20150728

Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting

Astronomy 210 In-class activity 6 v.15.07.28, fall semester 2015
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Students find their assigned groups of three to four students, and work cooperatively on an in-class activity worksheet to determine where in the sky each naked-eye planet will be observed on a given date (here, September 2, 2015).




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20150525

Kudos: expanding my universe

"Expanding My Universe," by Student 2021
Astronomy 210
May 2015
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Kudos: different teaching style

"Different Teaching Style," by Student 1175
Astronomy 210
May 2015
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

20150516

Physics quiz archive: radioactive decay, Feynman diagrams

Physics 205B Quiz 7, spring semester 2015
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 30882, 30883, version 1
Exam code: quiz07d4wN


Sections 30882, 30883 results
0- 6 :   **** [low = 3]
7-12 :   ******
13-18 :   *************
19-24 :   ****** [mean = 18.4 +/- 7.8]
25-30 :   *********** [high = 30]

20150513

Astronomy quiz archive: Milky Way, cosmology

Astronomy 210 Quiz 7, spring semester 2015
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Sections 30674, 30676 version 1
Exam code: quiz07Ctlu


Section 30674
0- 8.0 :  
8.5-16.0 :   ***** [low = 9.5]
16.5-24.0 :   ***********
24.5-32.0 :   ************* [mean = 24.8 +/- 7.9]
32.5-40.0 :   ******* [high = 40.0]

Section 30676
0- 8.0 :   ** [low = 6.5]
8.5-16.0 :   *******
16.5-24.0 :   ********** [mean = 23.9 +/- 8.5]
24.5-32.0 :   ******************
32.5-40.0 :   ******* [high = 40.0]

20150502

Physics quiz archive: magnetism, induction

Physics 205B Quiz 6, spring semester 2015
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 30882, 30883, version 1
Exam code: quiz06t3SL



Sections 30882, 30883 results
0- 6 :   **   [low = 3]
7-12 :   *********
13-18 :   ***************   [mean = 17.8 +/- 6.2]
19-24 :   ****************
25-30 :   ****   [high = 30]

20150425

Astronomy quiz archive: stellar evolution

Astronomy 210 Quiz 6, spring semester 2015
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Section 30674, version 1
Exam code: quiz06n1iI


Section 30674
0- 8.0 :  
8.5-16.0 :   ************* [low = 11.0]
16.5-24.0 :   *********
24.5-32.0 :   *********** [mean = 21.3 +/- 7.3]
32.5-40.0 :   *** [high = 40.0]


Section 30676, version 1
Exam code: quiz06szLR


Section 30676
0- 8.0 :   * [low = 8.0]
8.5-16.0 :   ********
16.5-24.0 :   **********
24.5-32.0 :   **************** [mean = 25.2 +/- 8.2]
32.5-40.0 :   ************ [high = 40.0]

20150418

Physics quiz archive: circuits (2)

Physics 205B Quiz 5, spring semester 2015
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 30882, 30883, version 1
Exam code: quiz05aL7y



Sections 30882, 30883 results
0- 6 :   * [low = 6]
7-12 :   ****
13-18 :   **********************
19-24 :   ************* [mean = 19.0 +/- 5.5]
25-30 :   ******* [high = 30]

20150403

Physics quiz archive: capacitors, circuits

Physics 205B Quiz 4, spring semester 2015
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 30882, 30883, version 1
Exam code: quiz04sm7H



Sections 30882, 30883 results
0- 6 :   ****** [low = 0]
7-12 :   *********
13-18 :   **************** [mean = 15.4 +/- 7.0]
19-24 :   ***********
25-30 :   ** [high = 30]

Astronomy quiz archive: sun/spectra/star properties

Astronomy 210 Quiz 5, spring semester 2015
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Section 30674, version 1
Exam code: quiz05n36A


Section 30674
0- 8.0   :
8.5-16.0 :   ******* [low = 12.0]
16.5-24.0 :   ******
24.5-32.0 :   ******* [mean = 27.3 +/- 8.5]
32.5-40.0 :   **************** [high = 40.0]


Section 30676, version 1
Exam code: quiz05sOn6


Section 30676
0- 8.0 :  
8.5-16.0 :   *** [low = 10.0]
16.5-24.0 :   *********
24.5-32.0 :   ****************** [mean = 28.0 +/- 6.6]
32.5-40.0 :   **************** [high = 36.5]