Schedule

DateTopicReading
18 Jan Constellations and Coordinates Chapter 1
20 Jan Motion in the Sky Chapter 2
25 Jan History of Astronomy Chapters 3-4
27 Jan No class
Feb 1 Gravity and Motion Chapter 5
Feb 3 Homework, Gravity Chapter 5
Feb 8 Telescopes Chapter 6
Feb 10 Review for Exam 1 Chapters 1-6
Feb 15 Exam 1 Chapters 1-6
Feb 17 The Solar System Homework 4, and read
the Peppercorn Model
Feb 22 Asteroids, Comets, Moons, and Rings Chapter 14, and Sections 15.3-5, 13.3, 12.7
Feb 24 Formation of the Solar System Chapters 15 and 18.1 & 18.5
Feb 29 Exoplanets Sections 27.4, 22.3, and 16.5
March 2 Stars Chapter 16
March 7 Why do Stars Shine? Sections 17.1-2
March 9 The Lives of Stars Chapter 18.2-4, 19.1-4
March 10-18 Spring Break
March 21 Review and catch up
March 23 Exam 2
March 28 Special Stars: White Dwarves, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes Chapter 19.4, 20.1-3, 21.1
March 30 Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Black Holes Chapter 20.2-20.3
April 4 Search for Life Chapter 27
April 6 No Class
April 11 The Milky Way Chapter 22
April 13 Galaxies and Clusters Chapters 23 and 25
April 18 Active Galaxies Chapter 24
April 20 Big Bang Cosmology Chapter 26
April 25 Review & catch up
April 27 Exam 3 Chapters 19-27
May 2 Gravitational Waves and Einstein@Home
May 4 Review and Summary (Last day of class)
May 11 Final Exam 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM