James E. Heath, jr, Ph. D. Professor of Astronomy and Physics
Office: Rio Grande Campus Room 338 Office Phone:  223-3295 E-mail Address: jheath@austincc.edu Astronomy Class Website: The Starry Site Physics Class Website: Physics	(By the way, call me Jim)

Office Hours Fall Semester 2009:

Courses Taught, Fall Semester 2009:

• PHYS 1401 -- General Physics I
• ASTR 1304 -- Solar System Astronomy
• ASTR 1403 -- Stellar Astronomy with Lab

• Curriculum Vitae
• Biography and Photos
• Philosophy of Teaching
• Summary of Dissertation Research
• Professional Organizations
  • National Science Teacher's Organization
  • National Association for Research in Science Teaching
  • Association for the Education of Teachers of Science

• NASA Spacelink

  This is NASA's main site for educational resources; it contains a wealth of activities and information for all grade levels.

• Friends of the Austin Planetarium

  Austin is the largest city in the USA that doesn't have a planetarium!  This group is trying to fix that.  Check them out!

• Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

  This is a nationwide student association devoted to promoting the space program and knowledge about astronomy.

• AstroWeb

  This is an incredibly comprehensive "list of lists" of Websites resources for astronomy.

• Windows to the Universe

  This is an informative and beautiful Web site assembled by the University of Michigan, with facts and figures, histories of famous scientists, and activities for teachers.

   

  Other links my students have discovered can be found on the Starry Site, and a vast plethora of links awaits at Yahoo! Astronomy.

• The University of Texas at Austin Main Page
• The UT Austin Science Education Center
• UT McDonald Observatory
• UT Astronomy Department
• UT Athletics (Texas Fight!)
• Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching