• Erin O'Connor's
  ASTRO WEB PAGE!
   
• Santa Barbara City College
  Earth & Planetary Sciences
  www.fieldstudy.com

Link to Allan Hancock College Field Study Course Web Pages (pictures, video, etc: 1997-2005)

Erin O'Connor (oconnor@sbcc.edu), 805-965-0581 x4723
Class Schedule & Office Hours, Semester Calendar & Finals, Astro Tutors, H242 Computer Lab
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• ERTH 101 (Astronomy Lecture - 3 units)
  Introductory Survey of Astronomy (MW 9:35 - 10:55 am, Tu 6:00 - 9:05pm)
  Sun, moon, tides, planets, spectra, nucleosynthesis, relativity, cosmology.
  Click here to view ERTH-101 Class Syllabus, Daily Announcements MW, Daily Announcements TuNight.
  Test Make-Up & Review, Astro Tutors, Extra Credit, Student Produced Astronomy Rap, Study Guides 1,2,3.
   
• ERTH 101 HR (Astronomy Lecture Honors Section)
  Supplemental topics for the astro lecture, research review projects, etc.
  Click here to view last semester's ERTH-101H Class Syllabus, Daily Announcements, Essay Project, Cool Books.
  Poster paper evaluation forms: Student Presentation Eval Grid, Poster Paper Final Evaluation Form.
  Click here to learn more about and/or to join the SBCC Honors Program.
   
• ERTH 102 (Astronomy Lab - 1 unit)
  Planetarium & Observatory at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
  Directions to Lab (held in the Planetarium at the SB Museum of Natural History)
  Semester Schedules: Mon Lab A , Mon Lab B, Tue Lab A, Tue Lab B, Wed Lab, Thr Lab
  Click here to view ERTH-102 Lab Syllabus, Tavakkoly office hrs, Tobin office hrs, Lab Folder Grade Sheet.
  For those who can't attend the Requires Solar Observation,  Lab Solar Observation Make-Up.
  For those enrolling, in lab, be sure to read the following Important Lab Information!
   
• ERTH 105 (Topics in Astronomy - 1 unit) - Recent NASA Missions
  Explores recent discoveries and comparative planetary geology from planetary space flight missions.  Taught by Dr. Tom Farr, JPL Research Scientist currently working on these missions.  No prior physics or astronomy background required.  Meets every other Friday 10-12 in EBS-102.  Click here to see JPL Outer Planet Mission presentation videos.  JPL Field Trip!.
   
• ERTH 106 (Black Holes and the Universe - 3 units)
  Not offered this semester.  To be offered next semester.
  All the fun "neato" stuff of the universe (MW 8:00 - 9:20 am) in EBS-102
  CSU/UC Transferable.  No prior physics or astronomy background required.
  Click here to view last year's ERTH-106 Syllabus, Daily Announcements, Article Summaries, Cool Books.
   
• ERTH 131 (Eastern Sierra Nevada Geology Field Course)
  We had a great trip last year!  Click here to view last semester Photos and Videos!
  Lone Pine, Bishop, Mammoth, June Lakes, Mono Lake, ... Study the forces that shaped and formed the tallest mountains in the contiguous US!
   
• ERTH 132 (Death Valley Geology Field Course)
  Offered this semester!  Click here to view Photos and Videos!
  The San Andreas Fault, The Black and Funeral Mountains, Dante's View, Bad Water, Devils Golf Course, Ubehebe Craters, Furnace Creek, Stove Pipe Wells, Sand Dunes, etc.
   
• Other Class Handouts: Info Sheet, Scientific Method, Astro History Overview, Solar System Planet Summary, Test Review Tutor Visit Form, Fred's video of lecture slides
   
• Click here to learn more about:  Griffith Observatory field trip, IMAX field trip, Jet Propulsion Laboratories JPL field trip (Info & List), Rocket Launches, Lasers with "starburst" adapter, INSET Internship Opportunities, How Cell Phones are dealt with in my classes!, Dept Website.

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