Astronomy C10/L&S C70U

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I am signed up for this class with Filippenko for Fall semester. I've noticed that although it is a very popular class (from what I've heard), there are not many people signed up for it. I got a message from Filippenko today regarding this issue:</p>

<p>"Dear enrolled Astronomy C10 / L&S C70U students, Fall 2008:</p>

<p>I hope that your summer is going well. Have fun before classes
start again! I'm in Beijing now, on my way to remote western
Mongolia where I'll be viewing a total solar eclipse on
August 1. Wish me clear skies!</p>

<p>Thanks for signing up for Astro C10 or L&S C70U, Fall 2008.
I have a favor to ask you. My course has traditionally
been listed as "Astronomy 10, Section 1" -- but in Fall
2008 (as in the past few years), that number is given
to a different professor's course. Instead, mine is confusingly
listed as both "Astronomy C10, Sec. 1" (note: "C10" instead of
"10") and "L&S C70U" (one of the "Discovery Series" courses).
["C10" really means "10" -- but the "C" is for "cross-listed."]
Hence, a lot of students have not noticed the fact that I
<em>will indeed</em> be teaching Astro 10 this Fall (as I do every
Fall, but not Spring); they looked up "Astronomy 10" in the
online Schedule of Classes and didn't see my name listed.</p>

<p>Please encourage your friends to sign up for either
Astronomy C10 (Filippenko) or L&S C70U (Filippenko) using
Tele-Bears! Ask them to spread the word to <em>their</em> friends,
too. Enrollment is quite low right now, and if more students
don't sign up, I may have to cancel some of the 26 discussion
sections (I don't want to do that...). </p>

<p>You can simply forward this message to friends you
think might be interested in taking Astronomy 10 ("C10")
or (equivalently) L&S C70U. Lectures will be MWF 3:10-4 pm,
in Wheeler Auditorium.</p>

<p>It doesn't much matter whether they sign up under
"Astronomy C10" or "L&S C70U" -- the course lectures,
content, structure, etc. will be identical (it's the
<em>same</em> class!), and they satisfy the same breadth
requirements.</p>

<p>Thanks, and have a nice remainder of the summer!</p>

<p>Alex</p>

<p>ps. There are 26 discussion sections for the course.
Each student should sign up for one discussion section
(as well as the main lecture, which will be MWF 3:10-4 pm).
Note that the main lectures will be available on
"webcast" (computer video playback, available at all
hours of the day/night, so students don't have to physically
show up to each lecture if it's not convenient to do so)."</p>

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<p>I took this class last Fall and it is the exact same message (except for a few minor details) that we received last year during the summer before the semester started. There really shouldn't be any worry or concern about sections closing up because when Phase II & the adjustment period start, people will fill the class (especially a lot of freshmen for breadth or upperclassmen who want to take it because of Filippenko). Before the year starts, most of the seats will end up full because as you've heard, it is a very popular class, but people wait for Phase II to sign up for it.</p>

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<p>Glad you posted this and glad I looked to see if anyone posted it. I was planning on doing the same thing!</p>