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Astronomy and physics education research and comments, think-pair-share (peer instruction) clicker questions, flashcard questions, in-class activities (lecture-tutorials), current events questions, backwards faded scaffolding laboratories, Hake gains, multiple-choice and essay exam questions, indices of discrimination, presentation slides, photos, ephemerae, astronomy in the marketplace, unrelated random sketches and minutiae.

20081204

Astronomy midterm question: different temperature, same luminosity stars

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Astronomy 210 Midterm 2, Fall Semester 2008 Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA [20 points.] Two stars have the same luminosity, but differ...
20081203

Venus and Jupiter pair up with waxing crescent Moon

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081130-1060831 http://www.flickr.com/photos/waiferx/3073185079/ Originally uploaded by Waifer X 081130-1060832 http://www.flickr.com/photos/...
20081202

Binary star masses

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081129-1060829-invert http://www.flickr.com/photos/waiferx/3069568005/ Originally uploaded by Waifer X Proper motion data of Sirius A and B,...
20081201

Cream-in-coffee model: Jupiter vs. Saturn

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081126-1060756 http://www.flickr.com/photos/waiferx/3062504322/ Originally uploaded by Waifer X Cream-in-coffee model of Jupiter and Sat...
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20081130

Astronomy midterm question: metal-poor vs. metal-rich stars

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Astronomy 210 Midterm 2, Fall Semester 2008 Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA [20 points.] Discuss what observations tell you that a star...
20081129

Astronomy midterm question: apparent magnitude, absolute magnitude, and distance

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Astronomy 210 Midterm 2, fall semester 2008 Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA Consider a star with an apparent magnitude that is brighter...
20081128

Physics midterm problem: inelastic rotational collision

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Physics 205A Midterm 2, Fall Semester 2008 Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA Cf. Giambattista/Richardson/Richardson, Physics, 1/e , Proble...
20081127

Physics midterm problem: elastic collision carts

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Physics 205A Midterm 2, Fall Semester 2008 Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA Cf. Giambattista/Richardson/Richardson, Physics, 1/e , Proble...
20081126

Cuesta College North County campus star party

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081120-1060659 http://www.flickr.com/photos/waiferx/3059302272/ Originally uploaded by Waifer X Cuesta College Astronomy 210L students and g...
20081125

Astronomy clicker question: Moon geology

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Astronomy 210, Fall Semester 2008 Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA Students were asked the following clicker question (Classroom Performa...
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