Th. Sep. 1 | Introduction, the Scale of Things | Chapter 1 |
Tu. Sep. 6 | Geocentric to Heliocentric | Chapters 1-4 |
Th. Sep. 8 | Planetary Motion | Chapters 2,4 |
Tu. Sep. 13 | Mechanics and the Laws of Motion | Chapter 4 |
Th. Sep. 15 | Gravity and Orbits | Chapter 4 |
Tu. Sep. 20 | Orbits and Tides | Chapter 4 |
Th. Sep. 22 | Earth Motions | Chapter 2 |
Tu. Sep. 27 | Seasons | Chapter 2 |
Th. Sep. 29 | Motion of the Moon, Eclipses | Chapter 3 |
Tu. Oct. 4 | The Electromagnetic Spectrum | Chapter 5 |
Th. Oct. 6 | Quiz | - |
Tu. Oct. 11 | Light and the Structure of the Atom | Chapter 5 |
Th. Oct. 13 | Optics & Telescopes | Chapter 6 |
Tu. Oct. 18 | Telescopes & Detectors | Chapter 6 |
Th. Oct. 20 | Survey of the Solar System | Chapter 7 |
Tu. Oct. 25 | The Earth | Chapter 9 |
Th. Oct. 27 | The Moon | Chapter 10 |
Tu. Nov. 1 | Mercury & Venus | Chapters 11-12 |
Th. Nov. 3 | Mars | Chapter 13 |
Tu. Nov. 8 | Terrestrial Atmospheres | Chapters 9-13 |
Th. Nov. 10 | Midterm Exam | - |
Tu. Nov. 15 | The Gas Giants | Chapter 14 |
Th. Nov. 16 | Pluto and Beyond | Chapters 16 |
Tu. Nov. 22 | Tour of the Outer Moons | Chapter 15 |
Th. Nov. 24 | THANKSGIVING | Cookbook |
Tu. Nov. 29 | Rings | Chapters 14, 16 |
Th. Dec. 1 | Asteroids | Chapter 17 |
Tu. Dec. 6 | Comets | Chapter 17 |
Th. Dec. 8 | Formation of the Solar System | Chapter 8 |
Tu. Dec. 13 | The Sun | Chapter 18 |
Th. Dec. 15 | FINAL EXAM (8am-10am) | - |