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\lhead{Earth, Moon, and Planets Lab} \chead{Wed 6-9pm Pupin 1402}
\rhead{Keep this syllabus!}
\lfoot{Roban Hultman Kramer} \cfoot{\thepage} \rfoot{Fall 2006}

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{\huge Earth, Moon, and Planets Lab}

{\large Fall 2006

Wednesday 6-9pm Section}

Pupin 1402 (Astronomy Library) 

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\noindent TA: Roban Hultman Kramer (\url{roban@astro.columbia.edu})\\
\url{http://www.astro.columbia.edu/~roban/lab_2006_fall/}\\
Office hours: Tuesday 11am-12 in Pupin 1420 or any time by appointment\\
Office: Pupin 1420 (last office on left as you walk away from the library)
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\section*{Attendance Policy}

You must attend lab to get credit and there are, in general, no
make-up labs. Missing a lab means losing all credit for that week.
Three missed labs results in a failing grade.

Being on time for labs is important because you will often be forming
groups, getting instructions, and going outside as soon as lab starts.
Missing the introduction to a lab may be counted as an absence.

That being said, an exception may be made for extraordinary
circumstances or religious holidays. If you know you will need to miss
a lab, please let me know as much in advance as possible. The earlier
you let me know, the more flexible I can be about when and how you can
make up the lab. If you miss a lab due to illness or emergency, please
get in touch with me by email before the next lab session.

\section*{Materials and preparation for labs}

Please bring a calculator, writing implements, and your lab notebook
to every meeting.

Please obtain a lab notebook by our second meeting. It can be any type
of notebook you would like to use, but keep in mind the following: You
will need to keep all of your lab papers in your notebook, including
work done during lab, and all of the handouts I give you. You are
responsible for keeping everything handed out in lab and for keeping
all of your work together. We will often refer back to previous
exercises or do activities that span multiple weeks.

You should be prepared to go outside every week. You will soon want
gloves, a hat, a warm coat, etc. Even if the day has been warm the
temperature will drop quickly on a clear night, and even if it has
been cloudy, the night may clear up, or we may do something outside
that does not require clear skies.

\section*{Calculator}

Please bring a scientific calculator with you to lab every week. This
should at least be capable of $\log$s, roots, and trigonometric
functions ($\sin$, $\cos$, $\tan$).

\section*{Lab notebooks}

With each lab assignment I will specify what kind of information I
want you to record in your lab notebooks. I will periodically collect
your notebooks and assign a grade for each lab based on what you've
recorded in your lab notebooks. I'm looking for you to demonstrate
that you've paid attention to the instructions and really tried to think
about the subject matter of the activity.

\textbf{You should label every page of your lab notebook with the
  date. Write down the name of the each lab exercise as your start
  it.} When you do calculations I want to see your work, which should
  be written out clearly with units. All numbers, especially those
  given as final results, should be labeled (for instance, write
  ``Distance from Low to Butler, $D = 200$ meters'', rather than just
  ``$D = 200$'').

\section*{Grading}

Most labs will be completed during our regular three-hour meetings,
but occasionally we may have no meeting and I will instead ask you to
do some work independently. This work will be graded just like
in-class work.

Your class participation grade is based on my assessment of your
contribution to discussions and group work and your willingness to
think and ask questions.

Your final grade will be $70\%$ lab notebooks and $30\%$ class
participation.

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