Instructor: Eugeniy E. Mikhailov

• Office: Small Hall 253
• Email: eemikh@wm.edu
• Office Hours: MWF 9:30-10:30 and by appointment.

Topics to be covered

• Celestial Sphere
• Tools for astronomy
• Solar system
• Physics of stars
• Cosmology

Required Textbook

An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics (2nd Edition) by Bradley W. Carroll and Dale A. Ostlie. Available at W&M book store and amazon.

• ISBN-10: 0805304029
• ISBN-13: 978-0805304022

There is a copy of the book reserved at the library.

Evaluations

Your final grade for the course will be determined from the following grading weight distribution:

• Homeworks: 45%
• Midterm projects: 30%
• Final project: 25%
• Extra credit: presentation at the end of the class equals to one home work

Grading

Grade	Score percentage	Grade	Score percentage	Grade	Score percentage
		A	94-100	A-	90-94
B+	87-90	B	84-87	B-	80-84
C+	77-80	C	74-77	C-	70-74
D+	67-70	D	64-67	D-	60-64
F	<60

Project/homework report key parts

• due date: corresponding Monday at 2 pm i.e. I will collect reports at the end of our class.

Late submission penalties

For each consequent day after due date there will be a penalty (10% out of maximum possible score). Even if a submission happens 1 minute after due date, it holds 1 day penalty.

Illness

Please notify the instructor if you are ill, so that arrangements can be made to help you with missed material or delayed submissions.

Important dates

Spring Break

• 2 March - 10 March

Midterms

• 18 Febrary 2013 Midterm 1
• 18 March 2013 Midterm 2

Final Exam

• 08 May 2013 Final exam in Small Hall 235 at 14:00