|
Date |
Reading
(complete by corresponding date) |
Tests |
Discussion Topics |
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Mar 18 |
Ch 1 The
Scale of the Cosmos |
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Mar 20 |
Ch 2
Users Guide to the Sky |
|
Star Light,
Star Bright |
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Mar 25 |
NO CLASS |
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Mar 27 |
NO CLASS |
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Apr 1 |
Ch 3
Circles Around the Earth |
Ch 2 |
Galileo and
his Telescope |
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Apr 3 |
Ch 4
Telescopes & Instruments |
Ch 3 |
Telescopes
Large and Small |
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Apr 8 |
Ch 5 Sun
Light and Sun Atoms |
Ch 4 |
Spectroscopy and the Quanta |
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Apr 10 |
Ch 6 The
Family of Stars |
Ch 5 |
Binary
Stars |
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Apr 15 |
Ch 7 The
Formation of Stars |
Ch 6 |
Robotic
Observatories |
|
Apr 17 |
Ch 8 The
Death of Stars |
Ch 7 |
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar |
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Apr 22 |
Ch 9 The
Milky Way Galaxy |
Ch 8 |
Leavitt and
the Cepheids |
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Apr 24 |
CCAS
Meeting |
Ch 9 |
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Apr 29 |
Ch 10
Galaxies |
|
Hubbles
Expanding Universe |
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May 1 |
Ch 11
Cosmology in the 21st Century |
Ch 10 |
Steady
State vs The Big Bang |
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May 6 |
Ch 13
Terrestrial Planets |
Ch 11 |
The Red
Planet |
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May 8 |
Ch 14
Outer Planets |
Ch 13 |
Is Pluto a
Planet? |
|
May 13 |
Ch 15
Life on Other Worlds |
Ch 14 |
Special
Discussion - LAWKI |
|
May 15 |
No
Assignment Review for the final |
|
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May 20
|
Final
6:30-8:30 pm |
Final Exam |
Final Exam |