| Th. Sep. 1 | Introduction; The Cosmic Scale | Chapter 1; Appendix C | |
| Tu. Sep. 6 | The Scientific Method | Chapter 3 | |
| Th. Sep. 8 | Seasons and the Appearance of the Sky | Chapter 2 | |
| Tu. Sep. 13 | Lunar Phases & Eclipses | Chapter 2 | |
| Th. Sep. 15 | Competing Cosmologies | Chapter 3 | HW#1 DUE |
| Tu. Sep. 20 | Kepler's Laws | Chapter 3 | |
| Th. Sep. 22 | Conservation Laws and The Laws of Motion | Chapter 3 | |
| Tu. Sep. 27 | Gravity | Chapter 3 | |
| Th. Sep. 29 | The Terrestrial Planets: Geology | Chapter 5 | HW#2 DUE |
| Tu. Oct. 4 | The Terrestrial Planets: Atmospheres | Chapter 5 | |
| Th. Oct. 6 | EXAM I | Chapters 1-3, 5 | Exam Day |
| Tu. Oct. 11 | The Jovian Planets | Chapter 6 | |
| Th. Oct. 13 | Moons, Asteroids, & Comets | Chapter 6 | |
| Tu. Oct. 18 | Formation of the Solar System | Chapter 4 | |
| Th. Oct. 20 | Light: Electromagnetic Radiation |
| HW#3 DUE |
| Tu. Oct. 25 | Spectra | Chapter 7 | |
| Th. Oct. 27 | Telescopes; the Sun | Chapter 7 | |
| Tu. Nov. 1 | The Properties of Stars | Chapter 8 | |
| Th. Nov. 3 | Nuclear Fire | Chapter 8, 9 | HW#4 DUE |
| Tu. Nov. 8 | Stellar Lifetimes | Chapter 9 | |
| Th. Nov. 10 | EXAM II | Chapters 4, 6-9 | Exam Day |
| Tu. Nov. 15 | Stellar Evolution | Chapter 9, 10 | |
| Th. Nov. 17 | End States: White Dwarfs & Neutron Stars | Chapter 10 | |
| Tu. Nov. 22 | Black Holes | Chapter 11 | |
| Th. Nov. 24 | THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS | Cookbook |
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| Tu. Nov. 29 | The Milky Way | Chapter 11 | HW#5 DUE |
| Th. Dec. 1 | Expansion of the Universe | Chapter 12 | |
| Tu. Dec. 6 | The Big Bang | Chapter 13 | |
| Th. Dec. 8 | Dark Matter & Dark Energy | Chapter 14 | |
| Tu. Dec. 13 | Life in the Universe | Chapter 15 | HW#6 DUE |
| Fr. Dec. 16 | FINAL EXAM (8am-10am) | All of the above | Exam Day |
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