| Jan. 15 | Cosmic Scale | Chapter 1 | |
| Jan. 17 | Scientific Method | Chapter 3 | |
| Jan. 22 | Appearance of the Sky | Chapter 2 | |
| Jan. 24 | Lunar Phases & Eclipses | Chapter 2 | |
| Jan. 29 | Competing Cosmologies | Chapter 3 | HW#1 DUE |
| Jan. 31 | Class CANCELED by cold | ||
| Feb. 5 | Kepler's Laws | Chapter 3 | |
| Feb. 7 | The Laws of Motion | Chapter 4 | |
| Feb. 12 | Gravity & Electromagnetism | Chapters 4, 5 | HW#2 DUE |
| Feb. 14 | Exam I Review | Chapters 1-4 | |
| Feb. 19 | EXAM I | Chapters 1-4 | Exam Day |
| Feb. 21 | Kirchhoff's Laws | Chapter 5, 6 | |
| Feb. 26 | Telescopes and Techniques | Chapter 7 | |
| Feb. 28 | Solar System Formation | Chapter 8 | HW#3 DUE |
| Mar. 5 | Terrestrial Planets: General | Chapter 9 | |
| Mar. 7 | Terrestrial Planets: Individual | Chapter 9 | |
| Mar. 12 | SPRING BREAK |
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| Mar. 14 | SPRING BREAK |
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| Mar. 19 | Terrestrial Planets: Atmospheres | Chapter 10 | |
| Mar. 21 | Terrestrial Planets: Climate | Chapter 10 | HW#4 DUE |
| Mar. 26 | Exam II Review | Chapters 5-10 | |
| Mar. 28 | EXAM II | Chapters 1-10 | Exam Day |
| Apr. 2 | Jovian Planets | Chapter 11 | |
| Apr. 4 | Moons of the Solar System | Chapter 11 | |
| Apr. 9 | Asteroids & Meteorites | Chapter 12 | HW#5 DUE |
| Apr. 11 | Comets; Pluto | Chapter 12 | |
| Apr. 16 | Exoplanets | Chapter 13 | |
| Apr. 18 | The Sun | Chapter 14 | |
| Apr. 23 | Drake's Equation | Chapter 24 | HW#6 DUE |
| Apr. 25 | Final Review | Chapters 1 - 14 | |
| May 2 | FINAL EXAM (Noon-3:00pm) | Chapters 1 - 14 | Exam Day |