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$aDawson, Dennis W.
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$aOut of the classroom observations and investigations in Astronomy$cby Dennis W. Dawson
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$aAustralia$bBrooks/Cole$c2002
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$avii, 181 p.
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$aThis laboratory manual grew out of my perception, through years of teaching introductory astronomy classes, that students were dissatisfied with the traditional approach to lab exercises, namely analyzing data or photographs that professional astronomers had obtained at large, remote observatories. The sense of detachment from the science was frustrating to many, as evidenced by their comments on course evaluations in years when I administered traditional lab exercises. If someone else has done the observations and basic analysis, students essentially are re-hashing the work to learn techniques. While this might be fine for students training to become professional astronomers, the majority of students in typical astronomy classes are not headed in that direction. However, students taking a science class should understand the thrill of discovery, the (necessary) commitment to understanding basic concepts and basic experimental procedures, the concept of experimental uncertainty, and the discipline of drawing conclusions from the information at hand rather than from preconceptions. How does one present this rigor in a framework which cannot make available to students the large telescopes and precise equipment usually used for gathering and analyzing astronomical information? My solution to the problem was to develop exercises around the use of equipment that students would be likely to have on hand already (such as their eyes (!), cameras, binoculars, and occasionally a small telescope), as well as simple equipment that they could construct out of common, inexpensive materials. The goal was to present them with observational experiments that could be accomplished over one day or night, or with brief observations every few nights over a longer period, yet, would yield interesting results and give the students practice in experimental procedure. Equally important was the goal of experimental learning: getting the students out of the classroom and looking at the heavens. A preliminary version of this manual, containing thirteen exercises, was developed during the summer and early fall of 1996. The current manual contains 28 experiments, including six indoor exercises for those occasional cloudy nights! I hope that this revised and expanded manual even better realizes its objectives. Have fun with it! - Dennis W. Dawson
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