| Date | Topic | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |