Sample Study Guides
HET606 -- HET607 -- HET608 -- HET609
HET610 -- HET611 -- HET612 -- HET614
HET615 -- HET616 -- HET617 -- HET618
HET619 -- HET620
HET602 - Exploring the Solar System
(Study Guide from Semester 1, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 0 | 3-9 March | 1: Introduction |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting & a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 10-23 March |
2: The Earth in Motion 3: The Wanderers 4: Watching the Moon |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 2-4
& answer at least one posting by another student. - CMT-0 (Misconceptions Survey): due 22 March - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 22 March |
| 3 & 4 | 24 March-6 April |
5: Formation of the Solar System 6: Planet Earth 7: The Evolving Earth |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 5-7
& answer at least one posting by another student. - 1st Newsgroup submission (Weeks 1-4): due 5 April |
| 5 & 6 | 7-20 April |
8: The Moon Close Up 9: Mercury - Planet of Extremes 10: Venus |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 8-10
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Essay: due 12 April - CMT-1 (Modules 1 to 10): due 19 April |
| 7 & 8 | 21 April-4 May |
11: Mars - the Red Planet 12: Planets as Habitats 13: Beyond the Terrestrial Planets |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 11-13 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 9 & 10 | 5-18 May |
14: The Jovian Planets 15: Jovian Satellites & Rings 16: Ice Worlds |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 14-16 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 11 & 12 | 19 May-1 June |
17: Solar System Debris 18: The Sun 19: Inside the Sun |
- 2nd & 3rd Newsgroup submission(Weeks 5-8 and 9-12):
due 31 May - CMT-2 (Modules 11 to 19): due 31 May |
| Study period | 2-15 June | Study period | - Project: due 14 June |
HET603 - Exploring Stars and the Milky
Way
(Study Guide from Semester 1, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 0 | 3-9 March | 1: Introduction |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting & a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 10-23 March |
2: The Night Sky 3: The Sun 4: Inside the Sun |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 2-4
& answer at least one posting by another student. - CMT-0 (Misconceptions Survey): due 22 March - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 22 March |
| 3 & 4 | 24 March-6 April |
5: Colours and Spectral Types 6: Star Formation 7: Evolution onto the Main Sequence |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 5-7
& answer at least one posting by another student. - 1st Newsgroup submission (Weeks 1-4): due 5 April |
| 5 & 6 | 7-20 April |
8: Life on the Main Sequence 9: Evolution of a 1 Solar Mass Star 10: Stellar Oddities |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 8-10
& answer at least one posting by another student. - - CMT-1 (Modules 1 to 10): due 19 April |
| 7 & 8 | 21 April-4 May |
11: Exploding Stars 12: End Products 13: Neutron Stars |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 11-13 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 9 & 10 | 5-18 May |
14: Black Holes 15: Gamma Ray Bursts 16: Binary Stars |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 14-16 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 11 & 12 | 19 May-1 June |
17: Clusters of Stars 18: The Milky Way I 19: The Milky Way II |
- 2nd & 3rd Newsgroup submission (Weeks 5-8 and 9-12):
due 31 May - CMT-2 (Modules 11 to 19): due 31 May |
| Study period | 2-15 June | Study period | - Project: due 14 June |
HET624 - Galaxies and their place in the Universe
(Study Guide from Semester 1, 2010)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks and Key Dates |
