Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Astronomy
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-175789 ASTR 111-01 The Solar System & Its Origin Fall 2024 4.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1105 AM 1220 PM Bausch & Lomb Room 203H 08/26/2024 12/18/2024
Enrollment: Enrolled     
5 		Capacity     
40
Instructors: Dan Watson
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Restrictions: New Restriction
Description: 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.
Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-177811 ASTR 111-2 Solar System - Workshop Fall 2024 Workshop Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
F 200 PM 440 PM Bausch & Lomb Room 203H 08/26/2024 12/18/2024
Enrollment: Enrolled     
0 		Capacity     
15
Instructors: Dan Watson
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-177812 ASTR 111-3 Solar System - Workshop Fall 2024 Workshop Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
R 200 PM 440 PM Bausch & Lomb Room 203H 08/26/2024 12/18/2024
Enrollment: Enrolled     
3 		Capacity     
15
Instructors: Dan Watson
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-177813 ASTR 111-4 Solar System - Workshop Fall 2024 Workshop Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
R 615 PM 855 PM Bausch & Lomb Room 203H 08/26/2024 12/18/2024
Enrollment: Enrolled     
2 		Capacity     
15
Instructors: Dan Watson
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description:

Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-154956 ASTR 111-01 The Solar System & Its Origin Fall 2023 4.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1105 AM 1220 PM Bausch & Lomb Room 203H 08/30/2023 12/22/2023
Enrollment: Enrolled     
24 		Capacity     
40
Instructors: Dan Watson
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: 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/.

Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in one of MTH 161-165 or MTH 171-174 (not MTH 141-143) or have completed one of these sequences, to take ASTR 111.
Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-152374 ASTR 111-2 Solar System - Workshop Fall 2023 Workshop Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
F 200 PM 440 PM Bausch & Lomb Room 203H 08/30/2023 12/22/2023
Enrollment: Enrolled     
10 		Capacity     
15
Instructors: Dan Watson
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-152373 ASTR 111-3 Solar System - Workshop Fall 2023 Workshop Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
R 200 PM 440 PM Bausch & Lomb Room 203H 08/30/2023 12/22/2023
Enrollment: Enrolled     
9 		Capacity     
15
Instructors: Dan Watson
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-152372 ASTR 111-4 Solar System - Workshop Fall 2023 Workshop Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
R 615 PM 855 PM Bausch & Lomb Room 203H 08/30/2023 12/22/2023
Enrollment: Enrolled     
5 		Capacity     
15
Instructors: Dan Watson
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description:

Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-133573 ASTR 111-01 The Solar System & Its Origin Fall 2022 4.0 - 0.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1105 AM 1220 PM Bausch & Lomb Room 203H 08/31/2022 12/22/2022
Enrollment: Enrolled     
13 		Capacity     
40
Instructors: Dan Watson
Description: A study of the 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, 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 ideas 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 also includes a night-time observing project taking CCD images of planets and their satellites using the Mees Observatory 24-inch telescope.Typical textbook: 'Fundamental Planetary Science: Physics, Chemistry and Habitability' by Jack J. Lissauer & Imke de Pater
Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-145538 ASTR 111-2 Solar System - Workshop Fall 2022 Workshop Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
F 200 PM 440 PM Bausch & Lomb Room 203H 08/31/2022 12/22/2022
Enrollment: Enrolled     
2 		Capacity     
15
Instructors: Dan Watson
Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-145539 ASTR 111-3 Solar System - Workshop Fall 2022 Workshop Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
R 200 PM 440 PM Bausch & Lomb Room 203H 08/31/2022 12/22/2022
Enrollment: Enrolled     
7 		Capacity     
15
Instructors: Dan Watson
Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-145540 ASTR 111-4 Solar System - Workshop Fall 2022 Workshop Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
R 615 PM 855 PM Bausch & Lomb Room 203H 08/31/2022 12/22/2022
Enrollment: Enrolled     
4 		Capacity     
15
Instructors: Dan Watson
Description:

Offered: Fall