| Tu. Aug. 31 | Introduction; The Cosmic Scale | Chapter 1; Appendix C | |
| Th. Sep. 2 | The Scientific Method | Chapter 3 | |
| Tu. Sep. 7 | Seasons and the Appearance of the Sky | Chapter 2 | |
| Th. Sep. 9 | Lunar Phases & Eclipses | Chapter 2 | |
| Tu. Sep. 14 | Competing Cosmologies | Chapter 3 | HW#1 DUE |
| Th. Sep. 16 | Kepler's Laws | Chapter 3 | |
| Tu. Sep. 21 | Conservation Laws and The Laws of Motion | Chapter 3 | |
| Th. Sep. 23 | Gravity | Chapter 3 | |
| Tu. Sep. 28 | The Terrestrial Planets: Geology | Chapter 5 | HW#2 DUE |
| Th. Sep. 30 | The Terrestrial Planets: Atmospheres | Chapter 5 | |
| Tu. Oct. 5 | EXAM I | Chapters 1-3, 5 | Exam Day |
| Th. Oct. 7 | The Jovian Planets | Chapter 6 | |
| Tu. Oct. 12 | Moons, Asteroids, & Comets | Chapter 6 | |
| Th. Oct. 14 | Formation of the Solar System | Chapter 4 | |
| Tu. Oct. 19 | Light: Electromagnetic Radiation |
| HW#3 DUE |
| Th. Oct. 21 | Spectra | Chapter 7 | |
| Tu. Oct. 26 | Telescopes; the Sun | Chapter 7 | |
| Th. Oct. 28 | The Properties of Stars | Chapter 8 | |
| Tu. Nov. 2 | Nuclear Fire | Chapter 8, 9 | HW#4 DUE |
| Th. Nov. 4 | Stellar Lifetimes | Chapter 9 | |
| Tu. Nov. 9 | EXAM II | Chapters 4, 6-9 | Exam Day |
| Th. Nov. 11 | Stellar Evolution | Chapter 9, 10 | |
| Tu. Nov. 16 | End States: White Dwarfs & Neutron Stars | Chapter 10 | |
| Th. Nov. 18 | Black Holes | Chapter 11 | |
| Tu. Nov. 23 | The Milky Way | Chapter 11 | HW#5 DUE |
| Th. Nov. 25 | THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS | Cookbook |
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| Tu. Nov. 30 | Expansion of the Universe | Chapter 12 | |
| Th. Dec. 2 | The Big Bang | Chapter 13 | |
| Tu. Dec. 7 | Dark Matter & Dark Energy | Chapter 14 | |
| Th. Dec. 9 | Life in the Universe | Chapter 15 | HW#6 DUE |
| Tu. Dec. 14 | FINAL EXAM (8am-10am) | All of the above | Exam Day |
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