100:7|Stars from birth to death]] | 8 |
+| 7 | [[.:phy100:7|Stars from Birth to Death]] | 9 |
-| 8 | [[.:phy100:8|Nebulae and the Milky Way]] | 9 |
+| 8 | [[.:phy100:8|Nebulae and the Milky Way]] | 10 |
-| 9 | [[.:phy100:9|Galaxies and black holes]] | 10 |
+| 9 | [[.:phy100:9|Galaxies and Black Holes]] | 11 |
-| 10 | [[.:phy100:10|Universe from big bang]] | 11 |
+| 10 | [[.:phy100:10|Universe from the Big Bang]] | 12 |
 ===== Assessment =====
 ^ Assessment method ^ Assessment tools ^ Marks ^ Subtotal ^ Total ^
-^ Formative assessment | Attendance | 10% | 40% | 100% |
+^ Formative assessment | Class attendance | 10% | 50% | 100% |
-^ ::: | MCQ Quizzes | 30% | ::: | ::: |
+^ ::: | Class punctuality | 10% | ::: | ::: |
-^ Summative assessment | Midterm presentation | 20% | 60% | ::: |
+^ ::: | Quizzes | 30% | ::: | ::: |
-^ ::: | Final report | 20% | ::: | ::: |
+^ Summative assessment | Midterm presentation | 20% | 50% | ::: |
-^ ::: | Final presentation | 20% | ::: | ::: |
+^ ::: | Final presentation | 30% | ::: | ::: |
-===== 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]].
 ===== Textbooks =====
-  - Pasachoff & Filippenko, //[[https://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Astronomy-New-Millennium/dp/1108431380|The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium]]//, 5th edition, Cambridge University Press, 2019.
+  - Arny & Schneider, //Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy//, McGraw Hill Education.
-  - Chaisson & McMillan, //Astronomy Today//, 9th edition, Pearson, 2018.
+  - Pasachoff & Filippenko, //[[https://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Astronomy-New-Millennium/dp/1108431380|The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium]]//, Cambridge University Press.
-  - Arny & Schneider, //Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy//, 8th edition, McGraw Hill Education, 2017.
+  - 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]].