Reading Assignments:

1. (by 15 Jan) textbook Chapter 1
2. (by 20 Jan) textbook Chapter 2 (be ready for "pre-quiz" on the 20th)
3. (by 29 Jan) textbook Chapter 3
4. (by 12 Feb) textbook Chapter 4 (prequiz on 16 Feb)
5. (by 25 Feb) textbook Chapter 7 (prequiz either 25 Feb or 10 Mar)
6. (by 10 Mar) textbook Chapter 8 (prequiz either 25 Feb or 10 Mar)
7. (by 12 Mar) textbook Chapter 15 (prequize 12 Mar)
8. (by 24 Mar) textbook Chapter 10
9. (by 31 Mar) textbook Chapter 9 (prequiz 31 Mar)
10. (by 7 Apr) textbook Chapter 11
11. (by 16 Apr) textbook Chapter 13
12. (by 23 Apr) textbook Chapters 12 & 14

In-Class Activities:

1. Introductions
2. Preliminary Survey
3. Describing Location "on" the Sky
4. What Changes with Seasons?
5. Earth Viewed from the Moon
6. Video: "Harmony of the Worlds" (Cosmos Episode 3)
7. Interplanetary Travel; Tides
8. Mid-Term Feedback

Recommended Activities:

1. (13 Jan) Go out and look at the sky before next class. How would you describe it's shape? How would you describe the size and position of something (like the Moon) "on" the sky?
2. (19 Jan) Review questions for Chapter 1.
3. (22 Jan) Celestial coordinate systems.
4. (22 Jan) Daily motion of the sky.
5. (1 Feb) Phases of the Moon.
6. (3 Mar) Chapter 4 Review.
7. (5 Mar) Comparing Properties of the Planets.
8. (15 Mar) Global Properties of a Planet.
9. (17 Mar) Assessing the Impact Risk.
10. (24 Mar) Selecting a Lunar Landing Site.
11. (2 Apr) Examples of Geological Activity.
12. (14 Apr) Using Craters to Determine Surface "Age".