Astronomy 110 Fall 2009
Section 1, 8:30 - 9:20 pm, MSB 114
Dave Sanders
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Class Notes
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Extra Credit Handout
Lecture Notes
Aug24 Lecture 1
26 Lecture 2 + Movie - "Cosmic Voyage"
28 Lecture 3(p1) Lecture 3(p2) Lecture 3 (extra) Homework#1 (due Fri, 4 Sep)
31 Lecture 4 Periodic Table of the Elements
Sep 02 Lecture 5(p1) Lecture 5(p2)
04 Lecture 6 Homework#1-answerkey
07 *** Holiday ***
09 Lecture 7(p1) Lecture 7(p2)
11 Lecture 8(p1) Lecture 8(p2) Lecture 8 (extra) Homework#2 (due Fri, 18 Sep)
14 Lecture 9
16 Lecture 10
18 Lecture 11 **no handout** Homework#2-answerkey
21 Lecture 12 (review for Midterm #1)
23 MIDTERM #1
25 Lecture 13(p1) Lecture 13(p2)
28 Lecture 14 + Movie - "Blue Planet"
30 Lecture 15
Oct 02 Lecture 16(p1) Lecture 16(p2) Homework#3 (due Fri, 9 Oct)
05 Lecture 17(p1) Lecture 17(p2)
07 Lecture 18(p1) Lecture 18(p2)
09 Lecture 19 Homework#3-answerkey
12 Lecture 20(p1) Lecture 20(p2)
14 Lecture 21 Homework#4 (due Wed, 21 Oct)
16 Lecture 22
19 Lecture 23(p1) Lecture 23(p2)
21 Lecture 24 Homework#4-answerkey + Movie - "Solar Max"
23 Lecture 25 (review for Midterm #2)
26 MIDTERM #2
28 Lecture 26 + Movie (Carl Sagan) - "The Lives of the Stars"
30 *** No class today ***
Nov02 Lecture 27(p1) Lecture 27(p2)
04 Lecture 28(p1) Lecture 28(p2) Homework#5 (due Fri, 13 Nov)
06 Lecture 29(p1) Lecture 29(p2)
09 Lecture 30(p1) Lecture 30(p2)
11 *** Holiday ***
13 Lecture 31 Homework#5-answerkey Homework#6 (due Fri, 20 Nov)
16 Lecture 32 **no handout**
18 Lecture 33(p1) Lecture 33(p2)
20 Lecture 34 **no handout** Homework#6-answerkey
23 Lecture 35 (review for Midterm #3)
25 MIDTERM #3
27 *** Holiday ***
30 Lecture 36(p1) Lecture 36(p2) Homework#7 (due Mon, 7 Dec)
Dec 02 Lecture 37 M31 M13 Coma Active Galaxy
04 Lecture 38 Hubble-Deep-Field
07 Lecture 39 Rosette-Nebula Betelgeuse Ring-Nebula Cygnus-Loop Homework#7-answerkey
09 Lecture 40
10 Extra Review for Final Exam - Watanabe 415 (2 - 4 pm)
14 FINAL EXAM (7:30am)
Last modified December 14, 2009