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Date |
Originally Scheduled Topic, and Link to Class Summary | Comments |
| S01; Introduction to the course, and Overview of the Sky | ||
| Aug 28 | S02; Discovering the Universe for Yourself | |
| Aug 30 | S03; Discovering the Universe for Yourself | |
Sep 2 |
[ Labor Day Holiday ] | |
| S04; Observation / The Science of Astronomy | ||
| S05; The Science of Astronomy | ||
| Sep 9 | S06; The Science of Astronomy | No more adds |
| S07; Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity | ||
| S08; Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity | ||
| S09; Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity | ||
| Sep 18 | S10; Light: The Cosmic Messenger | |
| Sep 20 | S11; Light: The Cosmic Messenger | |
| Sep 23 | S12; Light: The Cosmic Messenger | Assignment #1 due |
| Sep 25 | * Review Session for Test 1 * | |
Sep 27
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* Test 1: T01a and T01b * (Practice: F2012 with answers, and S2013) | Test 1 score distribution |
| S13; Terrestrial Planets: Mercury and Venus | ||
| S14; Terrestrial Planets: the Earth and Moon | ||
| S15; Terrestrial Planets: Mars | ||
| S16; Jovian Planet Systems: Jupiter | No more withdrawals | |
| Oct 9 | S17; Jovian Planet Systems: Saturn | |
| Oct 11 | S18; Jovian Planet Systems: Uranus and Neptune | Assignment #2 due |
| Oct 14 | S19; Asteroids | |
| S20; Meteoroids | ||
| S21; Comets and Kuiper Belt Objects | ||
| S22; Our Star | ||
Oct 23 |
* Review Session for Test 2 * | Assignment #3 due |
Oct 25 |
* Test 2 * (Practice tests: F2012 with answers, and S2013) | |
| S23; Surveying the Stars | ||
| Oct 30 | S24; Star Stuff | |
| Nov 1 | S25; Star Stuff | |
| Nov 4 | S26; The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard | Assignment #4 due |
| S27; The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard | ||
Nov 8
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S28; Black Holes [* class cancelled *] | |
| Other Planetary Systems | ||
| S29; Our Galaxy | ||
| S30; Galaxies and the Foundation of Modern Cosmology | Assignment #5 due | |
| S31; Galaxies and the Foundation of Modern Cosmology | ||
| Nov 19* | * Review Session for Test 3 * (outside regular class time) | |
| Nov 20 | S32; Lecture on Star Remnants (neutron stars and black holes) | |
| Nov 22 | * Test 3 * (Practice tests: earlier semester, and S2013 [answers]) | Assignment #6 due |
| Nov 25 | * | Test 3 score distribution |
| Nov 27 | * Fall Break / Thanksgiving Holidays * | |
| Nov 29 | * | |
| Dec 2 | S33; Cosmology and the Early Universe | |
| Dec 4 | S34; Cosmology and the Early Universe | |
| Dec 6 | S35; * Review Session for the Final Exam * (Practice tests: F2012 with answers, and S2013 using this figure, with answers) |
Assignment #7 due; See also extra credit |
| Wed, Dec 11 | 7:30 pm, Lewis 101: Final Exam (comprehensive) |
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