University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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ASTRONOMY Top: The planiterium has many inter- esting displays like this one for the public to view. Pbolograpy by Clisisbne Gobghtly Above Right: This young girl is taking advantage of all the interesting things to doand see in the planiterium. Pbolography by Clvistine Gob: Ally A 22 ACADEMICS E Every year hundreds of stu- dents take astronomy 1 10a and 110b in order to satisfy their physical science requirements. The classes cover a wide variety of topics in the field of astronomy. The main goal of the class is to give students an idea of not just what astronomy is all about but also what modem research is all about. It also tries to teach the students to think scientifi- cally and appreciate some of the experi- ments they will hem about in the news. 110a concentrates on giving the student a survey of all astronomy including a history of astronomy as a science, a survey of the planets in our solar sys- tem, and the cosmology will show if it is moving away from the observation point), studying radiation laws, and trying to figure the age of a cluster of stars. One of the main problems that Dr. Rieke said she experienced with the class was the different abilities and degrees of familiarity with the subject. Specifically in the area of math where some students are comfortable with it while some cringe at the sight of an addition problem. The course attempts to deal with this by trying eliminate as much of the math of as- tronomy as possible associated with the This, according to Dr. Rieke, is often hard to do because math is one (the makeup and origin of the universe) of the universe. The subject material and approach taken in 110b will de- pend largely upon what instructor is teaching the course at that time. This year Marcia Rieke was the instructor for the course. She said that in 110b she likes to cover topics in current astronomical re- search. This includes the search for brown dwarf stars. the structure of the milky way, a detailed look at cosmology, and other topics. The lab for I 10b this semester preformed experiments that included using a telescope simulator on computers to see what it is like to aim a telescope and get an idea of some of the problems, such as weather, that play into telescope observa- tion. Other experiments were measuring red shifts (the change in temperature a star of the prime tools of astronomy and it is hard to convey how a science is done with- out using the prime tools. It was also stated that sometimes the amount of material that was presented to the students occasionally gave some of the students problems in that there was often a lot of information for them to study for a test. All-in-all, Astronomy 100a and 110b prove to be courses that are very interesting and worth taking. -Brian Wilson One of the main problems Dr. Rieke said she experi- enced with the class was the different abilities and degrees of familiarly with the sub- ject. .1)

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FUTURE OUTLOOK .4 : Doesn ' t he look happy? I don ' t think I would be the one to disturb during his dinner time. Photography by Jeff Sever. Above: This agriculture ent is marking the cows. The students team to apply all that they have ed in the classrooms out at the farm. Photography by Greg Berg. Agricultural Scientists Salaries Bachelor degree $19,200 year Bachelor degree (federal government) $14,822 - $18,358 year Master ' s degree (federal government) $18,358 - $22,458 year Doctorate (federal government) $27,172 - $32,567 year Employment Outlook Growth rate until the year 2000: Average This information has been provided by the Professional Careers Sourcebook. 1st edition College of Agriculture 21A

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.1: Above: This astronomy class is anxiously waiting for the signal to leave. Pbcography by Dawn Lively. Above: These two astronomy students seem to find the lecture today very interesting. Photograph) DawnLively COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 23 S1 41