ASTR1030 Fall 2009
Syllabus
ASTR1030 Fall 2009
Syllabus
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| Seasons Solar System |
24 Aug. |
Welcome/Overview | Chapter 1 | 26 Aug. |
The Solar System Math Review |
Chapter 1 | 28 Aug. |
Motions in the Sky Earth and Moon |
Chapter 2 | |||
| Celestial Motions | 31 Aug. |
Apparent Retrograde Motion / History | 2 Sept. |
Motions: Triangulation and Parallax | Chapter 3 | 4 Sept. |
FISKE: The Night Sky | Chs. 1-3 | ||||
| No Laboratory | 7 Sept. |
Labor Day - No Class | Chapter 3 | 9 Sept. |
History of Astronomy HW #1 Due |
Chapter 3 | 11 Sept. |
FISKE: Motions in the Sky | Chs. 1-3 | |||
| Celestial Motions (cont.) | 14 Sept. | Kepler's Laws |
Chapter 4 | 16 Sept. |
Newton's Laws of Motion | Chapter 4 | 18 Sept. |
Newton's Laws of Motion | Chapter 4 | |||
| Kepler's Laws |
21 Sept. | Orbits and Escape; | Extra | 23 Sept. |
Review HW #2 Due |
25 Sept. |
MIDTERM 1 | Chs. 1-4 | ||||
| Introduction to CCD Imaging | 28 Sept. | Light | Chapter 5 | 30 Sept. |
FISKE: Searching For Distant Worlds | Chapter 5 | 2 Oct. |
Light |
Chapter 5 | |||
| Spectroscopy and Light |
5 Oct. |
Spectroscopy | Chapter 6 | 7 Oct. |
Telescopes HW #3 Due |
Chapter 6 | 9 Oct. |
FISKE: Mars Revealed | Chapter 6 | |||
| Optics | 12 Oct. |
Solar System Formation | Chapter 7 | 14 Oct. |
Solar System Formation | Chapter 8 | 16 Oct. |
Solar System Formation | Chapter 8 | |||
| Optics (cont.) |
19 Oct. |
Planetary Geology | Chapter 9 | 21 Oct. |
Planetary Geology HW #4 Due |
Chapter 9 | 23 Oct. |
MIDTERM 2 | Chs. 5-9 | |||
| Planetary Geology | 26 Oct. |
Planetary Atmospheres |
Chapter 10 | 28 Oct. |
Planetary Atmospheres | Chapter 10 | 30 Oct. |
Planetary Atmospheres | Chs. 9-10 | |||
| Planetary Geology (cont.) | 2 Nov. |
Jupiter & Saturn | Chs. 11 | 4 Nov. |
Jupiter & Saturn HW #5 Due |
Chapter 11 | 6 Nov. |
Uranus and Neptune | Chs. 11 | |||
| Planetary Atmospheres | 9 Nov. |
Moons of the Giant Planets |
Chs. 11 | 11 Nov. |
Moons of the Giant Planets |
Chs. 11 | 13 Nov. |
The Jupiter-Io System | Extra | |||
| Planetary Atmosph. (cont.) | 16 Nov. |
Asteroids, Comets, and Pluto |
Chapter 12 | 18 Nov. |
Asteroids, Comets, Pluto; HW #6 Due |
Chapter 12 | 20 Nov. |
MIDTERM 3 | Chs. 9-12 | |||
| No Laboratory | 23 Nov. |
Fall Break- No Class | 25 Nov. |
Fall Break- No Class | 27 Nov. |
Thanksgiving Break - No Class | |
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| The Sun |
30 Nov. |
Extra-Solar Planets |
Chapter 13 | 2 Dec. |
Extra-Solar Planets | Chapter 13 | 4 Dec. |
Beyond our
Solar System HW #7 Due |
Extra | |||
| No Laboratory | 7 Dec. |
Beyond our
Solar System |
Extra | 9 Dec. |
Review |
Chs. 1-7 | 11 Dec |
Review | Chs. 8-13 |
Final Exam: Monday, December 14, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
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