PSci 21 Elementary Astronomy

PSci 21 Elementary Astronomy - 2009 Fall

Instructor: Dr. Ringwald
E-mail: ringwald@csufresno.edu

Phone: (559) 278-8426

Also: (559) 278-2371

Office: McLane 11 in the new J-wing, near the Women's Room.
Office hours (between August 24 and December 9):
MW 2-3:15, TuTh 3:30-4:45.
If students need to see Dr. Ringwald outside office hours, please call or e-mail first.

You don't need an appointment to come in during office hours.
This is time set aside for students, when Dr. Ringwald will be in.
You can get homework help, free tutoring, or review sessions before exams, personalized just for you.

Please feel free to contact me, if you have any problems whatsoever in this course: or if you're doing well, and just want to talk about the wonders and mysteries of the Universe. It's in my interest, and I care, that you do well!

Click here for the
Course Syllabus
for the MWF 1-1:50 section.

Click here for the
Lab Schedule
for all sections.

Click here for the
Writing Guide
for Research Papers

Click here for
Links

News, updated 2009 November 2:

Read, by Monday, November 9:
- Chapter 3, 4, and 5 of Astronomy (6th ed.), by Dinah Moche',
- Pages 164-175 of the Class Notes.
Homework 5, on Why the Sky is Blue and Why Sunsets are Red (on page A17 of the Class Notes) is due in class as a paper copy during the first five minutes of class on Friday, November 13.
PSci 21 labs on Monday (November 9) and Tuesday (November 10):

Meet in the regular lab classrooms (McLane 258 and 264)
at the regular lab times (5:30 and 7:30 p.m.) and do:

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