| Week | Date | Day | Topic | Ch Review |
Chapters, Pages in Book Reading before Class!! |
Homework Passed out Due |
Comments |
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| 1 | Jan 23 | W | Introduction, Powers of Ten | 0, I | Preface, Ch 1 | ||
| 1 | Jan 25 | F | Scientific Methods | I | Ch. 1, 2-17 Syllabus!! |
Mastering Astr HW#1 assigned |
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| 2 | Jan 28 | M | Scientific Method; What we see in the Sky (Stars) |
I, II | Ch. 2, 27-34 | Labs start! |
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| 2 | Jan 30 | W | What we see in the Sky (Sun) | II | Ch. 2, 35-39 | ReadQuiz 1 due 2pm (Ch 2, p26-49) |
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| 2 | Feb 1 | F | What we see in the Sky (Moon) | II | Ch. 2, 40-42 | ||
| 3 | Feb 4 | M | What we see in the Sky (Eclipses, Calendar) | II | Ch. 2, 42-46, 14-15, 56-58 | MA HW#1 due 11:59 PM |
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| 3 | Feb 6 | W | What we see in the Sky (Planets); Geometric Models |
II, III | Ch 2, 46-49, Ch.3, 59-62, 68-73 | Feb 6& Feb 7 |
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| 3 | Feb 8 | F | Geometric Models | III | Ch.3, 62-73 |
ReadQuiz 2 due 2pm (Ch 3, p59-73) |
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| 4 | Feb 13 | W | Physical Models (up to gravitation) |
IV | Ch.4, 81-91, 92-96 |
MA HW#2 due 11:59 PM |
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| 4 | Feb 15 | F | Physical Models (Kepler's Laws; Energy, Angular Momentum) |
IV | Ch.4, 92-98 | ReadQuiz 3 due 2pm
(extended to 2/14 because of mix-up!!) (Ch 4, p 81-100) |
Material for Exam#1 up to here! |
| 5 | Feb 18 | M | Physical Models (Moon, Tides) |
IV | Ch.4, 98-100 | MA HW#3 due 11:59 pm |
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| 5 | Feb 20 | W | Exam#1 | Ch 0, I, II, III, IV (up to weight/masses) |
On Material through Feb 15 Click for Practice |
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| 5 | Feb 22 | F | Tools in Astronomy (Light, Telescopes) | V | Ch. 5, 107-109, 121-126 | ReadQuiz
4 due 2pm (Ch 5, p 107-113, 117-119,
121-130) |
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| 6 | Feb 25 | M | Tools in Astronomy (Meaning of Colors) |
V | Ch. 5, 112-113, 117-119 | MA HW#4
due 11:59 PM |
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| 6 | Feb 27 | W | Tools in Astronomy (Radio -, Space Astronomy) |
V | Ch. 5, 109-112, 125-130 | ||
| 6 | Feb 29 | F | Planets, Solar System (Characteristics, Formation, Planets in other Star Systems) |
VI |
Ch. 5, 119 - 121 Ch. 6, 139 - 160 Ch. 6, 169 - 177 |
ReadQuiz 5 due 2pm (Ch 6) | |
| 7 | Mar 3 | M | Solar System (Interior of Planets, Magnetic Fields, Volcanism) | VI | Ch. 7, 185-194, 212-214; Ch. 8, 230-232 |
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| 7 | Mar 5 | W | Solar System (Impact Craters, Atmospheres) | VI | Ch. 4, 91-92; Ch. 7, 194-196, 204-211 | ReadQuiz
6 due 2pm MA HW#5 due |
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| 7 | Mar 7 | F | More on the Term Paper!! |
VI | Ch. 7, 199-204, 211-212; Ch. 18, 495, 496, 501, 505-510 |
Written HW#1 passed out!
