| Aug. 25 | Introduction; Cosmic Scale | Chapter 1; App. C | |
| Aug. 27 | Scientific Method | Chapter 3 | |
| Sep. 1 | Seasons and the Appearance of the Sky | Chapter 2 | |
| Sep. 3 | Lunar Phases & Eclipses | Chapter 2 | |
| Sep. 8 | Competing Cosmologies | Chapter 3 | HW#1 DUE |
| Sep. 10 | Kepler's Laws | Chapter 3 | |
| Sep. 15 | Gravity & the Laws of Motion | Chapter 4 | |
| Sep. 17 | Tides; Electromagnetic Radiation | Chapter 4, 5 | |
| Sep. 22 | Exam I Review | Chapter 5 | HW#2 DUE |
| Sep. 24 | EXAM I | Chapters 1-5 | Exam Day |
| Sep. 29 | Spectra | Chapter 6 | |
| Oct. 1 | Telescopes | Chapter 7 | |
| Oct. 6 | Solar System Contents | Chapter 8 | |
| Oct. 8 | Solar System Formation | Chapter 9 | HW#3 DUE |
| Oct. 13 | Terrestrial Planets: General | Chapter 10 | |
| Oct. 15 | Terrestrial Planets: Individual | Chapter 10 | |
| Oct. 20 | FALL BREAK |
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| Oct. 22 | Terrestrial Planets: Atmospheres | Chapter 10 | |
| Oct. 27 | Terrestrial Planets: Climate | Chapter 11 | HW#4 DUE |
| Oct. 29 | Exam II Review | Chapter 11 | |
| Nov. 3 | EXAM II | Chapters 1-11 | Exam Day |
| Nov. 5 | Climate change; Jovian Planets | Chapter 12 | |
| Nov. 10 | Moons of the Solar System | Chapter 12 | |
| Nov. 12 | Asteroids & Meteorites | Chapter 12 | HW#5 DUE |
| Nov. 17 | Comets | Chapter 13 | |
| Nov. 19 | Dwarf Planets & Exoplanets | Chapter 13 | |
| Nov. 24 | Life in the Universe
Class discussion - no notes | Chapter 24 | |
| Nov. 26 | THANKSGIVING |
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| Dec. 1 | The Sun | Chapter 14 | |
| Dec. 3 | Review | All | HW#6 DUE |
| Dec. 15 | FINAL EXAM (12:30-3:30pm) | All of the above | Exam Day |