OBSERVING THE SKY | |||
| Lecture # | Date | Subject | Reading in Text |
| 1 | Wed, Sept. 4 | Course Overview; What is Science ? | Intro. (p. 1-21) |
| 2 | Fri, Sept. 6 | Astronomy Overview | Intro. (p. 1-21) + Ch. 1 |
| 3 | Mon, Sept. 9 | Celestial Sphere | Ch. 1 (p. 24-28, 61-69) |
| 4 | Wed, Sept. 11 | Ecliptic | Ch. 1 (p. 27-34) |
| 5 | Fri, Sept. 13 | Seasons and Time | Ch. 1&4 (p. 30-34, 179-186) |
| -- | Mon, Sept. 16 | Yom Kippur -- no class | |
| 6 | Wed, Sept. 18 | Phases of the Moon | Ch. 1 (p. 36-39, 200-204) |
| 7 | Fri, Sept. 20 | Eclipses | Ch. 1 (p. 36-39, 200-204) |
| 8 | Mon, Sept. 23 | Planetary Motion | Ch. 1 (p. 34-36, 67-69) |
| 9 | Wed, Sept. 25 | Constellations and the Night Sky | pp. 15-21, 25-26, 61-66 |
| 10 | Fri, Sept. 27 | Early Astronomical Ideas | Ch. 1 (p. 39-46) |
| 11 | Mon, Sept. 30 | Copernicus and Kepler | Ch. 1 (p. 46-51) |
| 12 | Wed, Oct. 2 | Galileo and Newton | Ch. 1 & 2 (p. 51-56, 69-92) |
| -- | Fri, Oct. 4 | EXAM 1 | Ch. 1-2 |
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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| Lecture # | Date | Subject | Reading in Text |
| 13 | Mon, Oct. 7 | General Solar System Properties | Overview 3-4, Ch. 7-9 |
| 14 | Wed, Oct. 9 | Gravity, Mass, and Density | Ch. 7-9 |
| 15 | Fri, Oct. 11 | The Earth | Ch. 5 |
| -- | Mon, Oct. 14 | Columbus Day -- no class | |
| 16 | Wed, Oct. 16 | The Moon | Ch. 6 |
| 17 | Fri, Oct. 18 | Tides and Precession | Ch. 6 (204-209, 174-175) |
| 18 | Mon, Oct. 21 | Terrestrial Planets | Ch. 8 |
| 19 | Wed, Oct. 23 | Mercury, Venus | Ch. 8 |
| 20 | Fri, Oct. 25 | Mars | Ch. 8 |
| 20 | Fri, Oct. 25 | CONSTELLATION QUIZ | Constellation handout and WS #4 |
| 21 | Mon, Oct. 28 | Jovian Planets | Ch. 9 |
| 22 | Wed, Oct. 30 | Jupiter & Satellites | Ch. 9 |
| 23 | Fri, Nov. 1 | Saturn & Uranus | Ch. 9 |
| 24 | Mon, Nov. 4 | Neptune & Pluto | Ch. 9 |
| 25 | Wed, Nov. 6 | Comets | Ch. 10 |
| -- | Fri, Nov. 8 | EXAM 2 | Ch. 2, Overview 3-4, Ch. 5-10 |
LIGHT AND BEYOND
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| Lecture # | Date | Subject | Reading in Text | |
| -- | Mon, Nov. 11 | Veteran's Day -- no class | ||
| 26 | Wed, Nov. 13 | Meteors and Asteroids | Ch. 10 | |
| 27 | Fri, Nov. 15 | What is Light ? | Ch. 3 | |
| 28 | Mon, Nov. 18 | Motion | "Ring of Truth" | |
| 29 | Wed, Nov. 20 | Visible Light | Ch. 3 | |
| 30 | Fri, Nov. 22 | Spectroscopy | Ch. 3 | |
| 31 | Mon, Nov. 24 | Radiation Laws | Ch. 3 | |
| 32 | Wed, Nov. 26 | Life in the Universe | Essay 3 | |
| -- | Fri, Nov. 28 | Thanksgiving Recess | ||
THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET
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| Lecture # | Date | Subject | Reading in Text |
| 33 | Mon, Dec. 2 | The State of the Earth | Fifty Things You Can Do ... |
| 34 | Wed, Dec. 4 | The State of the Earth | ... To Save the Earth |
| -- | Fri, Dec. 6 | EXAM 3 | |
| 35 | Mon, Dec. 9 | Managing Planet Earth | Scientific American, Sept. 1989 |
| 36 | Wed, Dec. 11 | Energy for Planet Earth | Scientific American, Sept. 1990 |
| 37 | Fri, Dec. 13 | Life in the Universe | Essay 3 |
CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM: Thursday Dec. 19 @ 1:30 p.m. in Thompson 102