Welcome
to the GEO-154 Astronomy Web Page
This page will be continually updated throughout the semester,
so be sure to bookmark it so that you can return frequently.
Currently Available Links:
Some musings on the size of the universe
Some information on
units used in astronomy
Some help for people who are having trouble dealing with
large and small numbers
(includes a tutorial on scientific notation).
Some information on
astronomical origin of calendars
A discussion of
Retrograde Motion
A discussion of
Orbits
Some relevant concepts from relativity and quantum mechanics.
A list of links to other web sites
related to this class.
My main La Salle webpage.
Don't forget to visit the
Astronomy Today
web site maintained by the publisher of our textbook. You can also
check out the authors' individual web sites.
Eric
Chaisson is at Tufts University and
Steve
McMillan
is at Drexel University.
I can be reached during the week by e-mail at
scott.c.smith@lmco.com. See the syllabus for
additional contact information.
Last modified: Mon Nov 05 16:51:29 Eastern Daylight Time 2007
by Dr. Scott C. Smith
See nonstandard disclaimer for disclaimers
relevant to this page and other pages on this site.
