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ASTR120 Course Outline

No. Date   Lecture Chapter
1 Sep. 2 Introduction, the Scale of Things 1
2   4 The Appearance of the Sky 2
3   9 Seasons and the Sun 2
4   11 Motion of the Moon 3
5   16 Geocentric to Heliocentric 1-4
6   18 Planetary Motion 2,4
7   23 Mechanics and the Laws of Motion 4
8   25 Gravity and Orbits 4
9   30 Orbits and Tides 4
10 Oct. 2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum 5
11   7 Light and Atoms 5
12   9 Telescopes 6
    14 Mid-term Exam --
13   16 Origins and Planet Surveys 7
14   21 Formation of Planets 7
15   23 Earth 8
16   28 Moon 9
17   30 The Other Terrestrials 10-12
18 Nov. 4 Terrestrial Atmospheres 8-12
19   6 Jupiter and Saturn 13,15
20   11 Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto 16
21   13 Satellites and Rings 14-16
22   18 Meteorites and Asteroids 17
23   20 Comets 17
24   25 Extrasolar Planets 7
    27 Thanksgiving! --
25 Dec. 2 Introduction to Special Relativity 24
26   4 Basics of the Sun 18
27   9 The Sun-Earth Connection 18
28   11 Why the Sun Shines 18


Final Exam: Monday, Dec 15, 2003, 8:00-10:00 AM, CSS 2428


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Cole Miller 2003-08-26