| 0 | 22–28 Feb | 1: Introduction |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting and a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 1–14 Mar |
2: The Milky Way: General Structure 3: The Milky Way: Rotation 4: The Milky Way: Modelling its Origin |
- Newsgroups: post at least one question about Modules 2-4 and at least two answers or follow up comments to
someone else's postings. - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 13 March |
| 3 & 4 | 15–28 Mar |
5: Classifying Normal Galaxies 6: Estimating Extragalactic Distances 7: Normal Galaxies in Detail |
- Newsgroups: post at least one question about Modules 5-7 and at least two answers or follow up comments to
someone else's postings. - 1st Newsgroup submission (Weeks 1-4): due 27 March |
| 5 & 6 | 29 Mar–11 Apr |
8: Clusters of Galaxies 9: Radiation from Galaxies 10: Star Formation on Galactic Scales |
- Newsgroups: post at least one question about Modules 8-10 and at least two answers or follow up comments to
someone else's postings. - Essay: due 3 April - CMT-1 (Modules 2 to 10): due 10 April |
| 7 & 8 | 12–25 Apr |
11: Interacting & Starburst Galaxies 12: The Zoo of AGN 13: Quasars and Black Holes |
- Newsgroups: post at least one question about Modules 11-13 and at least two answers or follow up comments to someone else's postings. |
| 9 & 10 | 26 Apr–9 May |
14: Theories of Galaxy Formation 15: Observing Galaxy Formation |
- Newsgroups: post at least one question about Modules 14-15 and at least two answers or follow up comments to someone else's postings. |
| 11 & 12 | 10–22 May |
16: The First Stars 17: The Intergalactic Medium 18: The History of the Universe |
- Newsgroups: post at least one question about Modules 16-18 and at least two answers or follow up comments to
someone else's postings. - 2nd Newsgroup submission (Weeks 5-12): due 22 May - CMT-2 (Modules 11 to 18): due 22 May |
| Study period | 23 May–5 Jun | Study period | - Project: due 5 June |
HET625 - Cosmology and the Large-scale Structure of the Universe
(Study Guide from Semester 1, 2010)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 0 | 22–28 Feb | 1: Introduction |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting & a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 1–14 Mar |
2: Special Relativity 3: Gravity before Einstein 4: The Equivalence Principle |
- Newsgroups: post at least one question about Modules 2-4 and at least two answers or follow up comments to
someone else's postings. - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 13 March |
| 3 & 4 | 15–28 Mar |
5: Space-time Curvature 6: Tests of General Relativity 7: Black Holes |
- Newsgroups: post at least one question about Modules 5-7 and at least two answers or follow up comments to
someone else's postings. - 1st Newsgroup submission (Weeks 1-4): due 27 March |
| 5 & 6 | 29 Mar–11 Apr |
8: Cosmology 9: Inflation |
- Newsgroups: post at least one question about Modules 8-9 and at least two answers or follow up comments to
someone else's postings. - Essay: due 3 April - CMT-1 (Modules 2 to 9): due 10 April |
| 7 & 8 | 12–25 Apr |
10: Big Bang Nucleosynthesis 11: Phase Transitions and Cosmic Strings 12: The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation |
- Newsgroups: post at least one question about Modules 10-12 and at least two answers or follow up comments to someone else's postings. |
| 9 & 10 | 26 Apr–9 May |
13: Dark Matter and Dark Energy 14: Structure Formation and Evolution |
- Newsgroups: post at least one question about Modules 13-14 and at least two answers or follow up comments to someone else's postings. |
| 11 & 12 | 10–22 May |
15: Galaxy Redshift Surveys 16: Using Supercomputers to Build Synthetic Universes 17: Galaxy Formation and Super-Massive Black Holes |
- Newsgroups: post at least one question about Modules 15-17 and at least two answers or follow up comments to
someone else's postings.
