NEW! Here is the distribution of scores in the course so far. This includes everything except lab #2 and the final exam. I'll give you your CSF score at the exam, if you'd like. (5 May 2009)

NEW! I have a bunch of graded labs for you. As I've told you before, everyone who has come on the field trips and turned in their labs is doing fine in the course. (5 May 2009)

NEW!Don't forget that we have a final exame for this class. The final is Tuesday, May 5, 3-5 pm. A few notes on how to prepare for the final are here. (4 May 2009)

NEW! Sandys Canyon field trip information now available. The trip is this Sunday -- meet at 8:45 am at the usual place. (17 Apr 2009)

NEW! Don't forget that Friday afternoon you and your partner need to give your presentation on your Sea Monkeys results. Bring Powerpoint or HTML or pictures or something like that. We'll meet at 3 pm in Room 218. (17 Apr 2009)

NEW! Update: You can have until Monday, April 20, to finish your write-up for the Sea Monkeys lab. You'll still need to give your oral presentation on Friday, April 17, but then you can do your write-up over the weekend and turn it in on Monday, April 20 (by, say, 4 pm). (14 Apr 2009)

NEW! Our last field trip of the semester is this coming Sunday, April 19, to Sandys Canyon. More information coming soon. (14 Apr 2009)

NEW! Remember: We'll meet this Friday (Apr 17) at 3 pm in room 218. You and your partner should give an oral presentation on your Sea Monkey lab, procedures, and results. (14 Apr 2009)

NEW! Remember that you should be working on your Grand Canyon lab, your Sea Monkeys lab, and your moon lab. See here for details. Our next field trip is on April 19 (Sunday), to Sandys Canyon. (6 Apr 2009)

NEW! No office hours on Wednesday April 8 because of Passover. (5 Apr 2009)

NEW! Okay, it snowed -- but not that much. We're still on for our trip this morning, meeting at 8:45 in the usual place. If there's still any snow at the canyon it ought to be beautiful .... (4 Apr 2009)

NEW! Remember: Shane (?), Sam, Cory, Ariana, Joey: You guys are giving talks on the field trip. But everyone should come prepared (and awake)! I was very pleased with our Meteor Crater trip went -- that is the kind of engaged involvement that makes our trips succeed. Remember, the success of our field trip depends on you. The Grand Canyon is an amazing place -- let's be prepared to appreciate it! (3 Apr 2009) NEW! The assignment and info for our Grand Canyon field trip -- on Saturday, April 4 -- is now available. (2 Apr 2009).

NEW! The assignment for lab #6 -- Sea Monkeys -- is now available. This lab is to be done outside of class. You will give an oral presentation on Friday, April 17, as well as turn in a written lab. (2 Apr 2009)

NEW! Trevor pointed out that there's something amiss with the cratering web site that I gave you. Hopefully it'll be fixed soon. It worked yesterday. (2 Apr 2009) Update: It's working again. (2 Apr 2009)

NEW! The assignment for lab #8 -- observations of the Earth's moon -- is now available. This is not a hard lab, nor will it take you a long time to do, but you must start early, i.e., now. (27 Mar 2009)

NEW! Info on our field trip to Meteor Crater is now available. (26 Mar 2009)

NEW! Our next field trip is this Saturday, March 28, to Meteor Crater. I'll post the information for this lab and field trip soon (probably by the end of the day on Wednesday). Recall that participation is mandatory and an important part of your grade for this class. I would like you to be more engaged, more interested, and more awake on this field trip. This class only works if everyone prepares, asks questions, thinks, and learns. It doesn't work if you just sit back quietly and wait for people to tell you things. Fernando, Ellen, Michael, Nate, and Beau: you are giving talks this weekend (see here). (25 Mar 2009)

NEW! What to do in case of bad or questionable weather? Check this web page on Sunday morning. If there is any change to our plans, I'll post it here. (There is a forecast for snow this weekend ....) (3 Mar 2009)

NEW! Now available: Information about our field trip this weekend to Sunset Crater. (3 Mar 2009)

NEW! Reminders: Mitchell, Craig, Hannah, Trevor, Renee, and TBD: You are all giving talks on our first field trip of the semester, on March 8 (see here for the list of topics). Please be prepared! You should have a ~1 page handout for everyone (I can help with copies if you like). You should have a 5-10 minute presentation on your topic. Come talk to me about this if you like. (3 Mar 2009)

NEW! I'm not in my office today (Friday). You can turn in your labs either under my office door, or else in my mailbox in the main department office. Our first field trip of the semester is next weekend on Sunday, March 8, to Sunset Crater. I'll post the information about that lab either over the weekend or early next week. Have a good weekend! (27 Feb 2009).

NEW! Lab #1 is graded. You can come pick up your lab from me when you like. The distribution of scores is linked from the Lab 1 page. Overall, the labs were fine, for those of you who turned them in. (18 Feb 2009)

NEW! Lab #2 is now available. It is due by 4 pm on Friday, February 27. You should do this lab outside of class, with a partner. (13 Feb 2009)

NEW! Reminder that Lab #2 (coming soon) is due on February 27 -- you do this lab outside of class. (6 Feb 2009)

NEW! Today's lab -- Lab #1 -- is now available. (6 Feb 2009)

NEW! Reminder: Our next meeting of this course will be on Friday, February 6, at 3 pm in Room 218. I will try to post the lab assignment before that time, but for this assignment you don't have any preparation to do ahead of time -- just show up. (4 Feb 2009)

NEW! Jordan and Sam, please sign up for field trip topics. (27 Jan 2009)

NEW! If you are enrolled in this course but have not signed up for a field trip topic on my master last --- and there are two of you for whom this is the case --- you need to come to my office and sign up for a topic. Everyone else, the topics you signed up for are now listed on the course schedule page. (16 Jan 2009)

NEW! The course syllabus and schedule are now posted. (15 Jan 2009)

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