To turn in your clickers, you can come by my office this week or next, or bring your clicker with you to the final exam. If you are going to make a special trip to campus to turn in your clicker, please email or call ahead (713-743-8666) to make sure that I'll be in my office. --Dr. Andersen
UH Department of Physics Home Page.
Many of the following files are in pdf format. If your computer does not already have one installed, you will need to down load and install a pdf viewer, such as Adobe Acrobat.
If you bought a new copy of the textbook for the course, notice that there should have been a coupon available to get access to an online version of the text at SafariX. If you don't have a new copy of the book, you can also buy a subscription for the online version there.
Stbellar and Galactic Astronomy Notes.
Instructions on how to use and register your clicker through the einstruction website.
Exam 1 sample questions, and answers.
Exam 2 sample questions, and answers.
Exam 3 sample questions, and answers.
Here are a few samples of possible oral exam questions that are also useful in preparing for the in class exam.
UH Astronomy course home pages. Includes links to outside web resources and exercises to help you brush-up on material covered in class.
A few people have asked for recommendations for textbooks by other authors; the following is an incomplete list of books, based upon what is on the bookshelf in my office (there are other books besides these, so don't feel you must restrict yourself to this list.) I've given the ISBN numbers for the latest edition, but as I mentioned in class an earlier edition will also work just fine (within reason of course, a book from 1973 won't work very well!) Also, some of these textbooks have been published in another edition (with a slightly different title) with some material removed to make the book shorter. These probably will also work, but some students find that there isn't enough discussion in them to help with the homework, so I would suggest getting the longer version if you have a choice.
Send Dr. Andersen email: vandersen@uh.edu