COURSE TITLE: |
CELESTIAL CLOCKWORKS |
LOCATION: |
Abrams Planetarium |
TIME: |
Tuesday 6:40 pm - 7:30 pm |
CREDITS: |
1 |
INSTRUCTOR: |
David Batch Abrams Planetarium 355-4676 dbatch@msu.edu |
GRADING SCHEME: |
Mid-Term (take-home questions) 40% Final Exam (last class meeting) 60% |
CLASS DATE |
TENTATIVE TOPIC |
| Aug. 28 | Constellations, Star Maps, Horizon Coordinates |
| Sept. 4 | Ecliptic, Zodiac, Motions of Sun, Moon, Planets |
| Sept. 11 | Rotation and Revolution of Earth |
| Sept. 18 | Geographic Coordinates, Celestial Coordinates |
| Sept. 25 | Determination of Latitude |
| Oct. 2 | Solar Time, Sidereal Time |
| Oct. 9, 16 | Determination of Longitude |
| Oct. 23 | Precession of Earth's Rotation Axis |
| Oct. 30 | Calendars, Sidereal and Tropical Year |
| Nov. 6, 13 | Determination of Date and Epoch |
| Nov. 20, 27 | Review: Determination of Latitude, Longitude, Time, Date and Epoch |
| Dec. 4 | Final Exam |
Sept. 21, 22, and Oct. 26, 27, 9-11 pm
Updated Sept. 6, 2001