| Date | Required Reading *
(D=Discovery, MP=More precisely) (Chaisson & McMillan) |
Homework
(RD=Review & Discussion, P=Problem) |
Suggested Reading
(Moche**) |
Lecture: |
| 27-Aug | - | - | - | Introduction; Nature of Science; The Sky We See; Celestial Cycles |
| 3-Sep | - | Web Assignment #1 | - | Holiday |
| 10-Sep | Ch1: all
Appendices A-1, A-2 |
Ch. 1:
RD 1, 2, 4-6, 8-10, 13, 14; P 2 |
Introduction, Ch. 1 |
Size of the universe;
Scientific Notation; Astrology and Astronomy; Science and Pseudoscience |
| 17-Sep | Ch. 2: all |
Ch. 2:
RD 2, 4, 5, 7-10, 13, 14, 16, 18 |
Introduction, Ch. 1 |
Classical Astronomy;
Historical Development; Basic Physics |
| 24-Sep | Ch. 3: all
Ch. 4: 4.1, 4.4 6th Ed: substitute 4.5 for 4.4 |
Ch. 3:
RD 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11-15, 17 Ch.4: RD 1, 3-5, 12-14, 20 |
Ch. 2 | Newton; Radiation; Spectroscopy |
| 1-Oct | Ch. 5: all |
Ch. 5:
RD 1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 19 **Turn in by e-mail** |
Ch. 2 |
Class Cancelled - Turn in Ch 5 HW by e-mail. |
| 8-Oct | Ch. 6: all Ch. 15: 15.1, 15.4, 15.5 6th Ed: Ch. 6: all Ch. 15: 15.1, 15.2, 15.5, 15.6 |
Ch. 6:
RD 1, 2, 4-10, 12, 14, 17-20 Ch. 15: RD 1, 2, 15, 17 |
Ch. 8-11 | Guest Lecture: Where is Everything? Modern Cosmology's Biggest Challenge;
Telescopes |
| 15-Oct | Ch. 6: all Ch. 15: 15.1, 15.4, 15.5 6th Ed: Ch. 6: all Ch. 15: 15.1, 15.2, 15.5, 15.6 |
- | Ch. 3, 4 | Exam #1: Ch. 1-5;
Solar System Overview Comparative Planetology Solar System Formation |
| 22-Oct | - | - | - | Holiday |
| 29-Oct | Ch. 16, 17 |
Ch. 16: RD 1-3, 5, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 20 Ch. 17: RD 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 11-13, 15, 18, 19 |
Ch. 3, 4 | Solar System II |
| 5-Nov | Ch. 19, 20 |
Ch. 19: RD 1, 5-13, 15 Ch. 20: RD 1-5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 |
Ch. 5 | The Sun Stars |
| 12-Nov | Ch. 21: 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.5 |
Ch. 21: RD 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15 |
Ch. 5 | Exam #2 - Ch. 6, 15-17
Stellar Birth |
| 19-Nov | Ch. 22: 22.1, 22.2, 22.3, 22.5, 22.6, 22.8;
Ch. 23: all |
Ch. 22: RD 1, 3, 7, 10, 11-13, 15, 17, 18 Ch. 23: RD 1-6, 9, 11, 14-16, 20 |
Ch. 6 | Stellar Evolution
Stellar Death Stellar Corpses |
| 26-Nov | Ch. 24: 24.1, 24.3, 24.4, 24.5;
Ch. 25: 25.1, 25.3, 25.4; Ch. 26: all |
Ch. 24: RD 1-3, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 19 Ch. 25: RD 2, 3, 11, 12, 15 Ch. 26: RD 2-7, 9, 10, 14, 15-18 |
Ch. 7 | Galaxies Dark Matter Cosmology |
| 3-Dec | Ch. 27: 27.4;
Ch. 28: all |
Ch. 27: RD 12-15 Ch. 28: RD 1-3, 5-7, 9-13, 15-17, 19 |
Ch. 12 | Cosmology Life in the Universe Review |
| 10-Dec | - | - | - | Final Exam: Cumulative |
* NOTE: If a reading assignment includes only certain sections of some chapters, it should be understood that the introduction and summary sections of that chapter are expected to be read, even though not explicitly listed on the assignment. You are encouraged to read the entire chapter, and will probably find it easier to follow if you do so, but you should concentrate on learning the material in the specified sections.