Reading Assignments:

1. (by 1 Sep) textbook Chapter 1
2. (by 3 Sep) textbook Chapter 2 (pre-quiz 3 Sep)
3. (by 15 Sep) textbook Chapter 3 (pre-quiz 15 Sep)
4. (by 29 Sep) textbook Chapter 4 (pre-quiz 29 Sep)
5. (by 15 Oct) textbook Chapters 7 and 8 (pre-quiz 15 Oct)
6. (by 22 Oct) textbook Chapter 15 (no prequiz)
7. (by 3 Nov) textbook Chapter 10 (pre-quiz 3 Nov)
8. (by 10 Nov) textbook Chapter 9 (pre-quiz 10 Nov)
9. (by 19 Nov) textbook Chapter 11
10. (by 1 Dec) textbook Chapter 13
11. (by 8 Dec) textbook Chapter 12 and Chapter 14

In-Class Activities:

1. (27 Aug) Preliminary Survey
2. (1 Sep) Student Introductions
3. (17 Sep) Earth Viewed from the Moon
4. (6 Oct) (1) Interplanetary Travel; (2) Tides

Recommended Activities:

1. (1 Sep) Go out and look at the sky before next Monday. How would you describe it's shape? How would you describe the size and position of something (like the Moon) "on" the sky?

2. (1 Sep) Guide to Chapter 1.

3. (8 Sep) The Celestial Sphere.

4. (8 Sep) Daily and Yearly Motion of the Sky.

5. (17 Sep) Phases of the Moon.

6. (29 Sep) Go over the first exam, and circle the right answers. You can use your text and notes. After you've completed it on your own, you can discuss it with a classmate. Turn in your corrected exams on Wednesday in class (I won't accept them later than Friday at 5 PM). You will receive a boost to your exam score if you complete this assignment.

7. (15 Oct) Chapter 4 review questions.

8. (15 Oct) Mass, Density, Escape Velocity.

9. (5 Nov) Planning a Lunar Mission.

10. (12 Nov) Geological Activity.

11. (18 Nov) Determining "Age" With Craters.