| No. | Date | Topics | Readings (for next class) | Handouts | Slides | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan. 11 | Introduction What is Astronomy | Course Syllabus | Slideshow | 5 Topics You Would Like Covered (due 1/13) | |
| 2 | Jan. 13 | The Scientific Method Astronomical Terms Our Cosmic Address | Bennett Chapters 3.1, 3.4, Ridpath, pages 11-12 | Algebra Review Scientific Notation | Slideshow | 5 Topics You Would Like Covered DUE TODAY Introduction to Mastering Astronomy Course Code GAL110AS11, Due 1/18 Review math handouts for 1/20 Thinking Critically Worksheet due 1/20 |
| 3 | Jan. 18 | Our Cosmic Address | Math review sheets Ridpath, pages 11-12 | Slideshow | Intro to MA.com DUE Review math handouts for 1/20 Thinking Critically Worksheet due 1/20 | |
| 4 | Jan. 20 | Math Methods | Bennett Ch. 2.1, 2.2, 5.3 Ridpath, pages 18-19 | Slideshow | Thinking Critically Worksheet DUE Math Methods worksheet due 1/27 | |
| 5 | Jan. 25 | Constellations Star Positions | Bennett, Chapters 2.1 and 2.2 | Slideshow | Lecture-Tutorial: Position (in class) | |
| 6 | Jan. 27 | Motion of the Sky | Bennett, Chapter 2 | Slideshow | Math Methods worksheet DUE MA.com: The Night Sky due Feb. 3 | |
| 7 | Feb. 1 | Movie! | ||||
| 8 | Feb. 3 | Changing Night Sky Seasons | Bennett, Chapter 5 | Slideshow | MA.com: The Night Sky DUE MA.com: Electromagnetic Spectrum due Feb. 15 MIDTERM Feb. 17 | |
| 9 | Feb. 8 | Electromagnetic Spectrum, Atomic Physics | Bennett, Chapter 5 | Slideshow | MA.com: Light I due Feb. 17 Lecture-Tutorial: Electromagnetic Spectrun (in class) | |
| 10 | Feb. 10 | Thermal Spectra | Bennett Chapter 5 | Slideshow | ||
| 11 | Feb. 15 | MIDTERM I | ||||
| 12 | Feb. 17 | Emission and Absorption Line Spectra | Bennett Chapter 5 | Slideshow | MasteringAstronomy.com: Light I DUE MasteringAstronomy.com: Light II 2/24 Lecture-Tutorial: Blackbody Radiation (in class) | |
| 13 | Feb. 22 | Emission and Absorption Line Spectra, Redshifts | Bennett Chapter 5 | Slideshow | ||
| 14 | Feb. 24 | Putting Spectroscopy Together Size of Earth. Kepler's Laws | Bennett Chapter 3.3 | Slideshow | MasteringAstronomy.com: Light II DUE MasteringAstronomy.com: Physics I due 3/3 | |
| 15 | Mar. 1 | Kepler's Laws | Bennett Chapters 4.1 - 4.3 | Slideshow | Lecture-Tutorial: Kepler's 2nd Law (in class) | |
| 16 | Mar. 3 | Newton's Laws Conservation Laws Gravity | Bennett Chapters 4.3-4.4 | Slideshow | Lecture Tutorial: Newton's Law and Gravity (in clas MA.com Physis I DUE MA.com Physis II due 3/10 | |
| 17 | Mar. 8 | Gravity Parallax | Bennett Chapters 2.4, 4 | Slideshow | Lecture Tutorial: Newton's Law and Gravity (in class) | |
| 18 | Mar. 10 | Distances with Parallax The Sun | Bennett Chapter 10 | Slideshow | MA.com: Physics II DUE MA.com: The Sun and Stars Due 3/17 | |
| 19 | Mar. 15 | Stars: Luminosity and Brightness | Bennett Chapter 11.1 | Slideshow | Ranking Task: Luminosity (in class) | |
| 20 | Mar. 17 | Stars: Magnitudes | Bennett Chapter 11 | Slideshow | MA.com: The Sun and Stars DUE | |
| -- | Mar. 22 Mar. 24 | SPRING BREAK | ||||
| 21 | Mar. 29 | Star Temperatures HR Diagram | Bennett Chapter 11, 12.1, 12.2 | Slideshow | Lecture-Tutorial: Luminosity, Temperature and Size (in class) | |
| 22 | Mar. 31 | MIDTERM | ||||
| 23 | Apr. 5 | Lives of Low and High Mass Stars | Bennett Chapter 12, 13.1, 13.2 | Slideshow | PAPER PROPOSALS DUE MA.com Stars and Their Corpses Due 4/12 | |
| 24 | Apr. 7 | Supernovae, White Dwarves, Neutron Stars | Bennett Chapter 13 | Slideshow | ||
| 25 | Apr. 12 | Black Holes | Bennett Chapter 13 | Slideshow | MA.com Stars and Their Corpses DUE MA.com: Black Holes & Milky Way Due 4/19 | |
| 26 | Apr. 14 | Variable Stars The Milky Way | Bennett Chapter 14 | Slideshow | ||
| 27 | Apr. 19 | Galaxies Hubble's Law | Bennett Chapter 15 | Slideshow | MA.com: Black Holes & Milky Way DUE MA.com: Galaxies & The Expanding Universe due 4/26 | |
| 28 | Apr. 21 | The Expanding Universe Dark Matter | Bennett Chapter 15, 16 | Slideshow | ||
| 29 | Apr. 26 | NO CLASS - MAUNA KEA TOUR MA.com: Galaxies & The Expanding Universe DUE MA.com: The Universe due 5/3 | ||||
| 30 | Apr. 28 | The Big Bang | Bennett Chapter 16 | Slideshow | ||
| 31 | May 3 | FINAL PAPERS DUE IN-CLASS PRESENTATIONS MA.com: The Universe DUE | ||||
| -- | May 10 | FINAL EXAM 12-2PM WAT415 | ||||