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DAY |
DATE |
TEXT |
SUBJECT |
Part
I: Our Place in Space (Celestial Geography) |
1 |
W |
24-Aug |
1 |
Course
Introduction; Scale & Perspective |
2 |
M |
29-Aug |
1 |
"Location"
and "Size" on the Sky; Constellations |
3 |
W |
31-Aug |
2 |
Spherical
Earth; Celestial Coordinates |
4 |
M |
05-Sep |
2 |
Daily
Motion of the Sky |
5 |
W |
07-Sep |
2 |
Yearly
Motion of the Sky; Causes of the Seasons |
6 |
M |
12-Sep |
3 |
Phases
and Orbit of the Moon |
7 |
W |
14-Sep |
3 |
Eclipses
of the Sun and Moon |
8 |
M |
19-Sep |
4 |
Apparent
Motion of the Planets; Kepler's Laws |
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W |
21-Sep |
[1-4] |
EXAM #1 |
Part
II: Gravity, Orbits, Formation, and Evolution of the Solar System; The Sun |
9 |
M |
26-Sep |
4 |
Galileo's
Observations; Newton's Laws of Motion |
10 |
W |
28-Sep |
4 |
Gravity
and Orbits; Tides |
11 |
M |
03-Oct |
4, 7 |
Finish
Tides; Overview of the Solar System |
12 |
W |
05-Oct |
7,8 |
Terrestrial
v. Jovian Planets |
13 |
M |
10-Oct |
8 |
Formation
of the Solar System |
14 |
W |
12-Oct |
16 |
The
Sun |
|
M |
17-Oct |
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No Class/No Lab (FALL BREAK) |
15 |
W |
19-Oct |
14-9&10, 15 |
Solar
System "Debris"; Asteroids & Comets |
16 |
M |
24-Oct |
15 |
Meteorites
and Craters; Assessing the Impact Risk |
|
W |
26-Oct |
[4, 7-8, 15-16] |
EXAM #2 |
Part
III: Detailed Study of Earth & Moon; Terrestrial v. Jovian Planets |
17 |
M |
31-Oct |
10 |
Lunar
Overview; Lunar Exploration History |
18 |
W |
02-Nov |
10 |
Craters
as Tools; History & Formation of the Moon. |
19 |
M |
07-Nov |
9 |
Earth
as a Planet. I. |
20 |
W |
09-Nov |
9 |
Earth
as a Planet. II. |
21 |
M |
14-Nov |
9, 11 |
Terrestrial
Planets. I. |
22 |
W |
16-Nov |
9, 11 |
Terrestrial
Planets. II. |
23 |
M |
21-Nov |
7 - 11 |
Climate
and Climage Change on Terrestrial Planets |
|
W |
23-Nov |
--- |
No Class/No Lab (THANKSGIVING) |
24 |
M |
28-Nov |
12, 14 |
Jovian
Planets. |
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W |
30-Nov |
[9-12, 14] |
EXAM #3 |
25 |
M |
05-Dec |
13, 14 |
Satellites
of the Jovian Planets |
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W |
14-Dec |
[1-4, 7-16] |
FINAL EXAM (7:30-10:30 PM in 125 SCIC) |
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