Astronomy 301 - Writing About Astronomy
Spring
2016
01
3.00
Todd Tripp
TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
UMass Amherst
63768
Satisfies Junior Year Writing Requirement. The goal of this course is
to teach the writing techniques and styles that are appropriate for
the types of careers that might be pursued by an astronomy major. The
course will be composed of both a set of short writing assignments and
longer assignments, and some of these assignments will be orally
presented to the class. All students will critique the talks, and
some written assignments will be exchanged between students for peer
editing and feedback. Some papers will require analysis of
astrophysical data. Prerequisites: Completion of 200-level or higher astronomy class, ENGLWRIT 112 or 113, and at least the first two semesters of the first
year physics sequence.
to teach the writing techniques and styles that are appropriate for
the types of careers that might be pursued by an astronomy major. The
course will be composed of both a set of short writing assignments and
longer assignments, and some of these assignments will be orally
presented to the class. All students will critique the talks, and
some written assignments will be exchanged between students for peer
editing and feedback. Some papers will require analysis of
astrophysical data. Prerequisites: Completion of 200-level or higher astronomy class, ENGLWRIT 112 or 113, and at least the first two semesters of the first
year physics sequence.
Open to Senior and Junior Astronomy majors and minors only.