MCC ETRO102 Schedule

This schedule is from the draft provided by Mark Hoffman in mid-May. Steve has added Dates according to the UH Academic calendar.

The Inquiry Activity column was filled in arbitrarily. Please consult your group and the other design team leaders to settle on a preferred set of dates. The constraints are:

each inquiry group gets two consecutive class periods (Tues/Thurs is probably preferred over Thurs/Tues)
Mark wants at least one class period of "buffer space" between activities

Steve has put down two suggested dates for the Spectrometer Design team, who have the additional constraint that Steve and Scott are probably unavailable throughout November.

You will notice that the class activities column is out of sync with the inquiry activities and with the calendar dates (e.g. there won't be any class on Thanksgiving). You can use this column as a rough guide for the sequence of the course, but expect the details to change. Presumably Mark and John will adjust their class activity schedule once our inquiry activity dates are set.

WEEK	DAY	DATE	INQUIRY ACTIVITY	CLASS ACTIVITIES
1	Tue	Aug 26		Introduction to the course - requirements and philosophy icebreaker activity, intro to inquiry, intro to lab gear
1	Thu			Introduction to the course inquiry activity, presentations, teamwork, posters, etc.
2	Tue	Sep 2		Geometric optics and image formation inquiry activity – camera obscura, images, light travels in straight lines
2	Thu			Geometric optics and image formation inquiry activity – lenses, aperture, focus, and focal length
3	Tue	Sep 9		The eye as an optical instrument inquiry/activity???
3	Thu			review eye activity and summarize lenses, eyeglasses, rods and cones (filters), optic nerve (data transmission)
4	Tue	Sep 16	Spectrometer Design ??	Geometric optics and image formation inquiry activity – magnification
4	Thu		Spectrometer Design ??	Instrumentation designs with lenses Class activity – build and assemble a simple refracting telescope
5	Tue	Sep 23		5 Tuesday Telescope viewing and imaging activity nature of images (reversed), shapes of mirrors, integrating into optical train with lenses
5	Thu			Instrumentation designs with mirrors intro to optical telescope configurations, mounts, drive systems
6	Tue	Sep 30	Digital Image Files	Exam 1
6	Thu		Digital Image Files	Characteristics of digital images Katie's image file activity/inquiry
7	Tue	Oct 7		Characteristics of digital images Katie's image file activity/inquiry
7	Thu			CCD cameras Po'o'kela activity: how CCD cameras work
8	Tue	Oct 14	CCD Prototype	Characteristics of digital images and CCD cameras synthesis of both activities and introduction to imaging and image processing
8	Thu		CCD Prototype	Color inquiry - light, color, and filters
9	Tue	Oct 21		Color inquiry - light, color, and filters
9	Thu			Imaging with filters ( CCD and filter wheel) activity: ASTR110L image acquisition activity
10	Tue	Oct 28	Spectrometer Design ??	Imaging with filters ( CCD and filter wheel) activity: ASTR110L image processing activity
10	Thu		Spectrometer Design ??	Exam 2
11	Tue	Nov 4	(veteran's day)	Haleakala Telescopes field trip to Faulkes and HAA site (others?) - introduction to remote observing
11	Thu			Imaging with Faulkes Telescope process Faulkes images for presentation
12	Tue	Nov 11		Remote telescope and instrumentation control set up, configure, and run instrumentation system in ECET lab
12	Thu			Remote telescope and instrumentation control set up, configure, and run instrumentation system in ECET lab
13	Tue	Nov 18		Telescope treasure hunt activity: research where they are, what they do, and the instrumentation used; system and instrumentation questions organized
13	Thu			Telescope treasure hunt activity: poster and oral presentations
14	Tue	Nov 25		Telescope treasure hunt synthesis (instrumentation and AO?)
14	Thu		(THANKSGIVING)	An example of astronomical data collection and analysis activity: Patrick's variable star activity
15	Tue	Dec 2		An example of astronomical data collection and analysis activity: variable stars, exoplanets, light curves (how to get the best possible images/data?)
15	Thu			Telescope design and engineering integrating components into a larger system
16	Tue	Dec 9		Telescope design and engineering role of the engineer and technician - design activity???
16	Thu	Dec 11	(Last day of instruction)	Akamai Program internship and career opportunities
17	Tue			Final Exam