Astronomy picture of the day [Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Atmospheric Imaging 
Assembly (AIA) image at 30.4 nm]

PSci 21 Elementary Astronomy - 2017 Spring

Course syllabus: please read carefully.

Instructor: Professor Ringwald
E-mail: ringwald[at]csufresno.edu and replace [at] with @

Phone: (559) 278-8426
Also: (559) 278-2371

Office: McLane Hall J-wing Room 11 (near the ground-floor Women's Room and east of McLane 161)
Office hours (between January 17 and May 12): MWF 1-2, TuTh 3:30-4:30 p.m.
If students need to see Professor 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 Professor Ringwald will be in.
You can get homework help, free tutoring, or review sessions before exams, personalized just for you.


Please contact Professor Ringwald if you have any problems in this course, or if you're doing well and just want to talk about the wonders of the Universe. It's in Professor Ringwald's interest, and he cares, that all students do well!

Click here for the Writing Guide for Research Papers


Go to the PSci 21 (Elementary Astronomy) home page,
for News, including whether we'll be observing at the Range.

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Last updated 2021 July 14. Web page by Professor Ringwald
Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno. Please read this disclaimer.