| # |
DAY |
DATE |
TEXT |
SUBJECT |
| Part
I: The How. Our Place in Space (Celestial Geography) |
| 1 |
W |
27-Aug |
1 |
Course
Introduction; Scale & Perspective |
| 2 |
M |
01-Sep |
1 |
"Location"
and "Size" on the Sky; Constellations |
| 3 |
W |
03-Sep |
2 |
Spherical
Earth; Celestial Coordinates |
| 4 |
M |
08-Sep |
2 |
Daily
Motion of the Sky |
| 5 |
W |
10-Sep |
2 |
Yearly
Motion of the Sky |
| 6 |
M |
15-Sep |
2, 3 |
(1)
Cause of the Seasons; (2) Monthly Cycle of the Sky |
| 7 |
W |
17-Sep |
3 |
Phases
and Orbit of the Moon |
| 8 |
M |
22-Sep |
3 |
Eclipses
of the Sun and Moon |
| |
W |
24-Sep |
[1-3] |
EXAM #1 |
| Part
II: The WHY. Gravity, Orbits, Formation, and Evolution of the Solar System |
| 9 |
M |
29-Sep |
4 |
Apparent
Motion of the Planets; Kepler's Laws |
| 10 |
W |
01-Oct |
4 |
Galileo's
Observations; Newton's Laws |
| 11 |
M |
06-Oct |
4 |
Gravity
and Orbits |
| 12 |
W |
08-Oct |
4 |
All
about Tides |
| |
M |
13-Oct |
--- |
No Class/No Lab (FALL BREAK) |
| 13 |
W |
15-Oct |
7 |
Overview
of the Solar System |
| 14 |
M |
20-Oct |
8 |
Formation
and Evolution of the Solar System |
| 15 |
W |
22-Oct |
15 |
Solar
System "Debris"; Asteroids & Comets |
| 16 |
M |
27-Oct |
15 |
Meteorites
and Craters; Assessing the Impact Risk |
| |
W |
29-Oct |
[4, 7, 8, 15] |
EXAM #2 |
| Part
III: Detailed Study of Earth & Moon; Survey of the Planets |
| 17 |
M |
03-Nov |
10 |
Lunar
Overview; Lunar Exploration History |
| 18 |
W |
05-Nov |
10 |
Using
Craters as Tools; History and Formation of the Moon. |
| 19 |
M |
10-Nov |
9 |
Earth
as a Planet. I. Overview and Interior |
| 20 |
W |
12-Nov |
9 |
Earth
as a Planet. II. Geological Activity; Plate Tectonics |
| 21 |
M |
17-Nov |
9, 11 |
Terrestrial
Planets. I. Surfaces of Mercury, Venus, and Mars |
| 22 |
W |
19-Nov |
9, 11 |
Terrestrial
Planets. II. Atmospheres and Climate |
| 23 |
M |
24-Nov |
9, 11 |
Terrestrial
Planets. III. Cycles, Interactions, Human Impact |
| |
W |
26-Nov |
--- |
No Class/No Lab (THANKSGIVING) |
| 24 |
M |
01-Dec |
13, 14-8 |
Satellites
of Jovian Planets |
| |
W |
03-Dec |
[9-11, 13] |
EXAM #3 |
| 25 |
M |
08-Dec |
12, 14 |
Jovian
Planets |
| |
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W |
17-Dec |
[1-4, 7-15] |
FINAL EXAM (7:30-10:30 PM in 125 SCIC) |