| Week | Date | Day | Topic | Ch Review |
Chapters, Pages in Book Reading before Class!! |
Homework assigned Due |
Comments |
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| 1 | Jan 22 | W | Introduction, Powers of Ten | 0, I | Preface, Ch 1 | ||
| 1 | Jan 24 | F | Scientific Methods | I | Ch. 1 Syllabus!! |
Mastering Astr HW#1 assigned |
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| 2 | Jan 27 | M | Scientific Method; What we see in the Sky (Stars) |
I, II | Ch. 2.1 | |
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| 2 | Jan 29 | W | What we see in the Sky (Sun) | II | Ch. 2.2 | ReadQuiz 1 due 2pm (Ch 2) |
Labs start! L1, 2: Tu 6 & 8 pm L3, 4: We 6 & 8 pm |
| 2 | Jan 31 | F | What we see in the Sky (Moon) | II | Ch. 2.3 | ||
| 3 | Feb 3 | M | What we see in the Sky (Eclipses, Calendar) |
II | Ch. 2.3 | MA HW#1 due 11:59 PM |
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| 3 | Feb 5 | W | Snow Day! |
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| 3 | Feb 7 | F | What we see in the Sky (Planets); Geometric Models |
II, III | Ch 2.4, Ch.3 | ReadQuiz 2 due 2pm (Ch 3) |
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| 4 | Feb 10 | M | Geometric Models | III | Ch.3 |
MA HW#2 due 11:59 PM |
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| 4 | Feb 12 | W | Physical Models (up to gravitation) |
IV | Ch.4.1-4.3 |
ReadQuiz 3 due 2pm (Ch 4) |
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| 4 | Feb 14 | F | Physical Models (Kepler's Laws; Energy, Angular Momentum, Mass) |
IV | Ch.4.3-4.4 | Material for Exam#1 up to here! |
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| 5 | Feb 17 | M | Exam#1 Physics 405 in DeMeritt 112 |
Ch 0, I, II, III, IV MA HW#3 due 11:59 pm |
On Material through Feb 14 Click for Practice |
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| 5 | Feb 19 | W | Physical Models (Moon, Tides) |
IV | Ch.4.4 |
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| 5 | Feb 21 | F | Tools in Astronomy (Light, Telescopes) |
V | Ch. 5, 110-114, 125-129 | ReadQuiz
4 due 2pm (Ch 5, p 110-116, 121-123, 125-136) |
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| 6 | Feb 24 | M | Tools in Astronomy (Meaning of Colors) |
V | Ch. 5, 114-116, 121-123 | MA
HW#4 due 11:59 PM |
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| 6 | Feb 26 | W | Tools in Astronomy (Radio -, Space Astronomy) |
V | Ch. 5, 130-135 | ||
| 6 | Feb 28 | F | Planets, Solar System (Characteristics, Formation, Planets in other Star Systems) |
VI |
Ch. 6, 143 - 164 Ch. 6, 173 - 181 |
ReadQuiz 5 due 2pm (Ch 6) | |
| 7 | Mar 3 | M | Solar System (Interior of Planets, Magnetic Fields, Volcanism) | VI | Ch. 7, 191-197, 218-220; Ch. 8, 236-238 | ReadQuiz
6 due 2pm MA HW#5 due |
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| 7 | Mar 5 | W | Solar System (Impact Craters, Atmospheres) |
VI | Ch. 4, 94-96; Ch. 7, 200-201, 210-217 |
Physics 405 & 406AstroOption |
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| 7 | Mar 7 | F | Solar System |
VI | Ch. 7, 205-213, 216-217; Ch. 18, 501-503, 507, 510-518 |
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| 8 | Mar 10-14 | Spring Break | |||||
| 9 | Mar 17 | M | Solar System (Asteroids, Comets, Meteors) |
VI | Ch. 9, 261 - 263, 265-281 | ReadQuiz 7 due 2pm (Ch 9 + p 501-503,507,510-518) MA HW#6 due |
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| 9 | Mar 19 | W | Observations of Sun and Stars (Magnitude, Distance, Luminosity) |
VII | Ch. 11 | ReadQuiz 8 Due 2 pm |
Material for Exam#2 up to here! |
