ASTR 111 The Solar System and Its Origin
Fall 2021

Final exam

Thursday, December 16 from 4-7pm | Gavett 312
Review session: Wednesday, December 15 at 7:30pm in B&L 375

Our final exam will be on Thursday, December 16 from 4-7pm in our normal classroom (Gavett 312). 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.

Josh & Minh will be hosting a review session for the final on Wednesday evening at 7:30pm in B&L 375. They will answer as many of your questions as possible, as well as go over the practice final exam.

Midterm #2

Tuesday, November 23 in class
Review session: Monday, November 22 at 7:30pm in B&L 375

Our second midterm will be on Tuesday, November 23. 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.

Kevin will be hosting a review session for the midterm on Monday evening at 7:30pm in B&L 375. He will answer as many of your questions as possible, as well as go over the practice midterm.

Workshop on 10/15

Friday, October 15 at 12:45pm | B&L 203H

The workshop on Friday, 10/15, will be held from 12:45-3pm instead of its usual time. We encourage you to attend the SPS Intro to Research event that is happening at 3pm!

Midterm #1

Thursday, October 7 in class
Review session: Wednesday, October 6 at 7:30pm in B&L 375

Our first midterm will be on Thursday, October 7. 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.

Juliana will be hosting a review session for the midterm on Wednesday evening at 7:30pm in B&L 375. They will answer as many of your questions as possible, as well as go over the practice midterm.

Welcome to Astro 111!

Welcome to the home page of Astro 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 Morey 501 Hylan 101 Gavett 312.

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