- 2nd Newsgroup submission (Weeks 5-12): due 22 May - CMT-2 (Modules 10 to 17): due 22 May |
| Study period | 23 May–5 Jun | Study period | - Project: due 5 June |
HET606 - Tools of Modern Astronomy
(Study Guide from Semester 2, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 0 | 11-17 August | 1: Introduction |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting & a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 18-31 August |
2: Coordinates and Time Systems 3: Electromagnetic Radiation I 4: Electromagnetic Radiation II |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 2-4
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 23 August |
| 3 & 4 | 1-14 Sept |
5: Filters 6: Photometry 7: CCD Imaging |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 5-7 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 5 & 6 | 15-28 Sept |
8: Spectroscopy 9: Searching for Other Worlds 10: An Eye on the Universe |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 8-10
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Essay due 20 September - CMT-1 (Modules 2 to 9): due 27 Septmeber |
| 7 & 8 | 29 Sept - 12 Oct |
11: Rating Optical Telescopes 12: Supporting and Housing Optical Telescopes 13: Optical Astronomy |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 11-13 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 9 & 10 | 13-26 Oct |
14: Infrared Astronomy 15: Optical and IR Space Telescopes 16: Radio Astronomy |
- Newgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 14-16 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 11 & 12 | 27 Oct - 9 Nov |
17: High-Energy Photon Astronomy 18: High-Energy Particle Astronomy 19: Gravitational Wave Astronomy |
- Newsgroup submission (Weeks 1-12): due 8 November - CMT-2 (Modules 11 to 16): due 8 November |
| Study period | 10-23 Nov | Study period | - Project: due 22 November |
HET607 - History of Astronomy
(Study Guide from Semester 1, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 0 | 3-9 March | 1: Introduction |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting & a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 10-23 March |
2: Observing the night sky 3: Archaeoastronomy 4: Astronomy and the Rise of Civilisation |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 2-4
& answer at least one posting by another student. - CMT-0 (Misconceptions Survey): due 22 March - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 22 March |
| 3 & 4 | 24 March-6 April |
5: Natural Philosophy 6: The Passage of Time 7: Asian Astronomy |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 5-7
& answer at least one posting by another student. - 1st Newsgroup submission (Weeks 1-4): due 5 April |
| 5 & 6 | 7-20 April |
8: Islamic Astronomy 9: Medieval Astronomy 10: The Copernican Revolution |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 8-10
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Essay: due 20 Spetember - CMT-1 (Modules 1 to 10): due 27 Speptember |
| 7 & 8 | 21 April-4 May |
11: The Scientific Method 12: The Age of Empiricism 13: The Newtonian Universe |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 11-13 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 9 & 10 | 5-18 May |
14: 19th Century Astronomy 15: The Birth of Astrophysics 16: The Nature of the Nebulae |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 14-16 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 11 & 12 | 19 May-1 June |
17: Seeing the Universe in a Different Light 18: Women in Astronomy 19: The Expanding Relativistic Universe 20: From Imaging to Imagination |
- 2nd & 3rd Newsgroup submission (Weeks 5-8 and 9-12):
due 31 May - CMT-2 (Modules 11 to 20): due 31 May |
| Study period | 10-23 November | Study period | - Project: due 22 November |
HET608 - Radio Astronomy & SETI
(Study Guide from Semester 1, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 0 | 3-9 March | 1: Introduction |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting & a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 10-23 March |
2: Introducing The Radio Spectrum 3: Mechanisms of Radio Emission |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 2-4
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 22 March |
| 3 & 4 | 24 March-6 April |
4: Sources of Radio Emissions in the Galaxy 5: Sources of Radio Emissions outside the Galaxy 6: Surveying the Heavens |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 5-7 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 5 & 6 | 7-20 April |
7: Single Dish Radio Astronomy 8: Electronics and Mathematics |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 8-10
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Essay due 12 April - CMT-1 (Modules 2 to 9): due 19 April |
| 7 & 8 | 21 April-4 May |
9: Multi-dish astronomy 10: Imaging & Analysis 11: Analysis |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 11-13 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 9 & 10 | 5-18 May |
12: Radio Spectrum for All 13: The Future of Radio Astronomy |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 14-16 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 11 & 12 | 19 May-1 June |
