Syllabus
...Reading Assignments
...Exam Schedule
...Make-up Quiz
 
Sample Exams
...mid-term sampler
...previous mid-term
...previous mid-term (.doc)
...final exam sampler
...last semesters final
 
• Lecture Notes

...HTML versions
...PowerPoint version
 
• Online Text

• Reading Resources

• Internet Resources

• Viewing the Sky

• Starry Night Tips

 

W elcome to the home page for Astronomy 103, Section 2, offered by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. This site supports an introductory college-level course in astronomy offered in a traditional lecture mode. The site contains a course syllabus for section 002, reading assignments, exam schedule, reading resources, internet resources, viewing the sky, and a link to the textbook Web Site. There is a link so that questions or comments may be submitted to the instructors.

Section 002 Errata
 
Day/Time:  Thursday, 4:30 PM to 7:10 PM 
Location:  Science & Technology II, Rm 7 
Examination Schedule: 
Weekly quizzes (at the beginning of class).
Final exam-- 03 May 2001.  Covers Chapters 1-18 

Space.com.  Contains lots of information and news updates on space science, exploration and industry.
The Universe Today. This site collects and posts space exploration news  from around the internet. 
Astronomy Picture of the Day. Each day a different picture and caption having to do with astronomy is displayed on this NASA site. There is also an archive of past pictures. 
NASA Space Science. The site and its contents are provided by NASA, and the site is considered to be the agency's main site for astronomy, planetary, and solar science missions and programs. 
Program of Dialogue Between Science and Religion. If you are interested in the interface between science and religion, you might want to visit this site sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Be sure and visit the pages on Cosmic Questions.