| Aug. 27 | Cosmic Scale | Chapter 1 | |
| Aug. 29 | Scientific Method | Chapter 3 | |
| Sep. 3 | Appearance of the Sky | Chapter 2 | |
| Sep. 5 | Lunar Phases & Eclipses | Chapter 2 | |
| Sep. 10 | Competing Cosmologies | Chapter 3 | HW#1 DUE |
| Sep. 12 | Kepler's Laws | Chapter 3 | |
| Sep. 17 | The Laws of Motion | Chapter 4 | |
| Sep. 19 | Exam I Review | Chapters 1-4 | HW#2 DUE |
| Sep. 24 | EXAM I | Chapters 1-4 | Exam Day |
| Sep. 26 | Electromagnetic Radiation | Chapter 5 | |
| Oct. 1 | Kirchhoff's Laws | Chapter 5, 6 | |
| Oct. 3 | Telescopes and Techniques | Chapter 7 | |
| Oct. 8 | Solar System Contents | Chapter 8 | HW#3 DUE |
| Oct. 10 | Solar System Formation | Chapter 9 | |
| Oct. 15 | Terrestrial Planets: Geology | Chapter 9 | |
| Oct. 17 | Geology of Individual Planets | Chapter 9 | HW#4 DUE |
| Oct. 22 | FALL BREAK |
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| Oct. 24 | Exam II Review | Chapters 5-9 | |
| Oct. 29 | EXAM II | Chapters 5-9 | Exam Day |
| Oct. 31 | Terrestrial Planet Atmospheres | Chapter 10 | |
| Nov. 5 | Planetary Climates | Chapter 11 | |
| Nov. 7 | Jovian Planets | Chapter 11 | |
| Nov. 12 | Moons of the Solar System | Chapter 12 | HW#5 DUE |
| Nov. 14 | Asteroids & Comets | Chapter 12 | |
| Nov. 19 | Pluto; Exoplanets | Chapter 13 | |
| Nov. 21 | The Sun | Chapter 14 | |
| Nov. 26 | Drake's Equation | Chapter 24 | |
| Nov. 28 | THANKSGIVING |
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| Dec. 3 | Exam III Review | Chapters 10 - 14 | HW#6 DUE |
| Dec. 5 | EXAM III | Chapters 10 - 14 | Exam Day |