Undergraduate Program

Fall Term Schedule, Astronomy

Fall 2024

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
ASTR 111-01 The Solar System & Its Origin Dan Watson TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
A study of the structure and composition of the individual planets and smaller solar-system bodies; the orbital dynamics and overall structure of the Solar system and its contents; exoplanets; and the formation of planetary systems like ours. Designed for first-years who intend to major in science or engineering, the course involves the use of skills learned in mathematics and physics courses taken concurrently or in high school, such as single-variable calculus, Newton's laws of motion and gravity, and the ideal-gas law. The course includes a night-time observing project using the Mees Observatory 24-inch telescope and its large-format CCD cameras. Details and course materials can be found at https://www.pas.rochester.edu/~dmw/astr111/. The course also has a required, daytime, field trip to Mees Observatory on the first Friday of the semester, 30 August 2024: leaving 2PM, returning about 6PM. Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in one of MTH 161-165 or MTH 171-174 (not MTH 140-143) or have completed one of these sequences, to take ASTR 111. Location Bausch & Lomb Room 203H (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
ASTR 111-2 Solar System - Workshop Dan Watson F 2:00PM - 4:40PM
No description Location Bausch & Lomb Room 203H (F 2:00PM - 4:40PM)
ASTR 111-3 Solar System - Workshop Dan Watson R 2:00PM - 4:40PM
No description Location Bausch & Lomb Room 203H (R 2:00PM - 4:40PM)
ASTR 111-4 Solar System - Workshop Dan Watson R 6:15PM - 8:55PM
Location Bausch & Lomb Room 203H (R 6:15PM - 8:55PM)
ASTR 233-01 Astrodynamics Alice Quillen MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM
Survey of the dynamics of planetary systems and galaxies. Prerequisites: PHY 114 or PHY 123 or PHY 143 AND MTH 164 & 165. ASTR 111 AND ASTR 142 highly recommended. Location Bausch & Lomb Room 480 (MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM)
ASTR 391-01 Independent Study – 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Independent study project under the direction of a faculty member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
ASTR 393W-01 Senior Thesis Segev BenZvi 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Completion of an independent research project under the direction of a faculty member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. This course includes a writing component and can be used to satisfy part of the upper-level writing requirement. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
ASTR 395-01 Independent Research – 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Independent study project under the direction of a faculty member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
Monday and Wednesday
ASTR 233-01 Astrodynamics Alice Quillen
Survey of the dynamics of planetary systems and galaxies. Prerequisites: PHY 114 or PHY 123 or PHY 143 AND MTH 164 & 165. ASTR 111 AND ASTR 142 highly recommended.
Tuesday and Thursday
ASTR 111-01 The Solar System & Its Origin Dan Watson
A study of the structure and composition of the individual planets and smaller solar-system bodies; the orbital dynamics and overall structure of the Solar system and its contents; exoplanets; and the formation of planetary systems like ours. Designed for first-years who intend to major in science or engineering, the course involves the use of skills learned in mathematics and physics courses taken concurrently or in high school, such as single-variable calculus, Newton's laws of motion and gravity, and the ideal-gas law. The course includes a night-time observing project using the Mees Observatory 24-inch telescope and its large-format CCD cameras. Details and course materials can be found at https://www.pas.rochester.edu/~dmw/astr111/. The course also has a required, daytime, field trip to Mees Observatory on the first Friday of the semester, 30 August 2024: leaving 2PM, returning about 6PM. Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in one of MTH 161-165 or MTH 171-174 (not MTH 140-143) or have completed one of these sequences, to take ASTR 111.
Thursday
ASTR 111-3 Solar System - Workshop Dan Watson
No description
ASTR 111-4 Solar System - Workshop Dan Watson

Friday
ASTR 111-2 Solar System - Workshop Dan Watson
No description