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Philip Blanco
Philip Blanco

Philip Blanco

Lecturer


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Contact Info:

Email:
Phone: 619-644-7312
Office: Building 34, Room 162
Office Hours: Spring 2020: Tues 2:45-4:45pm, Wed 1:45-4:45pm, or by appointment

 

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ASTR120 Section 0609 Spring 2020  Exploration of the Solar System

Course Notes:

This course satisfies the General Education science requirement for transfer to most universities, and is equivalent to ASTR110 (General Astronomy), but focuses more on the new discoveries made about our and other solar systems.

ASTR120 Spring 2020 Syllabus Summary (PDF)

ASTR112 Section 1153 Spring 2020  Astronomy Laboratory

Course Notes:

ASTR112 Laboratory accompanies ASTR110 or ASTR120 and satisifies the General Education physical science laboratory requirement.

ASTR112 Spring 2020 Syllabus Summary (PDF)

PSC111 Section 8354 Spring 2020  Physical Science Laboratory

Course Notes:

This 1-unit, 3-hour laboratory class is for students taking (or those who have taken) PSC110 or PSC100. It satisfies the General Education science laboratory requirement for transfer to UC and CSU. It is also fun and makes use of everyday objects and situations to show that anyone can "do science"!

PSC111 Spring 2020 Syllabus Summary (PDF)

PHYC130 Section 8359 Spring 2020  Fundamentals of Physics I

Course Notes:

PHYC130 is the first of a 2-semester, calculus-based physics course sequence primarily for life-science majors. (STEM majors should instead take the 3-semester Physics 140/240/241 sequence.)

PHYC130 Spring 2020 Syllabus Summary (PDF)

PHYC140 Laboratory Section 0323 Spring 2020  Mechanics Laboratory

Course Notes:

Laboratory associated with Dr. Thomas Pickett's PHYC140 lecture class (section 0323).

PHYC140 Spring 2020 Laboratory Information

Honors Project  AGI / STK software - for all Physics students

Course Links:

STK Honors Project Information and forms

Course Notes:

Analytical Graphics, Inc. has generously provided licenses under its Educational Alliance program for Grossmont College students to use the many advanced features of its Systems ToolKit (STK) software for modeling moving objects (land, sea, air, and space). Follow the link above for more information about honors projects based on this software package which is used by the Department of Defense and many aerospace industrial applications.
Honors Project  Astronomy Research Seminar (in collaboration with other institutions)

Course Links:

Astronomy Research Seminar Honors project

Course Notes:

A research experience for students who will work as a team to make observations of double stars or exoplanets, analyze the data, and publish the results in a peer-reviewed research journal.
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Education

1986: B. Sc. (Honours) Physics, University of Durham, England.
1992: Ph. D. Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Thesis: Testing unified models of active galaxies through infrared spectroscopy. 

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Last Updated: 06/07/2020
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