Below are links to the most recent version of the courses I have taught in the past or am currently teaching. The Lecture Notes, listed next are free to be used by anyone for educational purposes. The material and graphics in these notes abide by the fair use policy for copyrighted work. Any one is free to use these pages for similar non-profit purposes.

I am now teaching only intermittently, due to my editorial duties (Associate Editor, THE ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL).

Astronomy Classes, 2008-2009:

Autumn Qtr 2008: Journal Editorship, No Teaching

Winter Qtr 2009: 15-Phys-122 Astronomy: Life in the Universe Class Objectives and Schedule

Spring Qtr 2009: No teaching, Journal Editorship

Past courses taught:

2007-2008
• Journal Editorship (Transition to new Publisher), No Teaching

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2006 - 2007
• Autumn Qtr 2006: No Teaching, Editorship
• Winter Qtr 2007: 15-Phys-121 Astronomy: Stars & Galaxies; Lecture Notes
• Spring Qtr 2007: No Teaching, Editorship

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2005 - 2006
• Sabbatical Year, No Teaching

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2004 - 2005
• Autumn Qtr 2004: 15-Phys-120 Astronomy: The Solar System; Lecture Notes
• Winter Qtr 2005: AJ 'Buy out'
• Spring Qtr 2005: 15-Phys-122 Astronomy: The Search for Life; Lecture Notes

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2003 - 2004
• Autumn Qtr 2003: 15-Phys-120 Astronomy: The Solar System; Lecture Notes
• Winter Qtr 2004: 15-Phys-121 Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies; Lecture Notes
• Spring Qtr 2004: 15-Phys-122 Astronomy: The Search for Life; Lecture Notes

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2002 - 2003
• Autumn Qtr 2003: NSF Grant, 'Buy out'
• Winter Quarter 2003: 15-Phys-121 Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies (Lecture Notes)
• Spring Quarter 2003: 15-Phys-122 Astronomy: The Search for Life (Lecture Notes)

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2001 - 2002
• Autumn Quarter 2001: 15-Phys-120 Astronomy: The Solar System (Lecture Notes)
• Winter Quarter 2002: 15-Phys-121 Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies (Lecture Notes)
• Spring Quarter 2002: 15-Phys-122 Astronomy: The Search for Life

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2000 - 2001
• Autumn Quarter 2000: 15-Phys 120 The Solar System (Lecture notes not available)
• Winter Quarter 2001: 15-Phys-121 Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies (Lecture Notes)
• Spring Quarter 2001: 14-Phys 122 Search for Life (Lecture notes not available)

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1999 - 2000
• Winter Quarter 2000: 15-Phys 121 Stars and Galaxies (Lecture notes not available)
• Spring Quarter 2000: 15-Phys 523/823 Astrophysics II (Lecture notes not available)

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1998 - 1999
• Winter Quarter 1999: 15-Phys 121 Stars and Galaxies (Lecture notes not available)

Astronomy Lab:

Below you can access the syllabus for the most current (may not be currently now) astronomy lab I have supervised.

• Autumn Quarter 2004: 15-Phys-125 Astronomy Lab.
• Winter Quarter 2005: 15-Phys-126 Astronomy Lab.
• Spring Quarter 2005: 15-Phys-127 Astronomy Lab.

Other presentations I happen to have on-line:

• St. Ursula's Sept 03: Click here
• Scope Out/NKU Oct 03: Click here

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These courses fulfill the General Education Breadth of Knowledge (BoK) area of Natural Sciences. It promotes the development of the following Baccalaureate Competencies: Critical Thinking and Knowledge Integration. The 2-credit Astronomy lab can also be taken each quarter if the student has such a desire or need. Students are strongly encouraged to be concurrently enrolled in the Astronomy Course while taking the Astronomy Lab. However, there are no prerequisites for any of the courses and they can be taken in any order.

Want to know more? Send me an email: margaret dot hanson at uc dot edu




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