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| 8 | Mar 10 | M | Solar System (Asteroids, Comets) |
VI | Ch. 9, 253 - 255, 257- 266 | ReadQuiz 7 due 2pm (Ch 9 + p 495, 496, 501, 505-510) MA HW#6 due |
Material for Exam#2 up to here! |
| 8 | Mar 12 | W | Exam#2 | Ch IV, V, VI (up to Comets) |
On Material |
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| 8 | Mar 14 | F | Solar System (Comets, Meteors, Impacts) | VI | Ch. 9, 255 - 256, 266 - 271 |
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| 9 | Mar 17-21 | Spring Break | |||||
| 10 | Mar 24 | M | Observations of Sun and Stars (Magnitude, Distance, Luminosity) |
VII | Ch. 6.1, 142; |
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| 10 | Mar 26 | W | Observations of Sun and Stars (Spectra, Temperature, Composition, Masses) |
VII |
Ch. 5, 111 - 121 Ch. 11, 305 - 309 |
ReadQuiz 8 Due 2 pm Written HW#1 Due 4 pm MA HW#7 Due 11:59 p |
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| 10 | Mar 28 | F | Observations of Sun and Stars (H-R Diagram) Sun (Energy) |
VII VIII |
Ch. 11: 309 - 318 Ch. 10, 279 - 280 |
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| 11 | Mar 31 | M | The Sun Our Star |
VIII | Ch. 10, 280 - 286 | ReadQuiz 9 Due 2 pm MA HW#8 Due 11:59 p |
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| 11 | Apr 2 | W | The Sun Our Star Energy Transport, Atmosphere |
VIII | Ch. 10, 286 - 292 | ||
| 11 | Apr 4 | F | The Sun Our Star Solar Wind, Magnetospheres |
VIII |
Ch. 10, 292 - 296 Ch. 7, 189 - 191 Ch. 8, 231 - 232 |
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| 12 | Apr 7 | M | What is between the Stars? Stellar Evolution (Star Forming Regions) |
IX |
Ch. 14.2, 384 - 394 Ch.12, 324-328 |
ReadQuiz 10 Due 2 pm MA HW#9 Due 11:59 p |
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| 12 | Apr 9 | W | Stellar Evolution (Protostars to MS Stars, Brown Dwarfs, Adult Stars) |
X |
Ch. 12, 328-332 |
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| 12 | Apr 11 | F | Stellar Evolution (Aging Stars) |
X | Ch.12, 316-318, 332-337 | ReadQuiz 11 Due 2 pm |
Material for Exam#3 up to here! |
| 13 | Apr 14 | M | Stellar Evolution (White Dwarfs, Supernovae I) |
X | Ch.13, 354-359 | MA HW#10 Due 11:59 p No Labs this week! |
Q&A Session 3-4pm SLS120 |
| 13 | Apr 16 | W | Exam#3 | Ch VI (fr. Comets), VII, VIII, IX, X (to aging stars) |
On Material |
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| 13 | Apr 18 | F | Stellar Evolution (Supernovae II, Neutron Stars) |
X | Ch.12, 338-345 Ch.13, 359-362 |
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| 14 | Apr 21 | M | Einstein Special Relativity |
XI |
Ch.13, 356 |
Term Paper Due 11:59p |
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| 14 | Apr 23 | W | Einstein General Relativity; Black Holes |
XI | Ch.13, 363-368 | Radio Telescope "kaputt" Make-up Labs |
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| 14 | Apr 25 | F | Black Holes Milky Way Galaxy |
XI XII |
Ch.14, 380-384 | ReadQuiz 12 Due 2
pm |
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| 15 | Apr 28 | M | The Milky Way | XII | Ch.14, 380-384; 398 - 399 |
MA
HW#11 Due 11:59 p |
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| 15 | Apr 30 | W | The Milky Way Other Galaxies Types of Galaxies |
XII; XIII |
Ch 15, 406 - 410 |
ReadQuiz 13 Due 2 pm |
Make-up Labs |
| 15 | May 2 | F | Galaxies and the Structure of the Universe | XIII | Ch 15, 411 - 426 | ||
| 16 | May 5 | M | Active Galaxies & Quasars | XIII | Ch 15, 426 - 432 | ReadQuiz 14 Due 2 pm MA HW#12 Due 11:59 p |
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| 16 | May 7 | W | Cosmology |
XIII |
Ch 17, 485 - 487 Ch 16, 439 - 457 |
Radio Telescope |
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| 16 | May 9 | F | Cosmology | XIV | Ch 17, 474 - 479 |
ReadQuiz 15 Due 2 pm |
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| 17 | May 12 | M | Cosmology | XIV | Ch 17, 479 - 484 | MA HW#13
Due 11:59 p |
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| May 19 | F | FINAL EXAM: Heavy on Ch. X - XIV;
also from Ch. I, III, IV, V, VII - IX 100 PM - 300 PM, James 303 |
Click for Practice |
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