14: Introduction to SETI 15: SETI Searches 16: SETI Nuts and Bolts |
- Newsgroup submission (Weeks 1-12): due 31 May - CMT-2 (Modules 11 to 16): due 31 May |
| Study period | 2-15 June | Study period | - Project: due 14 June |
HET609 - Astrophotography and CCD
Imaging
(Study Guide from Semester 1, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 0 | 3-9 March | 1: Introduction |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting & a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 10-23 March |
2: Observing Tools 3: Telescopes and Optics 4: Principles of Photographic Imaging |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 2-4
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 22 March |
| 3 & 4 | 24 March-6 April |
5: Film Properties 6: Film Processing 7: Astrophotography on a Shoestring |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 5-7 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 5 & 6 | 7-20 April |
8: Principles of CCD Imaging 9: Advanced CCD Techniques 10: Principles of CCD Data Reduction |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 8-10
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Essay: due 12 April - CMT-1 (Modules 2 to 10): due 19 April |
| 7 & 8 | 21 April-4 May |
11: Photometry and Digital Images 12: The Importance of Colour 13: Spectroscopy and Data Reduction 14: Amateur Spectroscopy |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 11-14 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 9 & 10 | 5-18 May |
15: Variable Stars 16: Image Analysis Software - Part 1 17: Image Analysis Software - Part 2 |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 15-17 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 11 & 12 | 19 May-1 June |
18: Black Belt Amateur Astronomy 19: GRB Hunting in the Backyard 20: Looking to the Future |
- Best 3 Newsgroup submissions (Weeks 1-12): due 31
May - CMT-2 (Modules 11 to 20): due 31 May |
| Study period | 2-15 June | Study period | - Project: due 14 June |
HET610 - Space Exploration
(Study Guide from Semester 1, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 0 | 3-9 March | 1: Introduction |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting & a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 10-23 March |
2: Looking Up 3: Optical Astronomy Tools 4: Radio & Radar Astronomy Tools |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 2-4
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 22 March |
| 3 & 4 | 24 March-6 April |
5: Overcoming Gravity 6: Principles of Rocketry 7: Orbiting Earth |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 5-7
& answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 5 & 6 | 7-20 April |
8: The USSR Space Programme 9: Adapting to Space 10: Leaving Earth |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 8-10
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Essay: due 12 April - CMT-1 (Modules 2 to 10): due 19 April |
| 7 & 8 | 21 April-4 May |
11: Apollo 12: Working & Living in Space 13: Exploring the Solar System |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 11-13 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 9 & 10 | 5-18 May |
14: Fuelling Interplanetary Missions 15: Imaging and Remote Sensing - the Technology 16: Imaging and Remote Sensing - the HST |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 14-16 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 11 & 12 | 19 May-1 June |
17: Astrobiology 18: Searching for Life 19: Costs, Risks and Benefits |
- Best 3 Newsgroup submissions (Weeks 5-8 and 9-12): due 31
May - CMT-2 (Modules 11 to 19): due 31 May |
| Study period | 2-15 June | Study period | - Project: due 14 June |
HET611 - Stellar Astrophysics
(Study Guide from Semester 1, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 0 | 3-9 March | 1: Introduction |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting & a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 10-23 March |
2: Classifying Stars 3: Physical Parameters 4: The HR Diagram |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 2-4
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 22 March |
| 3 & 4 | 24 March- 6 April |
5: Stellar Energy 6: Stellar Interiors 7: Modelling a Star |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 5-7
& answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 5 & 6 | 7-20 April |
8: Stellar Atmospheres 9: Star Formation 10: Young Stars |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 8-10
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Essay: due 12 April - CMT-1 (Modules 2 to 10): due 19 April |
| 7 & 8 | 21 April- 4 May |
11: Low Mass Stellar Evolution 12: High Mass Stellar Evolution 13: Planetary Nebulae & White Dwarfs |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 11-13 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 9 & 10 | 5-18 May |
14: Supernovae 15: Pulsars 16: Black Holes |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 14-16 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 11 & 12 | 19 May-1 June |
