STS 55 -
Space Science and Technology
Ken Dudeck, PSU Hazleton – Spring 2012
University Course Description:
S T S 055 (GN) (AERSP) SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 3) The science and technology of space exploration and exploitation; physical principles; research and development; history, space policy, and social implications.
Required
Text Books:
Damon, Introduction to Space: The Science of Spaceflight, 4th edition,
Orbit Book Company, Malabar, FL, 2001. IBSN: 978-0-89464-068-1 .
Other Requirements
Students will be required to complete a project and may be required to purchase a model rocket and package of model rocket engines, or other project materials. Further details will be covered in class.
Grading
Quizzes (5) - 125pts (25%)
Exam I - 100pts (20 %)
Exam II - 100pts (20%)
Project (select one): - 75pts (15%)
a) Group Presentation
b) Model Rocket and Paper
On-line Quiz - 25 pts (5%)
Participation/Attendance - 25 pts (5%)
Final Exam - 100 pts (20%)
Total - 550 pts (110%)*
*Student’s grade will be based on best 500 points of work. The lowest 50 points worth of work will be removed from students’ point total.
Minimum points for each grade:
( A = 450 ; B+ = 435 ; B = 400 ; C+ = 385 ; C = 350 ; D = 300 )
Make up Quizzes and Exams:
Up to two accommodations will be made if student notifies me 8 hours in advance of scheduled quiz or test. Otherwise, drop points will be applied to the missed graded event. Under no circumstance can the final exam be made up.
Academic
Integrity at Penn State : A Statement by the Council of Academic Deans
Academic integrity mandates
the pursuit of teaching, learning, research, and
creative activity in an
open, honest, and responsible manner. An academic
community that values
integrity promotes the highest levels of personal honesty,
respect for the rights,
property, and dignity of others, and fosters an
environment in which
students and scholars can enjoy the fruits of their efforts.
Academic integrity includes
a commitment neither to engage in acts of
falsification,
misrepresentation, or deception, nor to tolerate such acts by other
members of the community.
Academic integrity is a fundamental
value at
of all our endeavors and
must guide our actions every day as students and as
members of the faculty,
administration, and staff. Because we expect new and
continuing members of the University
community to meet the high standards that
are the foundation of a
reinforced frequently.
The primary responsibility
for supporting and promoting academic integrity lies
with the faculty and
administration, but students must be active participants. A
climate of integrity is
created and sustained through ongoing conversations
about honesty, trust,
fairness, respect, and responsibility and the embodiment of
these values in the life of
the University. Students and faculty should contribute
actively to fostering a climate
of academic integrity in all their scholarly
activities, through
discussions in first-year seminars and in other courses, and
through involvement in
college Academic Integrity Committees. The University
community should be continually
mindful of the need to preserve academic
integrity even as technology
changes methods of information access and use.
Colleges will provide all
faculty members and teaching assistants information
about appropriate ways to
promote academic integrity and handle dishonesty
cases. Faculty members and
graduate assistants must make clear their
expectations about academic
integrity in every course they teach.
As members of the Council of
Academic Deans, we strongly support efforts to
enhance academic integrity
at
collective leadership to
strengthen further the University's commitment to the
highest standards of
academic integrity.
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Week |
Topics |
ACtivity |
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Assignment |
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#1 |
Course Introduction Introduction to Space Rockets 101 |
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pp xi -xviii |
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#2 |
Early Rockets Scientific Units Velocity, Distance, Acc |
EM #1 |
pp 17-18 |
Quiz #1 Problems 1-8 |
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#3 |
Space History Overview Homework |
Film |
Chap 1 |
Quiz #2 |
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#4 |
Falling Objects – Gravity Newton’s Law’s |
MU #2 MU #6 |
p 19
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Problems 9-15 |
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#5 |
Propulsion |
MU #8 EM #2 |
pp 20-38
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Problems 16-18 |
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#6 |
Review Exam I |
EM #4 |
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#7 |
Rockets 201 Astronomy -Part 1 |
EM #6 |
Chap. 7 |
Problems 19-21 Quiz #3 |
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#8 |
Astronomy -Part 2 Kepler’s Law’s |
MU #21
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Quiz #4 Problems 22,23 |
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#9 |
Orbits |
MU #24
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Chap. 3
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Problems 24,25 |
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#10 |
Remote Sensing |
Film |
Chap. 6
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Quiz #5 |
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#11 |
Space Shuttle |
EM #7 |
Chap. 8 |
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#12 |
Review Exam II |
EM #9 |
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#13 |
Rocket Launches |
EM #12 |
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Finalize Research Project |
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#14 |
Current Space Future Missions |
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Chap. 12 |
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#15 |
Presentations Review for Final |
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On Line Quiz |
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Final Exam Scheduled during finals week, |
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Selection of Films and Programs
MU – “Mechanical Universe” PBS program series
EM – “From Earth to Moon” HBO miniseries
Films – “In Shadow of the Moon”, “Failure is not an Option”, “Apollo 13”