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Lecture: TTh 9:30-10:45   S245

Teaching Scientist: Ed Wehling        ‘Ed’ or ‘Professor Wehling’

Office: S208

Office phone: 763-433-1174

Email: ed.wehling@anokaramsey.edu

Office hours:  M:10:00-10:50    T: 1:00-1:50   
W:10:00-10:50,  1:00-1:50       F:10:00-10:50

Textbook: The Cosmic Perspective, 5th edition by Bennett. [The 4th edition has the same information; however, the page numbers won't match the information provided on the web site.]

Attendance:

• Attendance is not required for lectures.

Grading:

• The grades in the course are based on your performance on the exams.
  
  Exam average              Course grade
            >76%                         A
         63-76%                         B
         50-63%                         C
            <50%                          F

      Exams

• The lowest score among the first 5 exams will not be included in your exam average. Everyone counts the 6th exam.
• Each exam is worth 20% of your grade.
• There are no makeup exams.

       Exam Dates:

• Quiz Tuesday, September 2 (to be added to Exam 1 score)
• Exam 1 Tuesday, September 9
• Exam 2 Thursday, September 25 
• Exam 3 Tuesday, October 14     
• Exam 4 Tuesday, November 4      
• Exam 5 Tuesday, November 25    
• Exam 6 [final exam] Wednesday, December 17
  8:30-9:30 AM   S245  (same room)
  The final is not cumulative.

       Exam content

• Exams focus on material presented in lecture.
• You are responsible for understanding identified images that are presented in lecture. These images are available on eReserve.

Teaching Philosophy

• Students are adults
  --No games, no busy work
  --Students are responsible for their success
  --Students are expected to behave and not disrupt class
• Primary goals of the course
  --Learn skills you will need the rest of your life such as learning how to:
       --learn,
       --listen
       --take notes
       --organize your thoughts,
       --figure out what you know and don't know
       --seek help,
       --communicate effectively
       --be successful
  --Science goals
       --understand, interpret, and describe to others
          physical processes of astronomy
       --get an idea of how scientists do their work
       --get an idea of the perspective of scientists
       --interpret and analyze charts, graphs, maps, tables

Alternative testing

• If you have alternative testing needs, you must discuss this with me by Wednesday, September 3. If you do not, you may not receive credit for the first exam.

Pass/Fail

• If you want to take the course pass/fail, you must notify me by Wednesday, September 3.

Academic Honesty

• All students are expected to adhere to standards of academic honesty as specified in the Student Conduct Code. Violations of the Student Conduct Code may result in penalties as severe as expulsion from the college.

Respect and behavior in the course

Among all of us
·        Be courteous
·        No socializing!!  No socializing!!  No socializing!!
·        Restrain comments, noises when others speak
·        Arrive on time
·        If you are late:
      --Enter in back
      --Be quiet
·        No recording of class without permission
·        Don't copy notes during class
·        Be prepared to be a student
·        Don’t pack up early

From me to you
·        Start class on time
·        End class on time
·        Clear expectations
      --Grading policies
      --Exam dates
      --Topic Outlines
      --Behavior