17: Pulsating Stars 18: Binary Stars 19: Star Clusters |
- Newsgroup submission: due 31 May - CMT-2 (Modules 11 to 19): due 31 May |
| Study period | 2-15 June | Study period | -Project: due 14 June |
HET612 - MP: History of Astronomy
(Study Guide from Semester 1, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 0 | 3-9 March |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting & a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
1 & 2 | 10-23 March |
- Weeks 1 & 2 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary"
entries. - Project Choice: due 15 March |
3 & 4 | 24 March - 6 April |
- Weeks 3 & 4 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary"
entries. - Project Proposal: due 29 March |
5 & 6 | 7-20 April |
- Weeks 5 & 6 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary"
entries. | 7 & 8 | 21 April - 4 May |
- Weeks 7 & 8 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary"
entries. - Introduction & Literature Review: due 3 May |
9 & 10 | 5-18 May |
- Weeks 9 & 10 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary"
entries. | 11 & 12 | 19 May - 1 June |
- Weeks 11 & 12 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary"
entries. - Projects: due 31 May |
HET614 - Particle Physics and High Energy
Astrophysics
(Study Guide from Semester 2, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 0 | 11-17 August | 1: Introduction |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting & a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 18-31 August |
2: Introducing the Atom 3: The Particle Zoo 4: The Quark Model |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 2-4
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 23 August |
| 3 & 4 | 1-14 Sept |
5: Conservation Laws 6: Particle Physics: Accelerators 7: Particle Physics: Detectors |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 5-7 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 5 & 6 | 15-28 Sept |
8: High Energy Astrophysics 9: Cosmic Rays and Neutrino Astronomy 10: White Dwarfs |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 8-10
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Essay due 20 September - CMT-1 (Modules 2 to 9): due 27 Septmeber |
| 7 & 8 | 29 Sept - 12 Oct |
11: Pulsars 12: X-ray Astronomy 13: Gamma Ray Astronomy |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 11-13 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 9 & 10 | 13-26 Oct |
14: Gamma Ray Bursts 15: Dark Matter 16: Gravity: the Non-Standard Force |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Modules 14-16 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 11 & 12 | 27 Oct - 9 Nov |
17: The First Four Minutes 18: The First Million Years 19: Particle Cosmology |
- Newsgroup submission (Weeks 1-12): due 8 Nov - CMT-2 (Modules 11 to 16): due 8 November |
| Study period | 10-23 Nov | Study period | - Project: due 22 November |
HET615 - MP: Observational Astronomy
(Study Guide from Semester 2, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 1 & 2 | 18-31 August |
- Weeks 1 & 2 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary" entries. - Project topic: due 23 August | 3 & 4 | 1-14 Sept |
- Weeks 3 & 4 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary" entries. - Scientific justification: due 6 September |
| 5 & 6 | 15-28 Sept | - Weeks 5 & 6 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary" entries. | 7 & 8 | 29 Sept - 12 Oct | - Weeks 7 & 8 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary" entries. | 9 & 10 | 13-26 Oct | - Weeks 9 & 10 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary" entries. | 11 & 12 | 27 Oct - 9 Nov |
- Weeks 11 & 12 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary" entries. - Project: due 8 November |
Study period |
10-23 Nov | - Poster: due 15 November |
HET616 - Great Debates in Astronomy
(Study Guide from Semester 2, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 0 | 11-17 August | 1: Introduction |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting & a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 18-31 August | 2: Our Place in Space |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Module 2
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 23 August |
| 3 & 4 | 1-14 Sept | 3: Is Pluto a Planet | - Nwsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Module 3 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 5 & 6 | 15-28 Sept | 4: Stellar Controversies |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Module 4
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Start Great Debate Preparations: 15 September - CMT-1 (Modules 2 to 4): due 27 Septmeber |
| 7 & 8 | 29 Sept - 12 Oct | 5: The Scale of the Universe |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Module 5
& answer at least one posting by another student. - The Great Debate Begins: 29 September |
| 9 & 10 | 13-26 Oct | 6: Gamma-Ray Bursts | - Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Module 6 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 11 & 12 | 27 Oct - 9 Nov | 7: Dark Matter and Large Scale Structure |
