| Aug. 29 | Introduction; Cosmic Scale | Chapter 1 | |
| Aug. 31 | Scientific Method | Chapter 1 | |
| Sep. 5 | Seasons and the Appearance of the Sky | Chapter 2 | |
| Sep. 7 | Lunar Phases & Eclipses | Chapter 2 | |
| Sep. 12 | Competing Cosmologies | Chapter 3 | HW#1 DUE |
| Sep. 14 | Kepler's Laws | Chapter 3 | |
| Sep. 19 | Gravity & the Laws of Motion | Chapter 4 | |
| Sep. 21 | Tides | Chapter 4 | |
| Sep. 26 | Exam I Review | Chapters 1-4 | HW#2 DUE |
| Sep. 28 | EXAM I | Chapters 1-4 | Exam Day |
| Oct. 3 | Electromagnetic Radiation | Chapter 5 | |
| Oct. 5 | Kirchhoff's Laws | Chapter 6 | |
| Oct. 10 | Solar System Contents | Chapter 7 | |
| Oct. 12 | Solar System Formation | Chapter 7 | HW#3 DUE |
| Oct. 17 | Terrestrial Planets: General | Chapter 8 | |
| Oct. 19 | Terrestrial Planets: Individual | Chapter 8 | |
| Oct. 24 | FALL BREAK |
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| Oct. 26 | Terrestrial Planets: Atmospheres | Chapter 9 | |
| Oct. 31 | Terrestrial Planets: Climate | Chapter 9 | HW#4 DUE |
| Nov. 2 | Exam II Review | Chapters 5-9 | |
| Nov. 7 | EXAM II | Chapters 1-9 | Exam Day |
| Nov. 9 | Jovian Planets | Chapter 10 | |
| Nov. 14 | Moons of the Solar System | Chapter 11 | |
| Nov. 16 | Asteroids & Meteorites | Chapter 12 | HW#5 DUE |
| Nov. 21 | Drake's Equation | Chapter 24 | |
| Nov. 23 | THANKSGIVING |
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| Nov. 12 | Comets; Pluto | Chapter 12 | |
| Nov. 30 | Exoplanets | Chapter 7 | |
| Dec. 5 | Review Notes | Chapters 10 - 12 | |
| Dec. 7 | EXAM III | Chapters 1 - 12 | HW#6 DUE |