| Aug. 30 | Introduction; Cosmic Scale | Chapter 1; App. C | |
| Sep. 1 | Scientific Method | Chapter 3 | |
| Sep. 6 | Seasons and the Appearance of the Sky | Chapter 2 | |
| Sep. 8 | Lunar Phases & Eclipses | Chapter 2 | |
| Sep. 13 | Competing Cosmologies | Chapter 3 | HW#1 DUE |
| Sep. 15 | Kepler's Laws | Chapter 3 | |
| Sep. 20 | Gravity & the Laws of Motion | Chapter 4 | |
| Sep. 22 | Tides | Chapter 4, 5 | |
| Sep. 27 | Exam I Review | Chapter 5 | HW#2 DUE |
| Sep. 29 | EXAM I | Chapters 1-5 | Exam Day |
| Oct. 4 | Electromagnetic Radiation | Chapter 6 | |
| Oct. 6 | Spectra & Telescopes | Chapter 7 | |
| Oct. 11 | Solar System Contents | Chapter 8 | |
| Oct. 13 | Solar System Formation | Chapter 9 | HW#3 DUE |
| Oct. 18 | Terrestrial Planets: General | Chapter 10 | |
| Oct. 20 | Terrestrial Planets: Individual | Chapter 10 | |
| Oct. 25 | FALL BREAK |
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| Oct. 27 | Terrestrial Planets: Atmospheres | Chapter 10 | |
| Nov. 1 | Terrestrial Planets: Climate | Chapter 11 | HW#4 DUE |
| Nov. 3 | Exam II Review | Chapter 11 | |
| Nov. 8 | EXAM II | Chapters 1-11 | Exam Day |
| Nov. 10 | Jovian Planets | Chapter 12 | |
| Nov. 15 | Moons of the Solar System | Chapter 12 | |
| Nov. 17 | Asteroids & Meteorites | Chapter 12 | HW#5 DUE |
| Nov. 22 | Drake's Equation | Chapter 24 | |
| Nov. 24 | THANKSGIVING |
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| Nov. 29 | Comets | Chapter 12 | |
| Dec. 1 | Dwarf Planets | Chapter 12 | |
| Dec. 6 | Exoplanets | Chapter 13 | |
| Dec. 8 | The Sun | Chapter 14 | HW#6 DUE |
| Dec. 20 | FINAL EXAM (12-3pm) | Review Notes | Exam Day |