Astronomy 1 - Winter 2006

Astronomy 1
Winter 2006
Written Homework Assignment #4

Due Friday, February 17, 2006, at 3:30 p.m.

There are 140 homework points on this assignment. It is worth 2.625 percent of the total points for the course.

For a printable version of this page, click here

IMPORTANT: When writing up your homework, be sure to write the following in block leters on all pages:

your name and perm number;
the words Astronomy 1;
the date and time of the discusssion section that you attend (which may be different than the one in which you are enrolled).

INSTRUCTIONS: There are 10 questions on this assignment. All of the questions are from Freedman and Kaufmann, UNIVERSE, 7th edition.

There are two ways you can find these questions in the UNIVERSE eBook:

Method 1: Type the page number of the question in the Go to page field at the top of the eBook window, then press the "enter" key on your keyboard.
Method 2: Go to the chapter for the question, then click on Questions & Projects in the left-hand column.

If the problem has a numerical answer, you can see the correct answer by clicking on [Show Solution]. (You will be graded on the steps you take to get the answer.)

eBook tip: As you work through an assignment, the eBook can help you keep track of your work. In the Questions and Projects section of each chapter, click the "[Answer Field]" links to drop down answer fields for each question. Enter an answer and it will automatically be saved to the server, so that if you come back to the site later your answer will be right there. (Your answer is saved as soon as you click anywhere outside the answer field.) Click the "[Show Printable]" link in the right margin of the page to show all your answers for the chapter in a new, printable, window.

When writing up your solutions on paper, be sure to follow the guidelines on the Astronomy 1 Homework Assignments page (click here). In particular, be sure to SHOW YOUR WORK on all calculations.

Click here for where you are to hand in your homework.

1. UNIVERSE, Chapter 8, Question 18, page 182.

2. UNIVERSE, Chapter 8, Question 20, page 182.

3. UNIVERSE, Chapter 8, Question 24, page 182.

4. UNIVERSE, Chapter 8, Question 27, page 182. (Hint: The volume of a disk of radius r and thickness t is πr²t.)

5. UNIVERSE, Chapter 9, Question 16, page 207.

6. UNIVERSE, Chapter 9, Question 24, page 208.

7. UNIVERSE, Chapter 9, Question 34, page 208.

8. UNIVERSE, Chapter 9, Question 38, page 208.

9. UNIVERSE, Chapter 10, Question 18, page 226.

10. UNIVERSE, Chapter 10, Question 31, page 227.

11. UNIVERSE, Chapter 10, Question 37, page 227.

12. UNIVERSE, Chapter 13, Question 16, page 282.

13. UNIVERSE, Chapter 13, Question 38, page 283.

14. UNIVERSE, Chapter 13, Question 45, page 283.

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Last updated 2006 February 5