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SBCC Astronomy Lecture and Lab
Erin O'Connor (erin@fieldstudy.com),
805-965-0581 x4723. Astro
Tutors, Finals Week Only Astro Tutors
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- ERTH 101 (Astronomy Lecture - 3
units)
Introductory Survey of Astronomy (MW
9:35 - 10:55 am Face-to-Face, Tu 6:00 - 7:30 pm Hybrid)
Sun, moon, tides, planets, spectra, nucleosynthesis, relativity,
cosmology.
Helpful Study Guides 1,2,3,4. On-Line Materials: Lecture Videos & Assignments
- ERTH 101 HR (Astronomy Lecture
Honors Section)
Offered only in Spring
semester. Honors section taught with multiple instructors.
Supplemental topics for the
astro lecture, research review projects, etc. Essay Project,
Cool
Books.
Poster paper evaluation forms:
Student
Presentation Eval Grid,
Poster Paper
Final Evaluation Form.
Click here to learn more about and/or to join the
SBCC Honors Program.
- ERTH 102 (Astronomy Lab
- 1 unit)
Planetarium & Observatory at the Santa Barbara
Museum of Natural History
Directions to Lab
(held in the Planetarium at the SB Museum of Natural History)
Lab Folder Grade
Sheet,
Lab Solar Observation Make-Up, Important Lab
Information!
Assignments: Star
Finder,
Mythology,
TelescopeReview
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ERTH 105 (Topics
in Astronomy - 1 unit) - Recent NASA Missions
Offered only in Spring
semester. Don't miss this great opportunity!
Explores
recent discoveries and comparative planetary geology from planetary
space flight missions. Taught by Dr. Tom Farr, JPL Research
Scientist currently working on these missions. No prior physics or astronomy background required.
Meets every other Friday 10-12 in EBS-102. JPL Outer
Planet Mission Student Presentations, Tom
Farr Interview! Tom Farr Zoom Chat.
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ERTH 106 (Black
Holes and the Universe - 3 units)
All the fun "neato" stuff of the
universe (MW
11:10 - 12:30 pm
in PS-128.
CSU/UC Transferable.
No prior physics or astronomy background required.
Video on 4th dimension. Flatland
trailor. Dr.
Quantum Double Slit Experiment, Warp Drive, Planets, Drake Eq.
Article
Summaries,
Cool
Books, Readings. On-Line Materials: Lecture Videos & Assignments, Zoom Meetings
- ERTH 131 (Eastern Sierra Nevada Geology Field Course)
Offered every Fall
semester. Click here to view pictures and video of ALL our Field Courses!
Lone Pine, Bishop, Mammoth, June
Lakes, Mono Lake, ... Study the
forces that shaped and formed the tallest mountains in the contiguous
US! San Andreas Fault, Lone Pine, Alabama Hills, Mammoth, Mono Craters, Mono Lake . Five day 2-unit field course.
- ERTH 132 (Death Valley Geology Field Course)
Offered every Spring
semester. Click here to view pictures and video of ALL our Field Courses!
The San Andreas Fault, The Black
and Funeral Mountains, Dante's View, Bad Water, Devils Golf Course,
Ubehebe Craters, Furnace Creek, Stove Pipe Wells, Sand Dunes. Five day 2-unit field course.
- ERTH 133 (Colorado Plateau Geology Field Course)
Offered every Summer
Session. Click here to view pictures and video of ALL our Field Courses!
The geology that shaped and formed the Colorado Plateau physiographic region (Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado). Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Arches, Monument Valley, Escalante, Navajo National Monument. Two week long 3-unit short course.
- Other Class Handouts:
Info Sheet,
Scientific Method,
Astro History
Overview, Seasons
Handout, Moon
Phases Handout, Solar
System Planet Summary,
Test Review
Tutor Visit Form,
Fred's video of
lecture slides,
SBCC Geology Field Courses,
Feynman Flower
Quote,
Field Trip Waiver.
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Click here to learn more about:
Griffith Observatory field trip (worksheet),
Space Shuttle field trip,
Jet Propulsion Laboratories JPL field trip (Info
& List),
Rocket Launches,
Lasers
with "starburst" adapter,
INSET Internship
Opportunities,
How Cell Phones are dealt with in my classes!,
Dept Website.
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Class Related Links:
Scale of the Universe,
Light Polution,
Feather Moon Drop,
Spirit Landing,
Longer Spirit
Landing,
Curiosity Landing,
7 Min of Terror.
Huygens landing on
Titan,
Huygens descent
and landing,
1977 Powers of 10,
Cosmic Voyage
Powers off 10,
Set to music,
fast zoom,
Bad
Astronomy, Skeptics Dictionary,
Russian Meteor 1,
2,
3,
4.
SB Meteor Sighting,
SB meteor caught
by boy, Exp Cosm Lab, DeStar 1,
2,
3,
4,
Skydiver
1,
2.
Meteor Showers.
The
Earth is Flat. The Sun is Hot, The Sun is a Miasma.
- Home Videos: Making a comet, (short demo, long demo) ,Solar Eclipse
2012,
Space Shuttle
Flyover ,
Space Shuttle Trip,
JPL Trip,
Harry Potter flights (Erin,
Anya,
Kylan), Galileo Exp in Pisa, Dry Ice Hot Potatoe Races 1. 2, 3.
Silly Links: Rap
Einstein vs
Hawkings, Rap
Newton vs Bill Nei,
Rap Tesla vs
Edison,
Spoof JPL Video,
String Theory set to Queeen!, Stardust Music Video
- Student Links:
Astro
Club Pics, Neil deGrasse Tyson (group
photo, tattoo
autograph),
R. Shankar with Students,
Scary Halloween Costumes 1 &
2.
Student Astro Raps: Student
Astro Rap,
Rivana Russo,
Jarrid Radin, Student Songs:
Saturn Bound by Kenneth Galilndo, Chemical Elements (with music, without music), Laser cooked chicken,
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