====== Astro C10 / L&S C70 (Fall 2010)====== **Head GSI** : Therese Jones **E-mail contact** : ''tjones@astro.berkeley'' **Office** : 753B Campbell Hall **Weekly Meetings** (with Prof. Filippenko) : 6th floor lounge of Campbell Hall * Fridays from 1 pm - 2 pm **Astro C10 FAQs** : [[astroc10_f10:faqs]] **Information for the graders of Astro C10** : [[astroc10_f10_graders|C10 Fall 2010 Graders]] **Josh Shiode and Aaron Lee's Ay300 Site** : [[astro300_f10|Ay300 Fall 2010]] **Electronic Big Red Binder** : [[private:ebrb:home| EBRB]] **Think Pair Share Forum** : [[astro300_f09_TPS|TPS Questions]] **Stray Homework** : [[private:astro300_f10_HW|Stray Homework]] **Midterm II Review** : [[astro300_midrev2|Midterm Review II]] ===== Announcements ===== Old Announcements can be found here : [[astroc10_f10_oldannouncements|Old Announcements]] ==== Things to be doing NOW ===== ===== Friday Meeting Itinerary (not necessarily in this order) ===== HW collection Star parties Quiz-- how did it go? ===== Websites Worth Mentioning to Students ===== Astro Dept. cheating policy: http://astro.berkeley.edu/academics/cheating.html UC Berkeley code of conduct: http://students.berkeley.edu/uga/conduct.asp DSP Students: http://dsp.berkeley.edu/sbin/dspACCESS.php?_page=BerkAcomPolicy bSpace!: https://bspace.berkeley.edu/ ===== Our GSI Oath ===== We, GSIs of Alex Filippenko's Astronomy C10 course, taught in the Fall of 2010, will make the utmost effort to - have patience when communicating with our students. - come to section prepared. - talk to the class and not the board (or empty space). - add variety to our sections to keep student interest. - have a genuine interest in the subject matter we are discussing. - aim to satisfy the middle level student, while giving ample opportunity for high level students to ask detailed questions. - remain positive through thick and thin, regardless of our stress level. - have flexibility in our teaching, allowing for the unknown. - make it clear how the material ties in with lectures and allow students to ask questions about the lecture material that confused them. - relate the material to the students and show how seemingly disparate concepts can lead to an understanding of bigger picture ideas. ===== Star Party Sites ===== http://www.skymaps.com/articles/index.html - Useful list of interesting objects and their relative positions. http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html - Monthly downloadable star chart. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/skychart/ - Also check out the "Week at a Glance" section. Useful Software (not free) : Starry Night Pro http://badgrads.berkeley.edu/doku.php?id=private:ebrb:observing_labs_star_parties - EBRB Section ===== GSIs and UGSIs ===== Graduate Student Instructors - //Francesca Fornasini// - //Therese Jones// - //Garrett Keating// - //Timothy Kwan// - //Casey Stark// - //Huanhuan Wang// - //Jonathan Wright // - //Mike Yee// Undergraduate Student Instructors - //Jess Allen// - //Iok Chang// - //Rachel Kennedy// - //Michelle Kislak// - //Allison Merritt// - //Marin Anderson// ===== Section, TALC, and Office Hour Assignments ===== ^ TALC Assignments ^ GSI 1 ^ GSI 2 ^ ^ **Wednesday** ||| ^ 7 pm - 8 pm | Garrett Keating | Jonathan Wright | ^ 8 pm - 9 pm | Jess Allen | Casey Stark | ^ **Thursday** ||| ^ 6 pm - 7 pm | Therese Jones | Iok Chang | ^ 7 pm - 8 pm | Mike Yee | Allison Merritt | ^ 8 pm - 9 pm | Rachel Kennedy | Francesca Fornasini | . ^ Sections ^Monday ^Tuesday ^Wednesday ^Thursday ^Friday ^ ^ 9-10 |125: TK |104: AM |110: IC |102: MK |122: GK | ^ 10-11 |126: TK |109: AM |119: IC |111: MK | | ^ 11-12 | |105: FF |115: JW |107: CS | | ^ 12-1 |121: GK | |112: JW |123: CS |113: MA | ^ 1-2 | |106: RK |103: RK |114: TJ |//Meeting// | ^ 2-3 |118: FF |101: MA | |116: MY |117: TJ | ^ 3-4 |//Lecture// |108: JA |//Lecture// |124: MY |//Lecture// | ^ 4-5 | |120: JA | | | | . | 101 : MA | 102 : MK | 103 : RK | 104 : AM | 105 : FF | 106 : RK | 107 : CS | 108 : JA | 109 : AM | 110 : IC | | 111 : MK | 112 : JW | 113 : MA | 114 : TJ | 115 : JW | 116 : MY | 117 : TJ | 118 : FF | 119 : IC | 120 : JA | | 121 : GK | 122 : GK | 123 : CS | 124 : MY | 125 : TK | 126 : TK | | | | | Office Hours ^ Name ^ Office Hours ^ Office ^ ^ Therese Jones | W 1-2 | 753B Campbell | ^ Rachel Kennedy | F 12-1 | FSM Cafe | ^ Michelle Kislak | Th 3-5 | FSM Cafe | ^ Allison Merritt | W 12-1 | 705 Campbell | ^ Tim Kwan | Th 2-4 | Bear's Lair | ^ Iok Chang | F 2-3 | FSM Cafe | ^ Casey W. Stark | W 4-5 | 753 Campbell | ^ Marin Anderson | W 4-5, F 11-12| Qualcomm Cafe | ===== Weekly Schedule ===== ^ Week ^ (Dates) ^ Important Events ^ Other Notes ^ ^ Week 1 |(Aug 26 - Aug 27) | | Sections do not meet | ^ Week 2 |(Aug 30 - Sep 3 ) | | | ^ Week 3 |(Sep 6 - Sep 10) | Arc Lamp Demos |Mon Sections do not meet (holiday) | ^ Week 4 |(Sep 13 - Sep 17) | | | ^ Week 5 |(Sep 20 - Sep 24) | Quiz 1 | | ^ Week 6 |(Sep 27 - Oct 1) | | | ^ Week 7 |(Oct 4 - Oct 8 ) | Reviews for Tues-Fri sections, Midterm on Monday 10/11 | | ^ Week 8 |(Oct 11 - Oct 15) | Review in Monday sections | | ^ Week 9 |(Oct 18 - Oct 22) | Mid-semester Evals | | ^ Week 10 |(Oct 24 - Oct 29) |Quiz 2 | | ^ Week 11 |(Nov 1 - Nov 5 ) | Reviews, Midterm on Friday | | ^ Week 12 |(Nov 8 - Nov 12) | |Thurs Sections do not meet (holiday) | ^ Week 13 |(Nov 15 - Nov 19) | | | ^ Week 14 |(Nov 22 - Nov 26) | Thur,Fri Sections do not meet (holiday) | | ^ Week 15 |(Nov 29 - Dec 3 ) | | | ^ Week 16 |(Dec 6 - Dec 10 ) | Now Reading Week |Mon,Tue,Wed,Thur,Fri Sections do not meet | ===== Suggestions for Week 1 ===== Review Josh's page about first sections: http://badgrads.berkeley.edu/doku.php?id=astro300_f09:your_first_section Introductions and Ice-Breakers Go through the syllabus for your section. Also, don't forget to announce TALC, office hours, star parties (if you have any dates yet), homework due dates, test/quiz dates, etc. You should also remember to tell your students what “TALC”, “star parties”, and even “office hours” are! Activities: - Horoscope Debunking - Misconceptions in Astronomy - Brief overview of topics in the course - History of the Universe timeline - Scale Models (Sizes, Distances) - Calendar of History - Add your own here!!! Math review worksheets (for TALC) can be found here : * Problems : {{:astro300_f08:talcmath_probs.pdf}} * Review : {{:astro300_f08:talcmath_review.pdf}}