Astronomy 110 Spring 2012
Section 1, 8:30 - 9:20 pm, MSB 114
Dave Sanders
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Class Notes
Class Rules
Final Schedule/Office Hours/email/etc.
Extra Credit Handout (updated)
Lecture Notes (Handouts)
Jan 09 Lecture 1
11 Lecture 2 + Movie - "Cosmic Voyage"
13 Lecture 3(p1) Lecture 3(p2) Lecture 3(extra) Homework#1 (due Fri, 20 Jan)
18 Lecture 4 Periodic Table of the Elements
20 Lecture 5(p1) Lecture 5(p2) Homework#1 (answer key)
23 Lecture 6
25 Lecture 7(p1) Lecture 7(p2)
27 Lecture 8 Lecture 8(extra)
30 Lecture 9 Homework#2 (due Mon, 6 Feb)
Feb 01 Lecture 10
03 Lecture 11
06 Lecture 12 (no handout) Homework#2 (answer key)
08 Lecture 13
10 Lecture 14 - review for Midterm#1
13 Lecture 15 <=> Midterm #1 Midterm#1 (answer key)
15 Lecture 16 => Movie - "Blue Planet"
17 Lecture 17-1 Lecture 17-2
22 Lecture 18
24 Lecture 19-1 Lecture 19-2 Homework#3 (due Fri, 2 Mar)
27 Lecture 20-1 Lecture 20-2
29 Lecture 21-1 Lecture 21-2
Mar 02 Lecture 22 Homework#3 (answer key)
05 Lecture 23-1 Lecture 23-2 Homework#4 (due Mon, 12 Mar)
07 Lecture 24
09 Lecture 25-1 Lecture 25-2
12 Lecture 26-1 Lecture 26-2 Homework#4 (answer key)
14 Lecture 27 - Review for Midterm#2
16 Lecture 28 <=> Midterm #2 Midterm#2 (answer key)
19 Lecture 29-1 Lecture 29-2 Lecture 29-3
21 Lecture 30-1 Lecture 30-2 Lecture 30-3 Homework#5 (due Wed, 4 Apr)
23 Lecture 31-1 Lecture 31-2 Lecture 31-3
Apr 02 Lecture 32-1 + Movie - "The Lives of the Stars" "The Rosette Nebula" "Betelgeuse"
04 Lecture 33 <=> Coleman Guest Lecture "The Ring Nebula" "The Cygnus Loop" Homework#6 (due Fri, 13 Apr)
09 Lecture 34-1 Lecture 34-2 Homework#5 (answer key)
11 Lecture 35 "The M13 Globular Cluster"
13 Lecture 36 "The Andromeda Galaxy (M31)"
16 Lecture 37 Homework#6 (answer key)
18 Lecture 38 - Review for Midterm#3
20 Lecture 39 <=> Midterm #3 Midterm#3 (answer key)
23 Lecture 40 "Active Galaxies" Homework#7 (due Mon, 30 Apr)
25 Lecture 41 "The Coma Cluster"
27 Lecture 42 "The Hubble Deep Field"
30 Lecture 43 Homework#7 (answer key)
May02 Lecture 44 - Review handout for Final Exam + Movie - "The Quest for Contact"
10 Review Session <=> 2:30-4:30pm, MSB114
11 FINAL EXAM <=> 7:30-9:30am, MSB 114
Last modified May 5, 2012