- Newsgroup submission (Weeks 1-12): due 8 November - CMT-2 (Modules 5 to 7): due 8 November - The Great Debate Ends: 27 October |
| Study period | 10-23 Nov | Study period | - Project: due 22 November |
HET617 - MP: Computational Astrophysics
(Study Guide from Semester 2, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 1 & 2 | 18-31 August |
- Weeks 1 & 2 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary" entries. - Project topic: due 23 August | 3 & 4 | 1-14 Sept |
- Weeks 3 & 4 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary" entries. - Scientific justification: due 6 September |
| 5 & 6 | 15-28 Sept | - Weeks 5 & 6 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary" entries. | 7 & 8 | 29 Sept - 12 Oct | - Weeks 7 & 8 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary" entries. | 9 & 10 | 13-26 Oct | - Weeks 9 & 10 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary" entries. | 11 & 12 | 27 Oct - 9 Nov |
- Weeks 11 & 12 Postings: Try to send two "Project Diary" entries. - Project: due 8 November |
Study period |
10-23 Nov | - Poster: due 15 November |
HET618 - Astrobiology and the Origins of
Life
(Study Guide from Semester 1, 2008)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 0 | 3-9 March | 1: Overview of astrobiology |
- Test Messages: try submitting a posting & a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 10-23 March | 2: The History of the Earth |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Module 2
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 22 March |
| 3 & 4 | 24 March-6 April | 3: Coevolution of Life and its Environments | - Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Module 3 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 5 & 6 | 7-20 April | 4: Formation of the Solar System" |
- Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Module 4
& answer at least one posting by another student. - Essay: due 12 April - CMT-1 (Modules 1 to 4): due 19 April |
| 7 & 8 | 21 April-4 May | 5: The Biology of Life | - Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Module 5 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 9 & 10 | 5-18 May | 6: Life Elsewhere in the Solar System | - Newsgroups: post at least one query/comment about Module 6 & answer at least one posting by another student. |
| 11 & 12 | 19 May-1 June |
7: Synthesis of Complex Organic Molecules 8: Extrasolar planets & habitability |
- Newsgroup submission (Weeks 1 -12): due 31 May - CMT-2 (Modules 5 to 8): due 31 May |
| Study period |
2-15 June | Study period | - Project: due 14 June |
HET619 - MP: Astronomy and Astrophysics
(Study Guide from Semester 2, 2011)
| Weeks | Dates | Tasks & Key Dates |
| 1 & 2 | 29 Aug.-11 Sept. |
- Weeks 1 & 2 Postings: Send at least one "Project Diary" entry each week. |
3 & 4 | 12-25 Sept |
- Weeks 3 & 4 Postings: Send at least one "Project Diary" entry each week. - Scientific justification: due 17 September |
| 5 & 6 | 26 Sept. - 9 Oct. | - Weeks 5 & 6 Postings: Send at least one "Project Diary" entry each week. | 7 & 8 | 10 - 23 Oct | - Weeks 7 & 8 Postings: Send at least one "Project Diary" entry each week. | 9 & 10 | 24 Oct. - 6 Nov. | - Weeks 9 & 10 Postings: Send at least one "Project Diary" entry each week. | 11 & 12 | 7 - 19 Nov |
- Weeks 11 & 12 Postings: Send at least one "Project Diary" entry each week. - Project: due 19 November |
Study period |
20 Nov. - 3 Dec. | - Poster: due 26 November |
HET620 - Planetary Science
(Study Guide from Semester 2, 2011)
| Weeks | Dates | Module | Tasks and Key Dates |
| 0 | 22–28 Aug | 1: Introduction | - Test Messages: try
submitting a posting and a reply - Introductions: post a personal introduction to the group |
| 1 & 2 | 29 Aug–11 Sep | 2: Orbital Dynamics 3: Solar Heating | - Newsgroups: post at
least one question about Modules 2-3 and at least two answers or
follow up comments to someone else's postings. - Project choice: deadline for choice of project is 10 September |
| 3 & 4 | 12–25 Sep | 4: Planetary Atmospheres | - Newsgroups: post at least one question about
Module 4 and at least two answers or follow up comments to someone
else's postings. - 1st Newsgroup submission (Weeks 1-4): due 24 September |
| 5 & 6 | 26 Sep–9 Oct | 5: Planetary
Surfaces | -
Newsgroups: post at least one question about Module 5 and at
least two answers or follow up comments to someone else's postings. - Essay: due 1 October - CMT-1 (Modules 2 to 5): due 8 October |
| 7 & 8 | 10–23 Oct | 6: Planetary Interiors 7: Magnetosphere | - Newsgroups: post at least one question about Modules 6-7 and at least two answers or follow up comments to someone else's postings. |
| 9 & 10 | 24 Oct–6 Nov | 8: Debris | - Newsgroups: post at least one question about Module 8 and at least two answers or follow up comments to someone else's postings. |
| 11 & 12 | 7–19 Nov | 9: Planet Formation | - 2nd Newsgroup
submission (Weeks 5-12): due 19
November - CMT-2 (Modules 6 to 9): due 19 November |
| Study period | 20 Nov–3 Dec | Study period | - Project: due 3 December |
