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Week # |
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Date/Time |
Lecture |
Topic |
Read for class |
Homework/Activity |
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| 1 |
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01/03 (Thu), 10:00-11:30 |
1 |
Intro to Course & Astronomy |
Ch 1: Sec 1-4 |
Hwk #1 due: 01/10 9:30am |
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| 2 |
| 01/08 (Tue), 10:00-11:30 |
2 |
Intro to Astronomy & Motions in the Sky I |
Ch 1: Sec 5-8, Ch 2: Sec 1-5 |
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| 01/10 (Thu), 10:00-11:30 |
3 |
Motions in the Sky I (cont) & Planetarium |
Ch 2: Sec 6-8 |
Hwk #2 due: 01/17 9:30am |
| 01/11 (Fri), 10:00-11:30 |
4 |
Motion in the Sky II |
Ch 3: Sec 1-5 |
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| 3 |
| 01/15
(Tue), 10:00-11:30 |
5 |
Kepler,
Newton & the Planets |
Ch 4: Sec 1-4 |
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| 01/17 (Thu), 10:00-11:30 |
6 |
Kepler, Newton & the Planets
(cont) |
Ch 4: Sec 5-8 |
Hwk #3 due: 01/24 9:30am |
| 01/18 (Fri),
10:00-11:30 |
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CLEA: Jupiter |
CLEA Jupiter Manual |
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| 4 |
| 01/22 (Tue), 10:00-11:30 |
7 |
Messengers from Space |
Ch 5: Sec 1-5 |
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| 01/24 (Thu), 10:00-11:30 |
8 |
Messengers from Space & Optics
and Telescopes |
Ch 5: Sec 6-9, Ch 6:
Sec 1-3 |
Hwk #4 due: 01/31 9:30am |
| 01/25 (Fri),
10:00-11:30 |
9 |
Optics, Telescopes &
Review |
Ch 6: Sec 4-7 |
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| 5 |
| 01/29 (Tue), 10:00-11:30 |
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Midterm I |
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| 01/31 (Thu), 10:00-11:30 |
10 |
Intro to Planets |
Ch 7: Sec 1-8 |
Hwk #5 due: 02/07 9:30am |
| 02/01 (Fri), 10:00-11:30 |
11 |
Solar System Origins |
Ch 8: Sec 1-7 |
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| 6 |
| 02/05 (Tue), 10:00-11:30 |
12 |
This Humble Rock: Earth |
Ch 9: Sec 1-7 |
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| 02/07 (Thu), 10:00-11:30 |
13 |
Going "Loonie" |
Ch 10: Sec 1-5 |
Hwk #6 due: 02/14 9:30am |
| 02/08 (Fri),
10:00-11:30 |
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CLEA: Moon |
CLEA Moon Manual |
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| 7 |
| 02/12 (Tue), 10:00-11:30 |
14 |
Fleet Footed Mercury,
Beautiful Venus & Mars! Life? |
Ch 11: Sec 1-5 |
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| 02/14 (Thu), 10:00-11:30 |
15 |
Fleet Footed Mercury,
Beautiful Venus & Mars! Life? (cont) |
Ch 11: Sec 6-9 |
Hwk #7 due: 02/21
9:30am |
| 02/15 (Fri),
10:00-11:30 |
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CLEA: Mercury & Review |
CLEA Mercury Manual |
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| 8 |
| 02/19 (Tue), 10:00-11:30 |
- |
Midterm II |
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| 02/21 (Thu), 10:00-11:30 |
16 |
Just Two Balls
of Mostly Gas |
Ch 12: Sec 1-10 |
Hwk #8 due: 02/28 9:30am |
| 02/22 (Fri), 10:00-11:30 |
17 |
Satellites Here, There, Everywhere |
Ch 13: Sec 1-10 |
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| 9 |
| 02/26 (Tue), 10:00-11:30 |
18 |
Really Cold Planets |
Ch 14: Sec 1-10 |
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| 02/28 (Thu), 10:00-11:30 |
19 |
Why its Important to Look Up! |
Ch 15: Sec 1-8 |
Hwk #9 due: 03/06 9:30am |
| 02/29 (Fri), 10:00-11:30 |
20 |
CLEA: Asteroids |
CLEA Asteroids Manual |
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| 10 |
| 03/04 (Tue), 10:00-11:30 |
21 |
Sol: Just Your
Average Star |
Ch 16: Sec 1-10 |
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| 03/06 (Thu), 10:00-11:30 |
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CLEA: Solar Rotation |
- |
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| 02/07 (Fri),
10:00-11:30 |
22 |
Are we Alone? &
Review for Final Exam |
Ch 28: Sec 1-6 |
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