ASTR101 LECTURE SCHEDULE

Lecture Date
Lecture Topic
Reading
Tue. Aug. 30 Introduction, The Scale of the Universe Chapter 1 (OpenStax 1.4-1.7)
Thu. Sep. 1 A Brief History of the Universe Chapter 1 (OpenStax 1.9)
Tue. Sep. 6 Seasons on Earth Chapter 2 (OpenStax 4.2); Syllabus Cover Sheet due
Thu. Sep. 8 The Motions of the Moon and Planets Chapter 2 (OpenStax 4.5, 4.7)
Tue. Sep. 13 Competing Cosmologies Chapter 3 (OpenStax 2.2, 2.4)
Thu. Sep. 15 Kepler's Laws & The Scientific Method Chapter 3 (OpenStax 3.1, 3.3)
Tue. Sep. 20 Newton's Laws of Motion Chapter 4 (OpenStax 7.1); HW#1 due
Thu. Sep. 22 Planetary Formation Chapter 4 (OpenStax 7.4)
Tue. Sep. 27 Terrestrial Planet Surfaces Chapter 5 (OpenStax 10.2, 10.4)
Thu. Sep. 29 Terrestrial Planet Atmospheres Chapter 5 (OpenStax 10.3, 10.5)
Tue. Oct. 4 The Giant Planets Chapter 6 (OpenStax 11); HW#2 due
Thu. Oct. 6 EXAM I Chapters 1-5; HW 1-2; Labs 1-4
Tue. Oct. 11 Moons, Asteroids, and Comets Chapter 6 (OpenStax 12.1, 12.3, 13)
Thu. Oct. 13 Extrasolar Planets Chapter 7 (OpenStax 21.4, 21.5)
Tue. Oct. 18 Revisiting Planetary Formation Chapter 7 (OpenStax 21.6)
Thu. Oct. 20 Light and Atomic Physics Chapter 8 (OpenStax 15.1, 15.2); HW#3 due
Tue. Oct. 25 The Sun Chapter 8 (OpenStax 17.1-17.3)
Thu. Oct. 27 Other Stars Chapter 8 (OpenStax 18.1, 18.2, 18.4)
Tue. Nov. 1 A Small Star's Life Chapter 9 (OpenStax 21.1, 21.2, 22.1)
Thu. Nov. 3 A Big Star's Life Chapter 9 (OpenStax 22.2, 23.2)
Tue. Nov. 8 White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars Chapter 10 (OpenStax 23.1, 23.4)
Thu. Nov. 10 Black Holes Chapter 10 (OpenStax 24.5, 24.6)
Tue. Nov. 15 Our Galaxy and Other Galaxies Chapter 11 (OpenStax 25.1, 25.2, 26.2); HW#4 due
Thu. Nov. 17 EXAM II Chapters 6-10; HW 3-4; Labs 5-9
Tue. Nov. 22 Galactic Distances Chapter 12 (OpenStax 26.4, 26.5)
Thu. Nov. 24 THANKSGIVING!!
Tue. Nov. 29 The Big Bang Theory Chapter 13 (OpenStax 29.3, 29.4, 29.6); HW#5 due
Thu. Dec. 1 Dark Matter and Dark Energy Chapter 14 (OpenStax 28.4, 29.5)
Tue. Dec. 6 Fate of Our Universe Chapter 14 (OpenStax 28.5, 29.2)
Thu. Dec. 8 Life, the Universe, and Everything Chapter 15 (OpenStax 30); HW#6 due
Wed. Dec. 14 FINAL EXAM (8:00am-10:00am) Chapters 1-15; HW 1-6; Labs 1-11

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