Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Properties of sun, planets, asteroids, and comets. Astronomical observations relevant to understanding solar system and its origin. Dynamical problems, including examination of fallacious hypotheses. Meteoritic evidence regarding earliest history of solar system. Chemical models of solar nebula. Space exploration and its planning. P/NP or letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
8.3 / 10
Organization
8.3 / 10
Time
0-5 hrs/week
Overall
8.3 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Winter 2023 In-Person
    Grade: N/A

    Jewitt is a pretty fun and engaging lecturer if you actually go to class. The class is very light although the midterm and final are very hard if you let yourself slack off. Overall, the extra credit significantly bumps up your grade, so anyone can get an A with decent effort.

    Quarter Taken: Winter 2023 In-Person
    Grade: C

    class was EXTREMELY EASY, BUT DISCUSSION/LAB ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY and is over 30% of your grade. ended up missing a good deal of them leading to the grade I got

    Quarter Taken: Winter 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A+

    Very chill class, midterm and final were online but incredibly long exams (50-100 qs)

    Quarter Taken: Winter 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A+

    The course was alright. We were given about 22% of extra credit assignments to complete, so despite being tested on material that we didn't actually learn in class (Basic geometry formulas from high school), the grade distribution of the entire class is very likely to be mostly A+, A, A-'s.

    Jewitt is a highly logical thinker; his class is organized in a way that is very clear and to the point. He likes cracking sarcastic jokes in almost every lecture, so in general taking this class with him was pretty amusing.

    I sent him a picture of his mailbox angled in way to capture the label on the other side of the wall to make sure my assignments landed in the right place. He responded by saying this was the best picture of his mail box every taken, which I then responded by saying I was deeply honored. That's the kind of guy he is like - creative and humorous despite being a scientist.

Course

Instructor
David Jewitt
Previously taught
23W 20W 16W
Formerly offered as
E&S SCI 9

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance required

  • 1 midterm

  • Finals week final

  • 0% recommend the textbook

Previous Grades

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