Astronomy 203 at LSMSA

The Hyades and the Pleiades in the constellation Taurus

Instructor: John A. Shaw
Email: jshaw@lsmsa.edu, jshaw@springmail.com
Phone: (318) 357-3174 ext. 128 or (318) 323-8148 (H)
Class: rm 342, 11MWF  Office Hours: 2-3MWF, , 10-11T, 2-3R or by appt.

Course Goals:
This is the site for the introductory astronomy course at LSMSA. The purpose of the course is to familiarize the student with the basic concepts of astronomy, starting from naked eye observations and ending with the current theories of the universe.

There are  mathematical prerequisites for this course!  Students should be familiar with  basic algebra and have taken trigonometry. Most math for this course is basic (don't panic) but a calculator will be required.

This web site contains the syllabus and course notes as well as links to many interesting sites! Try out the special interest sites for more information about astronomy.
 

• Grades Grading scale for course.
• Syllabus Schedule and due dates.
• Class Policies Attendance, etc.
• Lecture Notes These are notes from a course I taught at Auburn University, but they are useful here too.
• Sites of Interest for Intro Astronomy
• Astrophotography My astrophotos.