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Whoops, sorry. I forgot this thread. 
The Atmosphere post is very nice, I think It can be the first chapter of the Course.  The info is great.  I really appreciate it. I'll contribute whatever I can.  |
That's the spirit, and thanks for the input. It is only a sample of a possible style we might employ for an introductory course. Besides, it is more meteorology than astronomy. I just imagined getting in a spaceship and headin' out. I was mindful of Sagan's voyage once I got strapped in the seat next to the kid pilot.
Remmember, I come more as a student than a teacher. My lack of knowledge and limited mastery of grammar gives me quick cause to limit my authorship, though it would be fun to assist.
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I think we can put a small multiple choice quiz after each chapter, so that the students can immediately test whatever they've learnt.
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Yes, that seems to be the plan, though there may be a way to enter the answers and get graded automaticially. The goal would be an actual certificate for each course.
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One more thing I noticed: The lack of numbers or equations. This diagram about the oxygen ozone cycle is good, btw.
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Yes.
Fraser's suggestion is to support Wiki Books, so we would use Wiki links throughout the text. I left most of them out to speed up the chapter style demonstration.
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Maybe, for the mathematically minded, we can include a small section at the end of every lesson, which may contain a mathematical explanation of the main content. Here, it's not necessary, since we can include escape veolicity and orbits in the chapter on gravity. Maybe we can mention the formula for Rayleigh scattering here. (the 1/(omega)4 ).
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Maybe we could offer a bonus section via various links throughout the chapter that would get the math wheels turning. It would keep the text looking simpler and cleaner. There may be other tools besides math that can be created and made as linked pages. Graphs, tables, asterisms, enlargements for thumbnails.
Before we can go far, we need more input from others in how to do a course BAUT can be proud of.
hhEb09'1 has presented a very classy introductory course. What do you think of it?