1	The Difference Between Astronomy and Astrology
2	The Difference Between Astronomy and Astrology “lots and lots of math” (It won’t really be that bad, REALLY!)
3	Astronomy 1050 Survey of Astronomy Michael Brotherton Office: Physical Sciences 217 Phone: 766-5402 E-Mail: mbrother@uwyo.edu Course Webpage: http://physics.uwyo.edu/~mbrother Office Hours: MW 2-4 PM Also by Appointment Lab Instructors Mark Reiser & Travis Laurence They’ll have their own lab syllabus Labs start THIS WEEK (but no lab next week)
4	Highlights of the Syllabus Course Content: the What and How of Astronomy Lectures: Reading done in advance, notes on the web Laboratory: Starts THIS week, Attendance Required! Homework: on WebCT (don’t wait to sign up, please!), Typically will be due once a week Exams: 3 exams plus a non-comprehensive final during finals week, need blue bubble-sheets Grading
5	Feedback Questionnaire Anonymous (if you wish) Help me help you – I do make adjustments! Your Expectations Math/Science Background
6	The Scale of the Cosmos “Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.” -- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1979
7	Powers of Ten Original “Powers of Ten” Movie “Cosmic Voyages” video, narrated by Morgan Freeman (Imax version at Smithsonian Institute) Website with a nice movie: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html First five minutes of the 1997 film Contact (in class, technology permitting!)