| 9 | Mar 21 | F | Exam#2 |
MA HW#7 Due Mo, Mar 24, 11:59 pm Start HW before Exam!! It helps you study!!! 10 Bonus Pts on Homework, if ALL problems tried once & at least 25% of score before Exam!! |
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| 10 | Mar 24 | M | Observations of Sun and Stars (Luminosity, Spectra, Temperature, Composition; Star Masses) |
VII | Ch. 5, 114 - 120 |
MA HW#7 Due 11:59 pm |
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| 10 | Mar 26 | W | Observations of Sun and Stars (H-R Diagram; Mass-Luminosity Relation) The Sun Our Star (Energy |
VII VIII |
Ch. 11: Ch. 10.1 |
ReadQuiz 9 Due 2 pm
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| 10 | Mar 28 | F | The Sun Our Star |
VIII | Ch. 10 |
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| 11 | Mar 31 | M | The Sun Our Star |
VIII | Ch. 10.3 Ch. 7, 196-197 Ch. 8, 240 |
MA HW#8 Due 11:59 pm |
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| 11 | Apr 2 |
W | What is between the Stars? Interstellar Gas in the Solar System, Astrospheres |
IX X |
Ch. 10.3 |
ReadQuiz 10 Due 2 pm |
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| 11 | Apr 4 |
F | What is between the Stars? Interstellar Gas & Dust Stellar Evolution (Star Forming Regions) |
IX X |
Ch. 14.2 Ch.12.1 |
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| 12 | Apr 7 |
M | Stellar Evolution (Star Birth, Protostars to Mature Stars, Brown Dwarfs, Stars on Main Sequence) |
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Ch. 12, 330-334 |
MA HW#9 Due: 11:59 pm
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Phys 405 & Astro Option: Term Paper Draft Due 11:59 pm online |
| 12 | Apr 9 |
W | Stellar Evolution (Aging Stars, Planetary Nebulae; White Dwarfs) |
X | Ch.12 Ch. 13.1 |
ReadQuiz 11 Due 2 pm |
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| 12 | Apr 11 | F | Stellar Evolution (Supernovae, Pulsars, Neutron Stars) |
X | Ch.13.1 - 13.2 |
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| 13 | Apr 14 | M | Einstein Special Relativity |
XI |
Ch.13, p. 366 |
MA HW#10 Due 11:59
pm |
Material for Exam#3 up to here! |
| 13 | Apr 16 | W | Einstein General Relativity; Tests of Relativity |
XI | Ch.13, p. 373 | ||
| 13 | Apr 17 | Thu | Exam#3 Rooms TBA (Exam at 7 pm!!!) |
Ch VII, VIII, IX, X, Start of XI |
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| 13 | Apr 18 | F | Black Holes |
XI XII |
Ch.13.3 -13.4 | ||
| 14 | Apr 21 | M | The Milky Way | XII | Ch.14.1, 14.3-4 | ReadQuiz 12 Due 2 pm MA HW#11 Due 11:59 pm |
Phys 405 & Astro Option: |
| 14 | Apr 23 | W | Other Galaxies Types of Galaxies |
XII; XIII |
Ch 15.1, 15.3 |
ReadQuiz 13 Due 2 pm | Tu & We: Make-up Labs |
| 14 | Apr 25 | F | Galaxies and the Structure of the Universe | XIII | Ch 15.2 | ||
| 15 | Apr 28 | M | Active Galaxies & Quasars | XIII | Ch 15.4 | MA HW#12 Due 11:59 pm |
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| 15 | Apr 30 | W | Cosmology |
XIV |
Ch 17.4 Ch 16 |
ReadQuiz
14 Due 2 pm |
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| 15 | May 2 | F | Cosmology | XIV | Ch 17 |
ReadQuiz 15 Due 2 pm |
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| 16 | May 5 | M | Cosmology | XIV | Ch 17 |
MA HW#13
Due 11:59 pm |
All Final Term Papers Due 11:59 pm |
| May 14 | W | FINAL EXAM: Heavy on Ch. X - XIV; also from Ch. I, III, IV, V, VI, VII - IX 330-530 PM, Room TBA James G46: 405 & 406 Names with A - D DeMeritt 240: 405 & 406 Names with E - J DeMeritt 112: 405 & 406 Names with K - Z |
Click for Practice |
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