Course Schedule

This is subject to change. Keep checking the website and coming to class to keep updated!

Week Monday Wednesday Friday
1 Sept. 28
No Class
Sept. 30
Introductions
ASSIGNED: Writing 1 (Astrobites)
Oct. 2
Winter Enrollment, Pre-MAP Field Trips, Computer Set-Up
2 Oct. 5
Intro to UNIX, Emacs
DUE: Writing 1 (Astrobites)
ASSIGNED: Emacs Bios
Oct. 7
Learning and applying UNIX, Writing 1 Discussion
DUE: Emacs Bios
ASSIGNED: Unix Homework
Oct. 9
Research Mentor Project Presentations.
ASSIGNED : Writing 2 (Project Choices), due Oct. 11th
3 Oct. 12
Intro to Python
DUE: UNIX Homework
ASSIGNED: Python Homework 1
Oct. 14
More Python!
Oct. 16
Internships
ASSIGNED: : Writing 3 (Personal Statement)
4 Oct. 19
Even More Python
ASSIGNED: Python Homework 2
DUE:Python Homework 1
Oct. 21
Yet More Python
Oct. 23
Career Paths in Astronomy (Dr. Breanna Binder)
DUE: Writing 3 (Personal Statement)
5 Oct. 26
Last Day of Python
ASSIGNED: Python Homework 3
DUE: Python Homework 2
Oct. 28
Python Catch-up
Oct. 30
Reproducibility in Research (Brett Morris)
6 Nov. 2
Start research with mentors!
DUE: Python 3
Nov. 4
Research
Nov. 6
Research
ASSIGNED: Writing 4 (Astrobites)
7 Nov. 9
Research
Nov. 11
No Class: Veteran's Day
Nov. 13
Research
DUE: Writing 4 (Astrobites)
8 Nov. 16
Research
ASSIGNED: Writing 5 (Journal Article)
Nov. 18
Research
Nov. 20
Department Journal Club
9 Nov. 23
Research
DUE: Writing 5 (Journal Article)
Nov. 25
Research
Nov. 27
No Class: Day after Thanksgiving
10 Nov. 30
Introduction to Presentations (Monica Cortes Viharo)
ASSIGNED: Writing 6 (Research Writing)
Dec. 2
Research
Dec. 4
Research
11 Dec. 7
Work on Presentations
DUE: Writing 6 (Research Writing)
Dec. 9
Practice Presentations (Monica Cortes Viharo)
Dec. 11
Final Research Presentations in C520