Some additional readings and other explanatory material will be made available on the Web. Much of this material is new this year. Your careful reading and constructive criticism of it is valuable to us. All of the other materials necessary for the course will be provided for you, including your Piece of Sky photograph, laboratory instruments, and supplies. Please bring your Field Guide to every laboratory meeting, as it will be used often.
Attendance is important .
The most important course activities will take place in the laboratories. During each regular meeting you will carry out an observation or experiment, as well as a focused discussion on questions of interpretation of scientific evidence. These activities have been planned so that they engage all of the key ideas of the course. Attending your weekly laboratory meeting is crucial . This is the time you will be most actively engaged in learning the course material, so it is probably the most valuable two hours you will spend on astronomy each week.