| No. | Date | Topics | Readings | Handouts | Slides | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug. 25 | Introduction Telescope Familiarization | Ridpath, pages 383-392 Bennett, Chapter 5.3 | Course Policies | Slideshow | 5 Topics You Would Like Covered Telescopes Introduction Worksheet DUE SEPT. 3 in class! |
| 2 | Aug. 27 | What is Astronomy? The Scientific Method Astronomical Terms | Bennett Chapters 3.1, 3.4 | Algebra Review Scientific Notation | Slideshow | Review math handouts for 9/3 Thinking Critically Worksheet due 9/1 Introduction to Mastering Astronomy Course Code GAL110AF09 COMPLETE BY 9/1! |
| 3 | Sept. 1 | Our Cosmic Address | Math review sheets Ridpath, pages 11-12 | Slideshow | Complete Math Methods Worksheet for Sept. 8 | |
| 4 | Sept. 3 | Math Methods Constellations | Bennett, Chapters 2.1 and 2.2 Ridpath, pages 18-19 | Slideshow | ||
| 5 | Sept. 8 | Constellations Star Positions | Bennett, Chapters 2.1 and 2.2 | Slideshow | Hand in Math Methods Woxrksheet MasteringAstronomy.com: The Night Sky due Sept. 15 | |
| 6 | Sept. 10 | Star Motions | Bennett, Chapters 2.1 and 2.2 | Slideshow | Lecture-Tutorial: Position (in class) | |
| 7 | Sept. 15 | The Changing Night Sky, Seasons, Optics | Bennett Chapter 2.1, 2.2, 5.3 Ridpath pages 383-392 | Slideshow | MasteringAstronomy.com: The Night Sky DUE Lecture-Tutorial: Seasonal Stars (in class) | |
| 8 | Sept. 17 | Size of Earth. Kepler's 1st Law | Bennett Chapters 3.2 and 3.3 | Slideshow | ||
| 9 | Sept. 22 | Mauna Kea Visit | No Class | |||
| 10 | Sept. 24 | Orbits. Kepler's Laws. Parallax | Bennett Chapter 3.3 | Slideshow | Lecture-Tutorial: Kepler's 2nd Law (in class) Lecture-Tutorial: Kepler's 3rd Law (DUE 9/29) | |
| 11 | Sept. 29 | Newton's Laws Conservation Laws | Bennett Chapters 4.1 - 4.3 | Slideshow | Lecture-Tutorial: Kepler's 3rd Law DUE | |
| 12 | Oct. 1 | Gravity | Bennett Chapters 4.3 - 4.4 | Slideshow | Lecture Tutorial: Newton's Law and Gravity (in class) | |
| 13 | Oct. 6 | Electromagnetic spectrum. Properties of light | Bennett Chapters 5.1 - 5.2 | Multiwavelength Milky Way | Slideshow | MA.com: Basic Physics DUE |
| 14 | Oct. 8 | Light: Types of Spectra Atomic Physics | Bennett Chapters 5.1 and 5.2 | Slideshow | MA.com Basic Physics II Due Oct. 15 Lecture-Tutorial: EM Spectrum (in class) | |
| 15 | Oct. 13 | Formation of Spectra, Redshifts | Bennett Chapter 5.2 | Slideshow | ||
| Oct. 15 | MIDTERM REVIEW | MA.com Basic Physics II DUE | ||||
| Oct. 20 | MIDTERM | |||||
| 16 | Oct. 22 | Doppler Shifts | Bennett Chapter 5.2 | Slideshow | Lecture-Tutorial: Types of Spectra (hand in) | |
| 17 | Oct. 27 | Doppler Shifts Putting Spectroscopy Together | Bennett Chapters 10.1, 10.2 | Slideshow | Lecture-Tutorial: Doppler Shift (parts I and II in class) COMPLETE PART III for next Tuesday! | |
| 18 | Oct. 29 | The Sun | Bennett Chapters 10.1, 10.2 | Slideshow | ||
| 19 | Nov. 3 | Properties of Stars Luminosity, Magnitudes | Bennett Chapters 11.1 | Slideshow | MA.com Star I Due Nov. 10 | |
| 20 | Nov. 5 | Properties of Stars Temperature, Mass HR Diagram | Bennett Chapter 11, 12.2 | Slideshow | Lecture-Tutorial: Luminostity, Temperature and Size (in class) | |
| 21 | Nov. 10 | Lives of Low Mass Stars | Bennett Chapter 12, 13.1, 13.2 | Slideshow | MA.com Stars I DUE Lecture-Tutorial: HR Diagram (in class) MA.com Stars II Due Nov. 17 | |
| 22 | Nov. 12 | Lives of High Mass Stars Massive Star Supernovae, WDs | Bennett Chapter 12, 13.1, 13.2 | Slideshow | Lecture-Tutorial: Star Formation and Lifetimes (in class) | |
| 23 | Nov. 17 | WD Supernovae, Neutron Stars, Black Holes | Bennett Chapter 13 | Slideshow | MA.com Stars II DUE MA.com Fates of Stars due Nov. 24 | |
| 24 | Nov. 19 | Black Holes and Spacetime Variable Stars | Bennett Chapter 13 | Slideshow | ||
| 25 | Nov. 24 | The Milky Way, Galaxies Variable Stars | Bennett Chapter 13 | Slideshow | MA.com Fates of Stars DUE |
