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Welcome! Be sure to grab an ABCD page by an entrance or up front Visit/Bookmark/Write down the course webpage: A B http://www.astro.utah.edu/~wik/courses/astr1060fall2019/ C D (Also linked to in Canvas, which we will also use) (Hint: it

  1. Welcome! Be sure to grab an ABCD page by an entrance or up front Visit/Bookmark/Write down the course webpage: A B http://www.astro.utah.edu/~wik/courses/astr1060fall2019/ C D (Also linked to in Canvas, which we will also use) (Hint: it looks like this) ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 1

  2. What is the Universe ? What isn’t the Universe? Why study the Universe? ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 2

  3. ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 3

  4. About what percentage of the Universe is composed of atoms (and particles that make up atoms) like those that make up everything in the solar system, including us? A)100% B) 50% C) 25% D) 5% ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 4

  5. If the entire history of the Universe were crammed into 1 calendar year, when would human beings have appeared on Earth? A) Sept. 8 th B) Dec. 19 th C) Dec. 31 st , at 11:52pm D) Dec. 31 st , at 11:59:15pm ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 5

  6. What’s out there, and how did we figure it out? ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 6

  7. A little about your tour guide… John Wick Dan Wik ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 7

  8. A little about your tour guide… ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 8

  9. A little about your tour guide… ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 9

  10. A little about your tour guide… ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 10

  11. I’m an X-ray Astronomer NuSTAR Bullet Cluster GALEX 1 Andromeda Galaxy https://the-nightly-news.com/blog/blog-87- secrets-of-the-high-energy-x-ray-unverse ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 11

  12. How this course will work http://www.astro.utah.edu/~wik ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 12

  13. How this course will work http://www.astro.utah.edu/~wik/courses/astr1060fall2019/ ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 13

  14. Classroom and my office INSCC 320 (3rd floor, inside 350) ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 14

  15. Classroom and my office Enter Here Up 1 flight of stairs Astro Group on other side of building Park Here (visitor lot) ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 15

  16. Class TA and her office South Physics (4th floor, large room across from stairs/elevator) ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 16

  17. The Reading is CRUCIAL! Intro science courses have as many new vocabulary words as an intro foreign language class! Important Dates: Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes: Friday, August 30 Last day to withdraw from classes: Friday, October 18 Last day to reverse CR/NC option: Wednesday, November 27 ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 17

  18. Silence cell phones, don’t use ‘em, and use laptops for note taking only Doing other things on devices distracts those around you Taking HAND-WRITTEN notes improves retention (whether or not you ever look at them again) ASTR/PHYS 1060: The Universe Fall 2019: Chapter 1 � 18

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