Required: You must purchase the following notebook (no substitutes) Rediform Notebook (53-110) Quadrille Ruled Stiff Cover 10 1/8 x 7 7/8 Inch 96-Page Lab Notebook

Time: Fri. 6-9 pm (plus other clear nights) Room: 5th Floor, Faculty Prof. Dale E. Gary Office: Tiernan 101 Office Hours: F 2:00-4:00 pm Phone: (973) 642-7878 e-mail: dgary@njit.edu Course Web Page: http://web.njit.edu/~dgary/322

Readings: Read over the lab assignment before the corresponding class period.

Lab Notebooks: The procedure for each lab is described in the lab assignment.  You must keep a lab notebook containing your notes while you take and analyze your data.  The only acceptable notebook is the one listed above (click on the link to go to the Amazon.com page). These will be turned in with each lab report.  Lab reports, written in Word or some similar word processor, are the final product of each lab assignment, and must be prepared as a separate document, well illustrated and explained.  Neatness and thoroughness counts!

Grades: The course grade will be based on your lab notebooks (30%), lab reports (50%), attendance and class participation (20%). The grading breakdown is as follows:

85-100 %	A
80-84%	B+
70-79%	B
65-69%	C+
55-64%	C
50-54%	D
0-49%	F

Observing Sessions: Attendance is required every Friday night (the weekly lecture/demonstration and observing session, cloudy or clear).  Missing, without a doctor's excuse, a Friday night on which observing is possible will result in a 5% drop in your grade. All observing sessions are at the observatory on the roof of Faculty Hall. Keep in mind that we may have to move the observing night to a different night due to weather.

Due Dates: The due dates for the assignments are shown below.  You are expected to complete the labs on these dates.  If you have a legitimate excuse for not getting the lab done on time (i.e. equipment or weather not cooperating), seek permission to turn it in late from Prof. Gary.  A late lab without express permission will receive only half credit. Bad weather is NOT an excuse if it is clear on Tuesday/Thursday. In the case of a run of bad weather, you will be supplied with data taken by the instructor on an earlier date, so that lab due dates need not be missed.

Final Project: The "final exam" will consist of a final imaging project to be done at UACNJ (uacnj.org), Jenny Jump State Forest. The final project will count as two labs. The observations will be done in an overnight session some time during finals week (or just before).

Academic Integrity: NJIT has an honor code (see http://integrity.njit.edu/) that you are all expected to apply rigorously to your conduct in this course. All work that you submit must be your own. All written words and ideas must be your own, unless cited (and using quotes where appropriate). All books, web materials, or other sources that you consult must be included in a bibliography at the end of your report. Any violations will be reported to the Dean of Students.

Useful Links:

Data Repository Click above for access to your data