ASTR 111 The Solar System and Its Origin
Fall 2025

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.