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Homework Assignments

Below you will find suggested homework questions for each week, intended to provide you with
additional mathematical and physical insight into the current material. I will choose one of these
suggested questions to appear each Thursday on our weekly quiz (with some small modifications!).

All questions are from Fraknoi, A et al., Astronomy unless otherwise noted.
  • Homework Set, Week 1: No Homework -- Catch up on your reading!
  • Homework Set, Week 2: No Homework.
  • Homework Set, Week 3: "Figuring for Yourself" questions at end of sections 3.6, 7.4, and 9.5.
  • Homework Set, Week 4: "Figuring for Yourself" questions at end of sections 12.5, 13.4, 5.6, 6.6, and 21.6.
  • Homework Set, Week 5: "Figuring for Yourself" questions at end of sections 18.4 and 19.4.
  • Homework Set, Week 6: "Figuring for Yourself" questions at end of sections 22.5 and 23.6.
  • Homework Set, Week 7: "Figuring for Yourself" questions at end of sections 24.7 and 25.6.
  • Homework Set, Week 8: "Figuring for Yourself" questions at end of section 30.4.
  • Homework Set, Week 9: "Figuring for Yourself" questions at end of sections 26.5 and 27.3.
  • Homework Set, Week 10: "Figuring for Yourself" questions at end of sections 28.5 and 29.7.