ASTR 111 The Solar System and Its Origin
Fall 2025

Final exam

Wednesday, December 17 from 4-7pm | Dewey 2110E
Review session: Tuesday, December 16 at 7:30pm in B&L 203H

Our final exam will be on Wednesday, December 17 from 4-7pm in our normal classroom (Dewey 2110E). You are permitted one (1) 8.5"x11" page of handwritten notes, equations, constants, etc., along with a calculator (graphing is fine). A practice final exam and solutions have been posted to the Lectures page.

James will be hosting a review session for the final on Tuesday evening at 7:30pm in B&L 203H. He will answer as many of your questions as possible, as well as go over the practice final exam.

Midterm #2

Tuesday, November 18 in class
Review session: Monday, November 17 at 7:30pm in B&L 203H

Our second midterm will be on Tuesday, November 18. You are permitted one (1) 8.5"x11" page of handwritten notes, equations, constants, etc., along with a calculator (graphing is fine). A practice midterm exam and solutions have been posted to the Lectures page.

Ethan will be hosting a review session for the midterm on Monday evening at 7:30pm in B&L 203H. He will answer as many of your questions as possible, as well as go over the practice midterm.

Midterm #1

Thursday, October 9 in class
Review session: Wednesday, October 8 at 7:30pm in B&L 203H

Our first midterm will be on Thursday, October 9. You are permitted one (1) 8.5"x11" page of handwritten notes, equations, constants, etc., along with a calculator (graphing is fine). A practice midterm exam and solutions have been posted to the Lectures page.

Julia will be hosting a review session for the midterm on Wednesday evening at 7:30pm in B&L 203H. She will answer as many of your questions as possible, as well as go over the practice midterm.

Welcome to Astronomy 111!

Welcome to the home page of Astronomy 111! This is your resource for information about the course, including homework assignments, the observing project, exams, and solutions.

Course meetings

Lectures will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:05am-12:20pm in Dewey 2110E.

Workshops meet on Thursdays and Fridays from 2-4:40pm and on Thursdays from 6:15-8:55pm in B&L 203H.