Welcome to Astro101200. This site is for documents. Brightspace and Pearson platform will be used for lab reports, quizzes and grades.
Pearson Platform
All virtual labs/assessments will be done on this platform.
Pearson MyLab Mastering Platform Link
Administrative Documents
Please review these documents before our first meeting.
- Syllabus Includes grading policies and schedule. SUPER IMPORTANT!
- Course Schedule A timeline of lectures, labs and exams.
- Lab Report Format Guide Guidelines for your report write ups.
- Lab report Template(only for in-person labs)You may print and use this.
Assessments & Exams
- All announcements will be made via Brightspace.
- All assignments must be submitted via Brightspace. All your quizzes and grades will be available there too.
- Exams: We use the Lockdown Browser for ALL quizzes and exams.Please ensure it is installed and working on your device before every quiz/exam.
Grades will be calculated according to the weights described in the syllabus. We will follow college’s undergraduate grading system to convert the final scores to grades.
Contact & Office Hours
Instructor: Pranjal Agarwal
Email: pagarwal@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Office Hours: Virtual Zoom: Thursdays 4-5 PM or by appointment – email me.


