{"id":24,"date":"2017-08-08T13:11:50","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T17:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/astronomy1105dl\/front-matter\/curriculum-guidelines-for-astr1105-at-douglas-college\/"},"modified":"2017-08-08T13:11:50","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T17:11:50","slug":"curriculum-guidelines-for-astr1105-at-douglas-college","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/astronomy1105dl\/front-matter\/curriculum-guidelines-for-astr1105-at-douglas-college\/","title":{"raw":"Curriculum Guidelines for ASTR1105 at Douglas College","rendered":"Curriculum Guidelines for ASTR1105 at Douglas College"},"content":{"raw":"\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\">This course description and others can be found at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.douglascollege.ca\/student-services\/post-douglas\/guidelines\/courses\">http:\/\/www.douglascollege.ca\/student-services\/post-douglas\/guidelines\/courses<\/a>.<\/div>\n<h6 class=\"course_desc_section\"><span class=\"bold\">DESCRIPTION&nbsp;<\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\">This course is designed primarily for students who do not intend to major in science. Topics covered are some astronomy history; celestial sphere; stars and constellations in the night sky; movement of Earth, Moon and Sun; properties of light; telescopes; solar system; life and death of stars; Milky Way and galaxies; cosmology. The laboratory component will involve outdoor observations and indoor exercises and computer simulations.<\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"subtitle\">COURSE DETAILS<\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\"><span class=\"bold\">Method Of Instruction:<\/span>Lecture, Lab, Partially Online<\/div>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\"><span class=\"bold\">Contact Hours:<\/span>4 hours lecture \/ 2 hours laboratory per week<\/div>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\"><span class=\"bold\">Semester Length:<\/span>15 weeks<\/div>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\"><span class=\"bold\">Prerequisites:&nbsp;<\/span>BC Foundations of Math 11 (C or higher) or BC Pre-Calculus 11&nbsp;(C or higher)<\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"subtitle\">COURSE CURRICULUM<\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\">\n<h5><span class=\"bold\">Learning Outcomes<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>identify major contributors and their contributions to the development of astronomy<\/li>\n<li>identify commonly used coordinate systems for viewing the sky<\/li>\n<li>identify major stars and constellations<\/li>\n<li>explain seasons, eclipses, precession, phases of the Moon, tides<\/li>\n<li>identify and explain features of light: wave nature, speed, spectrum, reflection, refraction, Doppler effect<\/li>\n<li>explain operation of and distinction between optical telescopes<\/li>\n<li>identify the various types of bodies in the solar system<\/li>\n<li>explain the evolution of the solar system<\/li>\n<li>identify features on the Moon<\/li>\n<li>compare features of the planets<\/li>\n<li>indicate the peculiarities of asteroids, meteoroids, comets<\/li>\n<li>identify the prominent features of the Sun<\/li>\n<li>explain stellar parallax<\/li>\n<li>distinguish between apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude of stars<\/li>\n<li>explain stars luminosity and the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram<\/li>\n<li>explain the current view of birth, life and death of stars<\/li>\n<li>identify types and structures of galaxies and clusters of galaxies<\/li>\n<li>define quasar, pulsar, black hole<\/li>\n<li>explain the current view of the Big Bang and the expansion of the Universe<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\">\n<h5><span class=\"bold\">Course Content<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>1. Classroom:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discovering the night sky<\/li>\n<li>Some astronomy history<\/li>\n<li>Properties of light<\/li>\n<li>Telescopes<\/li>\n<li>Earth-Moon-Sun system<\/li>\n<li>Overall solar system<\/li>\n<li>Nature of stars<\/li>\n<li>Galaxies<\/li>\n<li>Cosmology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Laboratory<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sky charts<\/li>\n<li>Night sky observations<\/li>\n<li>Image formation via mirrors and lenses<\/li>\n<li>Light spectra\/wavelength measurements<\/li>\n<li>Sunspots<\/li>\n<li>Photometry<\/li>\n<li>Planetarium\/observatory field trip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\">\n<p><strong><span class=\"bold\">Methods Of Instruction: <\/span><\/strong>This course will be presented using lectures, assigned readings and laboratory exercises, which will include outside observations.&nbsp; A variety of audio-visual materials, computer simulations, and internet searches will be used where appropriate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\">\n<p><span class=\"bold\">Text Books\\Materials<\/span>Textbooks and materials to be purchased by students include the free open source textbook Astronomy by Open Stax. There might be a custom edition.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas College, Astronomy 1105 Laboratory Experiments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\">\n<p><strong><span class=\"bold\">Means Of Assessment: <\/span><\/strong>The final grade for the course will be determined based on the following components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>final examination \u2013 minimum of 30% \/ maximum of 40%<\/li>\n<li>two tests administered during the semester \u2013 minimum of 15% \/ maximum of 25% each<\/li>\n<li>submitted laboratory reports \u2013 20%<\/li>\n<li>quizzes, assignments (possibly online), projects \u2013 maximum of 20%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n","rendered":"<div class=\"course_desc_section\">This course description and others can be found at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.douglascollege.ca\/student-services\/post-douglas\/guidelines\/courses\">http:\/\/www.douglascollege.ca\/student-services\/post-douglas\/guidelines\/courses<\/a>.<\/div>\n<h6 class=\"course_desc_section\"><span class=\"bold\">DESCRIPTION&nbsp;<\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\">This course is designed primarily for students who do not intend to major in science. Topics covered are some astronomy history; celestial sphere; stars and constellations in the night sky; movement of Earth, Moon and Sun; properties of light; telescopes; solar system; life and death of stars; Milky Way and galaxies; cosmology. The laboratory component will involve outdoor observations and indoor exercises and computer simulations.<\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"subtitle\">COURSE DETAILS<\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\"><span class=\"bold\">Method Of Instruction:<\/span>Lecture, Lab, Partially Online<\/div>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\"><span class=\"bold\">Contact Hours:<\/span>4 hours lecture \/ 2 hours laboratory per week<\/div>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\"><span class=\"bold\">Semester Length:<\/span>15 weeks<\/div>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\"><span class=\"bold\">Prerequisites:&nbsp;<\/span>BC Foundations of Math 11 (C or higher) or BC Pre-Calculus 11&nbsp;(C or higher)<\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"subtitle\">COURSE CURRICULUM<\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\">\n<h5><span class=\"bold\">Learning Outcomes<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>identify major contributors and their contributions to the development of astronomy<\/li>\n<li>identify commonly used coordinate systems for viewing the sky<\/li>\n<li>identify major stars and constellations<\/li>\n<li>explain seasons, eclipses, precession, phases of the Moon, tides<\/li>\n<li>identify and explain features of light: wave nature, speed, spectrum, reflection, refraction, Doppler effect<\/li>\n<li>explain operation of and distinction between optical telescopes<\/li>\n<li>identify the various types of bodies in the solar system<\/li>\n<li>explain the evolution of the solar system<\/li>\n<li>identify features on the Moon<\/li>\n<li>compare features of the planets<\/li>\n<li>indicate the peculiarities of asteroids, meteoroids, comets<\/li>\n<li>identify the prominent features of the Sun<\/li>\n<li>explain stellar parallax<\/li>\n<li>distinguish between apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude of stars<\/li>\n<li>explain stars luminosity and the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram<\/li>\n<li>explain the current view of birth, life and death of stars<\/li>\n<li>identify types and structures of galaxies and clusters of galaxies<\/li>\n<li>define quasar, pulsar, black hole<\/li>\n<li>explain the current view of the Big Bang and the expansion of the Universe<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\">\n<h5><span class=\"bold\">Course Content<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>1. Classroom:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discovering the night sky<\/li>\n<li>Some astronomy history<\/li>\n<li>Properties of light<\/li>\n<li>Telescopes<\/li>\n<li>Earth-Moon-Sun system<\/li>\n<li>Overall solar system<\/li>\n<li>Nature of stars<\/li>\n<li>Galaxies<\/li>\n<li>Cosmology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Laboratory<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sky charts<\/li>\n<li>Night sky observations<\/li>\n<li>Image formation via mirrors and lenses<\/li>\n<li>Light spectra\/wavelength measurements<\/li>\n<li>Sunspots<\/li>\n<li>Photometry<\/li>\n<li>Planetarium\/observatory field trip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\">\n<p><strong><span class=\"bold\">Methods Of Instruction: <\/span><\/strong>This course will be presented using lectures, assigned readings and laboratory exercises, which will include outside observations.&nbsp; A variety of audio-visual materials, computer simulations, and internet searches will be used where appropriate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"course_desc_section\">\n<p><span class=\"bold\">Text Books\\Materials<\/span>Textbooks and materials to be purchased by students include the free open source textbook Astronomy by Open Stax. 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