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20150211

Physics quiz archive: electromagnetic waves, reflection/refraction

Physics 205B Quiz 1, spring semester 2015
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 30882, 30883, version 1
Exam code: quiz01c0Co

Sections 30882, 30883 results

0- 6 :	*** [low = 6]
7-12 :	***
13-18 :	***********
19-24 :	************************* [mean = 19.9 +/- 5.7]
25-30 :	****** [high = 30]

20150207

Astronomy quiz archive: stars/sun/seasons/moon phases

Astronomy 210 Quiz 1, spring semester 2015
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Section 30674, version 1
Exam code: quiz01nW0r

Section 30674

0- 8.0 :
8.5-16.0 :	*** [low = 11.0]
16.5-24.0 :	****************
24.5-32.0 :	***************** [mean = 24.8 +/- 6.4]
32.5-40.0 :	****** [high = 36.5]

Section 30676, version 1
Exam code: quiz01Su8L

Section 30676

0- 8.0 :	*** [low = 4.0]
8.5-16.0 :	***************
16.5-24.0 :	********** [mean = 22.1 +/- 7.9]
24.5-32.0 :	************************
32.5-40.0 :	*** [high = 36.0]

20150110

Astronomy in-class activity: planet-hunting

Astronomy 210 In-class activity 6 v.15.01.10, spring 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, 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

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).

Astronomy in-class activity: telescope powers

Astronomy 210 In-class activity 8 v.16.09.17, fall semester 2016
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 measure tube lengths and diameters on actual telescopes set up in the classroom, and then rank them in terms of relative light-gathering, resolving, and magnifying powers.

San Luis Obispo campus telescopes:

North County campus telescopes:

20150109

Astronomy in-class activity: star cluster age

Astronomy 210 In-class activity 18 v.15.01.09, spring 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 on comparing evolution rates of different-mass stars, and ranking relative star cluster ages given their H-R diagrams.