Part 1. Observing the Universe

Pre-Lecture OWL Quiz

and Reading Assignment

Homework (OWL)

Assignments

Date

Lecture Topic

Jan.

29

Tu

1. Introduction

OWL Tutorial, Units 3 & 4

31

Th

2. Celestial Sphere and Constellations

Units 5 & 13

Feb.

5

Tu

3. Cycles and Time

Unit 6 & 7

7

Th

4. A View from the Earth

Unit 8, 10 & 11

#1 (answers)

12

Tu

5. Copernican Revolution and Kepler's Laws

Unit 11 & 12

14

Th

6. Matter, Motion & Energy

Units 14-16

19

Tu

Monday schedule (no class)

21

Th

7. Gravity and Orbital Motion

Units 16-19

APOD #1

26

Tu

8. Energy, Light, and Conservation Laws

Units 20-22

28

Th

9. Light, Matter, and Doppler Effect

Units 23-25

#2 (answers)

Mar.

3

Q & A Session: 6-7PM at HAS 20

4

Tu

Part 2. Stars and Stellar Evolution

Mar.

6

Th

10. The Sun - Properties and Structure

Unit 49, 50

11

Tu

11. Fusion and Solar Activity

Unit 51

APOD #2

13

Th

12. Luminosity and Distances to Stars

Units 52 & 54

15-23

Spring Break

25

Tu

13. Masses and Sizes of Stars

Units 55-58

#3 (answers)

27

Th

14. Stellar Life Cycle

Units 59-63, 69

Apr.

1

Tu

15. Stellar Graveyards

Units 64-67

APOD #3

3

Th

16. Space Travel and Special Relativity

Unit 53

8

Tu

17. Curved Space and Black Hole

Unit 68

#4 (answers)

9

Q & A Session: 5PM at HAS 134

Th

EXAM 2 (Lectures 10-17) Bring ID + #2 Pencil

Part 3. Galaxies and Cosmology

Apr

15

Tu

18. Our Galaxy

Units 70-73

17

Th

19. MW Neighborhood and Hubble Law

Units 74 & 76

APOD #4

22

Tu

20. Galaxy Formation and Evolution

Units 75

24

Th

21. Active Galaxies

Unit 77

29

Tu

22. Dark Matter

Unit 78

#5 (answers)

May

1

Th

23. The Big Bang and Universal Expansion

Unit 79,80

APOD #5

6

Tu

24. Evidence for the Big Bang

Unit 80,81

8

Th

25. Fate of the Universe

Unit 81,82

#6 (answers)

12

Q & A Session: 5PM at HAS 134

Tu

EXAM 3 (Lectures 18-25) Bring ID + #2 Pencil

M

FINAL EXAM at 1:30PM at Totman Gym. Bring ID + #2 Pencil