ASTR100 LECTURE SCHEDULE

Lecture Date
Lecture Topic
Reading
Wed. Jan. 29 Syllabus, Educational Survey Preface, Preview
Fri. Jan. 31 Introduction, The Scale of the Universe Preview, Overview 1
Mon. Feb. 3 Apparent Motions of the Sun and Stars Chapter 1, Essay 1
Wed. Feb. 5 Motion of the Moon Chapter 1, Essay 2
Fri. Feb. 7 Early Ideas of the Heavens Chapter 1
Mon. Feb. 10 The Heliocentric Universe Chapter 1
Wed. Feb. 12 Planetary Motion: Kepler's Laws Chapter 1
Fri. Feb. 14 Newton's Laws of Motion Overview 2, Chapter 2
Mon. Feb. 17 Universal Gravitation Overview 2, Chapter 2
Wed. Feb. 19 Interior of Earth Overview 3, Chapter 5
Fri. Feb. 21 Atmosphere of Earth Chapter 5
Mon. Feb. 24 The Moon Chapter 6
Wed. Feb. 26 Components of the Solar System Chapter 7, Overview 4
Fri. Feb. 28 Origin of the Solar System Chapter 7
Mon. Mar. 3 Terrestrial Planets Chapter 8
Wed. Mar. 5 Terrestrial Planets Chapter 8
Fri. Mar. 7 Terrestrial Planets & Jupiter Chapters 8,9
Mon. Mar. 10 Jupiter & Saturn Chapter 9
Wed. Mar. 12 Uranus, Neptune, & Pluto Chapter 9
Fri. Mar. 14 EXAM I Preview, Chapters 1-2, 5-8,
Essays 1-2, Overviews 1-4
Mon. Mar. 17 Asteroids: Vermin of the Sky Chapter 10
Wed. Mar. 19 Comets: Messengers from Beyond Pluto Chapter 10
Fri. Mar. 21 The Electromagnetic Spectrum Chapter 3, Overview 2
Mon. Mar. 24 SPRING BREAK!!
Wed. Mar. 26 SPRING BREAK!!
Fri. Mar. 28 SPRING BREAK!!
Mon. Mar. 31 Black Body Radiation Chapter 3
Wed. Apr. 2 Formation of Spectra Chapter 3
Fri. Apr. 4 The Doppler Effect Chapter 3
Mon. Apr. 7 Telescopes Chapter 4
Wed. Apr. 9 Properties of the Sun, Our Star Overview 5, Chapter 11
Fri. Apr. 11 How the Sun Works Chapter 11
Mon. Apr. 14 The Magnetic Sun Chapter 11
Wed. Apr. 16 EXAM II Chapters 3-4, 9-11,
Overviews 2,5
Fri. Apr. 18 Properties of Stars Chapter 12
Mon. Apr. 21 What Starlight Tells Us Chapter 12
Wed. Apr. 23 The Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) Diagram Chapter 12
Fri. Apr. 25 A Star's Life: Early & Late Stages Chapter 13
Mon. Apr. 28 End States of a Star's Life Chapter 14
Wed. Apr. 30 Our Milky Way Galaxy Overview 6, Chapter 15
Fri. May 2 Our Milky Way Galaxy Chapter 15
Mon. May 5 Properties of Normal Galaxies Chapter 16
Wed. May 7 Active Galaxies Chapter 16
Fri. May 9 Structure of Our Universe Chapters 16,17
Mon. May 12 Fate of Our Universe Chapter 17
Wed. May 14 Birth of Our Universe Chapter 17
Tue. May 20 FINAL EXAM (8:00am-10:00am) Introduction, Chapters 1-17,
Essays 1-2, Overviews 1-6

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