Monday Lab Section 1: 7-9pm Sec. 2: 9-11pm
Tuesday Lab Section 3: 7-9pm Sec. 4: 9-11pm
Lab: Kennon Observatory
Text: Cosmic Perspective, 3rd, J. Bennett et al.
Read These Chapters Before Class:
| Date |
Subject |
Chapter |
| 24 Aug |
Introduction, Cosmic address, light year |
1 |
26 Aug |
Stars, Constellations, Long/Lat., Seasons, Precession |
2 |
| 31 Aug |
200 inch Telescope at Mount Palomar |
2 |
| 2 Sep |
Lunar phases, eclipses, retrograde motion, parallax |
2 |
| 7 Sep |
Earth Size, Kepler's Laws, Venus' Phases, Jupiter's Moons |
3 |
| 9 Sep |
Time, Calendar, RA, Dec., Star Tracks, Long., Lat. |
S1 |
| 14 Sep |
Energy, Temperature, Matter Phases, atoms, energy levels |
4 |
| 16 Sep |
Motion, orbits, Newton's & Kepler's Laws |
5 |
| 21 Sep |
Gravity, Escape Velocity, Weight and Mass, Tides |
5 |
| 23 Sep |
FIRST HOUR EXAM |
|
| 28 Sep |
Light waves, spectra, thermal radiation, doppler shift |
6 |
| 30 Sep |
The Voyager Space Flight |
12 |
| 5 Oct |
Telescopes: Optical, Radio, and X Ray; Diffraction Limit |
7 |
| 7 Oct |
Solar System Tour and Formation, Radioactive Dating |
8,9 |
| 12 Oct |
Terrestrial Planets, tectonics, volcanos, magnetism |
10 |
| 14 Oct |
Terrestrial Atmospheres |
11 |
| 19 Oct |
Greenhouse effect, Ozone, Escape Velocity |
11 |
| 21 Oct |
SECOND HOUR EXAM |
|
| 26 Oct |
Interiors/Atmospheres: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
12 |
| 28 Oct |
Rings & Moons: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
12 |
| 2 Nov |
Rock and Ice: Asteroids and Comets |
13 |
| 4 Nov |
Pluto and Charon, Meteors, Meteor Showers |
13 |
| 9 Nov |
Planet Earth: S-waves, P-waves, Continental Drift |
14 |
| 11 Nov |
Planet Earth: Atmosphere. O2, CO2, Ozone |
14 |
| 16 Nov |
Planet Earth: Conditions for Life |
14 |
| 18 Nov |
THIRD HOUR EXAM |
|
| 30 Nov |
Sunspots, Solar Magnetism, Flares, Energy Transport |
15 |
| 2 Dec |
Why does the sun shine? Nuclear fusion, neutrinos |
15 |
| 2 Dec |
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM, 4:00pm, Wednesday (Not earlier) |
Grading Scheme:
| Lab |
25% |
You must do at least 75% of the labs to pass. |
| Pop Quizes | 15% |
It helps to read the chapter before class, |
| 1st Exam |
12% |
|
| 2nd Exam |
12% |
|
| 3rd Exam |
12% |
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| FINAL EXAM |
24% |
Plan on the final exam on 8 Dec, not earlier. |
You will need a scientific pocket calculator. The Texas Instruments TI-30Xa is a good choice.
The 1st lab will be on Monday night, 23 August.
Come on the night and time that you have signed up for.
Labs are a required part of the course.
Bring a scientific calculator to lab. 1010 X 1010 = 1020