Astro 20 - Assignments

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Assignment descriptions are found on pages 9 and 10 of the syllabus. Some relevant handouts/assignments can be found on the handouts page. Most assignments are from your textbook. The workbook will mostly be for in-class activities.

Due dates depend on your section and are listed in the table below. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING UP TO DATE ON THE HOMEWORK. If the table below seems out of date, let me know ASAP, perhaps via email!

Extra credit directions & opportunities are listed in the syllabus, page 13-14.

Added 3/18 Test 1 was graded out of 45 questions. The test rewrite is due either Tuesday, March 23 or Wednesday, March 24 depending on which section you're in. The questions that are NOT eligible for the rewrite are:
BLUE: 11, 15, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 36, 39, 40, 42, 43
YELLOW: 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 36, 39, 40, 41, 43

Added 3/18 Assignments #8 and #9 on the syllabus have changed. The new version of assignment #8 are also the end-of-chapter questions from chapter 7 and the questions that are due are 5, 6, 20, 23, 27, 30. The new assignment #9 will be 4, 10, 17, 22.

Added 4/8 Test 2 was graded out of 62. Questions not eligible for the rewrite (all colors) are 5, 12, 17, 18, 24, 27, 29, 30, 32, 38, 42, 45, 48-70.

Added 5/4 Test 3 was graded out of 55. Questions not eligible for the rewrite (both colors, BUT THE TESTS ARE DIFFERENT) are 17, 18, 35, and 54. Not too many are ineligible this time. Do a good job explaining why the Moon looks the way it does in the rewrite questions. Explain it as though your non-astronomy-student-friend were trying to learn from your answer.

Added 5/10. Test 3's BLUE answer key had the wrong answer for question 39. If you took the blue test and put "B" for question #39, please let me know, preferably on the rewrite, so I can give you credit. If you're not doing the rewrite, show me your scantron so I can update your score. 

DUE DATES ARE LISTED IN THE TABLE BELOW.

Added 6/1 Test 4 was graded out of 58 questions. The ineligible questions are 14, 15, 19, 23, 25, 26, 30, 31, 49, 59, and 60. Blue and yellow tests were identical.

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Section	Assignment (see list above)	Due Date
Mon-Wed (1058)	#1 & #2	Mon, Feb 22
	#3 & #4	Wed, Feb 24
	#5	Mon, Mar 1
	#6	Wed, Mar 3
	Test preparation survey	Wed, Mar 8
	#7	Wed, Mar 10
	Test 1 (in class)	Mon, Mar 15
	Test 1 rewrite (optional)	Wed, Mar 24
	New assignment #8 (see above)	Wed, Mar 24
	Test prep survey for test 1	Wed, Mar 24
	New assignment #9 (see above)	Wed, Mar 31
	#10 and test rewrite #2 (optional)	Wed, Apr 21
	Ranking Task exercises 1-3	Mon, Apr 26
	#11	Wed, Apr 28
	Ranking Task exercises 3 and 4	Mon, May 3
	Test 3 rewrite	Wed, May 12
Tues-Thurs (1055)	#1 & #2	Thurs, Feb 18
	#3 & #4	Tues, Feb 23
	#5	Thurs, Feb 25
	#6, Test prep. survey	Tues, Mar 2
	#7 and Test 1 (in class)	Thurs, Mar 11
	New assignment #8 (see above)	Thurs, Mar 18
	Test 1 rewrite (optional)	Tues, Mar 23
	Test prep survey for test 1,	Tues, Mar 23
	New assignment #9 (see above)	Thurs, Mar 25
	#10	Tues, Apr 6
	Ranking Task exercises 1-3 and Test 2 rewrite (opt)	Tues, Apr 20
	#11	Thurs, Apr 22
	Ranking Task exercises 3 and 4	Tues, Apr 27
	Test 3 rewrite	Thurs, May 13
Tues night (1065)	#1 & #2 & #3 & #4	Feb 23
	#5 & #6	Mar 2
	#7, Test prep survey, Test 1	Mar 9
	New assignment #8 (see above)	Mar 23
	Test 1 rewrite (optional)	Mar 23
	Test prep survey for test 1, and new assignment #9 (see above)	Mar 30
	#10	Apr 6
	Ranking Task exercises 1-3 and Test 2 rewrite (opt)	Apr 20
	Ranking Task exercises 3 and 4, #11	Apr 27
	Test 3 rewrite	May 11
Wed night (1064)	#1 & #2 & #3 & #4	Feb 24
	#5 & #6	Mar 3
	#7, Test prep survey, Test 1	Mar 10
	New assignment #8 (see above)	Mar 24
	Test 1 rewrite (optional)	Mar 24
	Test prep survey for test 1, and new assignment #9 (see above)	Mar 31
	#10	Apr 7
	Ranking Task exercises 1-3 and Test 2 rewrite (opt)	Apr 21
	Ranking Task exercises 3 and 4, #11	Apr 28
	Test 3 rewrite	May 12

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