Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting

Astronomy 210 In-class activity 6 v.18.08.28, fall semester 2018
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, August 28, 2018).




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• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  fall semester 2017 (September 6, 2017).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  spring semester 2017 (February 1, 2017).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  fall semester 2016 (August 31, 2016).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  spring semester 2016 (February 4, 2016).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  fall semester 2015 (September 3, 2015).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  spring semester 2015 (February 4, 2015).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  fall semester 2014 (September 3, 2014).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  spring semester 2014 (February 6, 2014).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  fall semester 2013 (September 5, 2013).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  spring semester 2013 (February 6, 2013).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  fall semester 2012 (September 6, 2012).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  spring semester 2012 (February 2, 2012).
Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
fall semester 2011 (September 1, 2011).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  spring semester 2011 (February 2, 2011).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  fall semester 2010 (September 2, 2010).
• Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting
  spring semester 2010 (February 4, 2010).

Physics quiz archive: metric system, significant figures, unit conversions, dimensional analysis

Physics 205A Quiz 1, fall semester 2018
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 70854, 70855 version 1
Exam code: quiz01CrR4



Sections 70854, 70855 results

0- 6 :
7-12 :	**** [low = 12]
13-18 :	*****************
19-24 :	********************* [mean = 22.2 +/- 5.3]
25-30 :	******************** [high = 30]

Astronomy quiz archive: Milky Way, nucleosynthesis, cosmology

Astronomy 210 Quiz 7, spring semester 2018
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Section 30674, version 1
Exam code: quiz07nen4


Section 30674

0- 8.0 :
8.5-16.0 :	******** [low = 9.5]
16.5-24.0 :	**** [mean = 22.5 +/- 9.1]
24.5-32.0 :	*******
32.5-40.0 :	*** [high = 40.0]

Section 30676, version 1
Exam code: quiz07SumM


Section 30676

0- 8.0 :	** [low = 7.5]
8.5-16.0 :	***********
16.5-24.0 :	************ [mean = 21.5 +/- 8.0]
24.5-32.0 :	********
32.5-40.0 :	***** [high = 40.0]

Physics quiz archive: radioactive decay, Feynman diagrams

Physics 205B Quiz 7, spring semester 2018
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 30882, 30883, version 1
Exam code: quiz07NWst



Sections 30882, 30883 results

0- 6 :	***** [low = 3]
7-12 :	******
13-18 :	******** [mean = 16.2 +/- 7.7]
19-24 :	********
25-30 :	**** [high = 30]

Astronomy quiz archive: stellar evolution

Astronomy 210 Quiz 6, spring semester 2018
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Section 30674, version 1
Exam code: quiz06nG4s


Section 30674

0- 8.0 :
8.5-16.0 :	**** [low = 11.0]
16.5-24.0 :	***
24.5-32.0 :	******** [mean = 27.3 +/- 8.9]
32.5-40.0 :	******** [high = 40.0]

Section 30676, version 1
Exam code: quiz06s0ho


Section 30676

0- 8.0 :	**** [low = 7.5]
8.5-16.0 :	******
16.5-24.0 :	*********** [mean = 23.8 +/- 9.4]
24.5-32.0 :	***********
32.5-40.0 :	********** [high = 40.0]

Physics quiz archive: circuits (2)

Physics 205B Quiz 5, spring semester 2018
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 30882, 30883, version 1
Exam code: quiz05z0m6



Sections 30882, 30883 results

0- 6 :
7-12 :	***** [low = 9]
13-18 :	*************** [mean = 18.4 +/- 4.4]
19-24 :	******************* [high = 24]
25-30 :

Astronomy quiz archive: sun/spectra/star properties

Astronomy 210 Quiz 5, spring semester 2018
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Section 30674, version 1
Exam code: quiz05NoPw


Section 30674

0- 8.0   :
8.5-16.0 :	* [low = 14.5]
16.5-24.0 :	*****
24.5-32.0 :	****** [mean = 27.6 +/- 7.1]
32.5-40.0 :	******* [high = 40.0]

Section 30676, version 1
Exam code: quiz05So1L


Section 30676

0- 8.0 :	**** [low = 4.0]
8.5-16.0 :	******
16.5-24.0 :	******
24.5-32.0 :	*************** [mean = 24.7 +/- 10.3]
32.5-40.0 :	*********** [high = 40.0]

Physics quiz archive: capacitors, circuits

Physics 205B Quiz 4, spring semester 2018
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 30882, 30883, version 1
Exam code: quiz04Md1o



Sections 30882, 30883 results

0- 6 :
7-12 :	*** [low = 9]
13-18 :	************
19-24 :	************ [mean = 20.3 +/- 5.3]
25-30 :	***** [high = 27]

Physics quiz archive: interference, electrostatics

Physics 205B Quiz 3, spring semester 2018
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 30882, 30883, version 1
Exam code: quiz03Ch4R



Sections 30882, 30883 results

0- 6 :
7-12 :	** [low = 9]
13-18 :	****
19-24 :	************ [mean = 23.3 +/- 4.9]
25-30 :	************** [high = 30]

Astronomy quiz archive: telescopes

Astronomy 210 Quiz 3, spring semester 2018
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Section 30674, version 1
Exam code: quiz03nT7a

Section 30674

0- 8.0 :	** [low = 4.0]
8.5-16.0 :	****
16.5-24.0 :	***** [mean = 24.0 +/- 10.2]
24.5-32.0 :	*****
32.5-40.0 :	******* [high = 40.0]

Section 30676, version 1
Exam code: quiz03sB1g

Section 30676

0- 8.0 :	**** [low = 4.0]
8.5-16.0 :	*****
16.5-24.0 :	*********** [mean = 23.7 +/- 9.1]
24.5-32.0 :	*************
32.5-40.0 :	******* [high = 40.0]