The Hubble Space telescope is revolutionizing astronomy with new images and spectra. Other giant telescopes such as the Keck telescope, and infrared telescopes, and new spacecraft such as Galileo and Mars Pathfinder contribute to our wealth of images and recent discoveries. We will introduce you to many of these discoveries throughout this course. This Newsgroup will be an important source of information during the semester. Your lab T.A.s will also be communicating with you through this method, and you with your lab group.
Students have different ways in which they learn best.
The class notes, the text book, and the Web Site are three different sources through which to learn and absorb the material. The wise student will make use of all three. The astronomy faculty, teaching assistants, and other staff of the department are all here to help you with any questions or concerns so that your learning experience is a positive one.