Contrary to a circulating rumor, the forthcoming tests will NOT contain questions from previous years exams. Exam 1 that did include a number of such questions, was an exclusion simply as the first exam, and this will not be the case anymore. Those students who do not show up for class in a hope that memorizing just selected answers from copies floating around would help them are at a great risk. It would be their responsibility if they fail at the further exams. The honest studying of the whole course of ASTR 113 will only be rewarding.
Students can improve their final grade by making one oral presentation in the class.
The subject, taken from either current or previous ASTR 113 materials, has to be approved in advance and scheduled by the instructor, professor Ozernoy. Your talk will be rewarded by up to 10 extra credit points depending on the quality of your presentation. For the subject of your talk to be approved and scheduled, meet with your instructor during his office hours. Make your scheduling well in advance of the last day for presentations, which is April 17. This course is designed to give you an overview of the sky, stars, galaxies, the universe, and the scientific method.