Course Information

Astro 010 - Section 2249

Mondays 4:15 - 7:05 PM


Classes start on 8/18 and end on 12/21. Click on Dates and Rules above to see a more complete listing of holidays and enrollment deadlines.


Class location


Room SC2 220 at LMC’s Pittsburg Campus.  This is on the second floor of the new science building.  Some meetings will be in the planetarium as needed.

About the Course

Covers objects and motions visible in the night sky and surveys the nature and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe. Includes discussion of the process and ethics of science.


 

Astronomy 010

Downloads etc.


Class management plan

LMC Astronomy Syllabus.pdf

Planbook

(includes updated lecture agendas, Homework and assignments)

Final Exam Review Guide

finalguide2008.pdf


Practice Final Fall 2008


External Links


Los Medanos College

ESPACE Academy

DVHS Home Page

AstronomyTeacher.com

Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society

LMC Planetarium


About the picture


Shown above is a model of one of the telescopes in the Allen Telescope Array, developed to look for signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.  These telescopes are manufactured in Antioch.