Astronomy and Cosmology
Fall 2008

LECTURE SCHEDULE AND READING ASSIGMENTS

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Readings are from the textbook (The Universe).

iclicker quizes are given in class on Thursdays (except where noted below) and will test the material presented in previous lectures

Date Topic Reading Assigment
Sept 2 Introduction Chap 1
Sept 4 Celestial Motions Chap 2
Sept 9 Phases of Moon, Eclipses Chap 3
Sept 11 Aristarchus, Eratosthenes, Ptolemaic System Chap 3/4
iclicker quiz
Sept 16 Copernicus, Tycho, and Kepler Chap 4
Sept 18 Galileo and Newton Chap 4
iclicker quiz
Sept 23 Light Chap 5
Sept 25 Light Chap 5
iclicker quiz
Sept 30 Telescopes Chap 6
Oct 2 Telescopes Chap 6
iclicker quiz
Oct 7 Intro to Comparative Planetology Chap 7
Oct 9 Intro to Comparative Planetology Chap 7
iclicker quiz
Oct 14 Comparative Planetology (Formation) Chap 8
Oct 16 Comparative Planetology (Formation) Chap 8
iclicker quiz
Oct 21 The Earth Chap 9
Oct 23 IN CLASS MIDTERM EXAM covers all of Chaps 1-8
Oct 28 The Earth Chap 9
Oct 30 The Moon Chap 10
iclicker quiz
Nov 4 Mercury, Venus, and Mars Chap 11
Nov 6 Mercury, Venus, and Mars Chap 11
iclicker quiz CANCELLED
moved to next TUESDAY
Nov 11 Jupiter and Saturn Chap 12
iclicker quiz
Nov 13 Jupiter and Saturn Chap 12
iclicker quiz
Nov 18 Satellites Chap 13
Nov 20 Satellites Chap 13
iclicker quiz
Nov 25 Outer Planets Chap 14
Nov 27 THANKSGIVING No class
Dec 2 Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets Chap 15
Dec 4 The Sun Chap 16
iclicker quiz
Dec 9 The Sun Chap 16
Dec 16 FINAL EXAM (4PM - 7PM)
SEC 111 		Covers all chapters & material presented in lectures
Dec 22 MAKE-UP EXAM (10AM - 1PM)
(Must obtain permission to take) 		Covers all chapters & material presented in lectures
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Please send any comments to Jack Hughes, jph //at\\ physics.rutgers.edu.

Revised Nov 4, 2008