The goals of ISP 205L are to reinforce concepts introduced in ISP 205 lecture with concrete examples, to illustrate what astronomers do and how one makes deductions from observations, and to enhance reasoning and problem solving skills. The laboratory meets once a week for 2 hour 50 minutes. The dates for the labs are shown below. Read the lab manual and assignments in the lab textbook and answer the homework questions on the lab manual answer page.
Laboratories are very different from lecture classes.
The lab time is surprisingly short, so to make the best use of the time you must prepare for the lab beforehand. Read the lab once to get a general understanding of what you will be expected to accomplish, then read it again in order to obtain a more detailed understanding. There will be a short QUIZ at the beginning of each lab based on the lab manual for the current lab and on the what you learned in the previous lab. To succeed in ISP 205L, talk to your lab partners and the lab instructor. Your lab instructor will help by clarifying any confusing instructions and explaining any confusing concepts.