| Lecture Date |
Lecture Topic |
Reading &c. |
| Th. Sep. 1 |
Introduction, the Scale of Things |
Chapter 1
|
| Tu. Sep. 6 |
Geocentric to Heliocentric |
Chapters 1-4
|
| Th. Sep. 8 |
Planetary Motion |
Chapters 2,4
|
| Tu. Sep. 13 |
Mechanics and the Laws of Motion |
Chapter 4
|
| Th. Sep. 15 |
Gravity and Orbits |
Chapter 4
|
| Tu. Sep. 20 |
Orbits and Tides |
Chapter 4
|
| Th. Sep. 22 |
Earth Motions |
Chapter 2
|
| Tu. Sep. 27 |
Seasons |
Chapter 2
|
| Th. Sep. 29 |
Motion of the Moon, Eclipses |
Chapter 3
|
| Tu. Oct. 4 |
The Electromagnetic Spectrum |
Chapter 5
|
| Th. Oct. 6 |
Quiz |
-
|
| Tu. Oct. 11 |
Light and the Structure of the Atom |
Chapter 5
|
| Th. Oct. 13 |
Optics & Telescopes |
Chapter 6
|
| Tu. Oct. 18 |
Telescopes & Detectors |
Chapter 6
|
| Th. Oct. 20 |
Survey of the Solar System |
Chapter 7
|
| Tu. Oct. 25 |
The Earth |
Chapter 9
|
| Th. Oct. 27 |
The Moon |
Chapter 10
|
| Tu. Nov. 1 |
Mercury & Venus |
Chapters 11-12
|
| Th. Nov. 3 |
Mars |
Chapter 13
|
| Tu. Nov. 8 |
Terrestrial Atmospheres |
Chapters 9-13
|
| Th. Nov. 10 |
Midterm Exam |
-
|
| Tu. Nov. 15 |
The Gas Giants |
Chapter 14
|
| Th. Nov. 16 |
Pluto and Beyond |
Chapters 16
|
| Tu. Nov. 22 |
Tour of the Outer Moons |
Chapter 15
|
| Th. Nov. 24 |
THANKSGIVING |
Cookbook
|
| Tu. Nov. 29 |
Rings |
Chapters 14, 16
|
| Th. Dec. 1 |
Asteroids |
Chapter 17
|
| Tu. Dec. 6 |
Comets |
Chapter 17
|
| Th. Dec. 8 |
Formation of the Solar System |
Chapter 8
|
| Tu. Dec. 13 |
The Sun |
Chapter 18
|
| Th. Dec. 15 |
FINAL EXAM (8am-10am) |
-
|
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