| Thu. Aug. 30 | Introduction, The Scale of Things | Chapter 1 |
| Tue. Sep. 4 | The Scientific Method, Problem Solving | Chapter 1 |
| Thu. Sep. 6 | Motion of the Earth and Stars | Chapter 2; Cover Sheet due |
| Tue. Sep. 11 | Seasons | Chapter 2 |
| Thu. Sep. 13 | Motions of the Moon | Chapter 3; HW#1 due |
| Tue. Sep. 18 | Eclipses | Chapter 3 |
| Thu. Sep. 20 | Geocentric and Heliocentric Models | Chapter 4; HW#2 due |
| Tue. Sep. 25 | Gravity and Planetary Orbits | Chapter 4 |
| Thu. Sep. 27 | Survey of the Solar System | Chapter 7; HW#3 due |
| Tue. Oct. 2 | Planetary Processes | Chapter 7 |
| Thu. Oct. 4 | Solar System Formation | Chapter 8; HW#4 due |
| Tue. Oct. 9 | Solar System Formation | Chapter 8; Open House due |
| Thu. Oct. 11 | Exam I | Chapters 1-4, 7-8 |
| Tue. Oct. 16 | Earth's Interior | Chapter 9 |
| Thu. Oct. 18 | Earth's Atmosphere | Chapter 9; HW#5 due |
| Tue. Oct. 23 | The Moon | Chapter 10 |
| Thu. Oct. 25 | Terrestrial Planets: Surfaces & Interiors | Chapter 11; HW#6 due |
| Tue. Oct. 30 | Terrestrial Planets: Volcanoes & Craters | Chapters 11 |
| Thu. Nov. 1 | Terrestrial Planets: Atmospheres | Chapter 11; HW#7 due |
| Tue. Nov. 6 | Jupiter & Saturn: Interiors and Atmosphere | Chapter 12 |
| Thu. Nov. 8 | Jupiter & Saturn: Rings and Moons | Chapters 12&13; HW#8 due |
| Tue. Nov. 13 | Jupiter & Saturn: Rings and Moons | Chapter 13; Open House due |
| Thu. Nov. 15 | Exam II | Chapters 9-13 |
| Tue. Nov. 20 | Uranus & Neptune: Interiors and Atmosphere | Chapter 14 |
| Thu. Nov. 22 | THANKSGIVING | Cookbook |
| Tue. Nov. 27 | Uranus & Neptune: Rings and Moons | Chapter 14 |
| Thu. Nov. 29 | Asteroids & Meteorites | Chapter 15; HW#9 due |
| Tue. Dec. 4 | Comets & Meteor Streams | Chapter 15 |
| Thu. Dec. 6 | Life in the Solar System | Chapter 28; HW#10 due |
| Tue. Dec. 11 | Life Outside the Solar System | Chapter 28 |
| Thu. Dec. 13 | Final Exam - 8:00am-10:00am (CSS2428). | Chapters 1-4, 7-15, 28 |
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