Astro 18 – Planets and Planetary Systems – Fall 2007
Homework
1: Tell me a bit about yourself
Due April 10th before class.
From the email address you check most often, please
email your responses to me at max@ucolick.org. Be sure to put “Astro 18” in the
subject line. If you have a
digital photo of yourself, please attach it to your email so that Stefano and I
can learn to recognize you sooner.
(It doesn’t have to be a “good” quality photo: crummy cell-phone
snapshots are fine.)
If you don't use email yet, please see me after class.
1)
What is your name, year, and major?
2) The prerequisites for this course are as
follows: “Completion of high
school algebra and physics recommended”
Please list the most recent two math courses
you took in high school (by title and level).
Did you take a physics course in High School?
Please list ALL the math and physics courses
you have taken in college (by title and level).
3) The most important aspect of the course
prerequisites is algebra. The
weekly homework assignments will require that you be comfortable doing
algebraic manipulations at the high school level.
Do you have concerns about your preparedness
for this class? If so, please describe them here.
4) Please list the course numbers and titles
of all college-level classes you've taken in astronomy or planetary
science. List separately any
courses you're currently taking (apart from this one).
5) Have you ever taken a science course that
is project-based?
If you have, please list the best and worst
thing about the project-based approach, so I can learn from your experience.
6) Do you have your own computer? If not, do
you have access to a computer either at UCSC or at home?
Can you access this computer on a daily basis?
7) Are you comfortable using e-mail and the
world wide web?
How often do you check e-mail?
How often do you browse the web?
8)
Have you chosen a major yet?
If so, what is it?
If not, what areas are you considering for a
major?
9) Please tell me a bit about your long-term
hopes & ambitions after graduation.
10) If you’d like. please tell me about your
main non-academic activities.