LECTURE SCHEDULE AND READING ASSIGMENTS
Readings are from the textbook (The Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals, 2nd ed).
iclicker quizes are given in class on Fridays (except where noted below) and will test the material presented in previous lectures
Date | Topic | Assignment | Quiz covers |
Sept 4 | 1. Introduction | ... | ... | Sept 6 | 2. Our Place/Time in the Universe |
Read: Chap 1, Appendix C H/W: Chap 1: Q.1-12 |
... |
Sept 11 | 3. Seasons and Constellations |
Read: Section 2.1 H/W: Chap 2: Q.1-5 |
... |
Sept 13 | 4. Moon phases, eclipses |
Read: Sections 2.2 & 2.3 H/W: Chap 2: Q.6-12, 18 |
Sept 4/6 |
Sept 18 | 5. Aristarchus, Eratosthenes, Ptolemaic System |
Read: Section 3.1 H/W: Chap 3: Q.1-3 |
... |
Sept 20 | 6. Copernicus, Tycho, and Kepler |
Read: Section 3.2 H/W: Chap 3: Q.4-8, 13 |
Sept 11/13 |
Sept 25 | 7. Galileo and Newton |
Read: Section 3.3 H/W: Chap 3: Q.9-12, 20 |
... |
Sept 27 | 8. Light (part 1) |
Read: Tools of Science, pp. 80, 184, 132 H/W: Memorize EM spectrum |
Sep 18/20 |
Oct 2 | 9. Light (part 2) and Telescopes |
Read: Tools of Science, pp. 116 & 43 H/W: SA/EQ 13, p127 |
... |
Oct 4 | 10. Characteristics of the Solar System |
Read: Section 4.1 H/W: Q.1-4,15 |
Sep 25/27 |
Oct 9 | 11. Conservation Laws |
Read: Tools of Science, p. 62 H/W: Q.14 |
... |
Oct 11 | 12. Birth of the Solar System |
Read: Section 4.2 H/W: Q.5-10,16,18 |
Oct 2/4 |
Oct 16 | 13. Age of the Solar System |
Read: Section 4.3 H/W: Q.11-12 |
... |
Oct 18 | 14. Midterm Review | ... | Oct 9/11 |
Oct 23 | Midterm |
Covers Chap 1 to 4 plus all material in lectures 1-14 |
... |
Oct 25 | 15. The Earth |
Read: Section 5.1 H/W: Q.1,8,9,10 |
... |
Oct 30 | 16. Geology of Mercury, the Moon, Mars, and Venus |
Read: Section 5.2 H/W: Q.2-5,13 |
... |
Nov 1 | 17. Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Worlds |
Read: Section 5.2 H/W: Q.6-7,11 |
Oct 16/25 |
Nov 6 | 18. Greenhouse Effect/Climate Change |
Read: Section 5.3 H/W: Q.12 |
... |
Nov 8 | 19. Jovian Planets |
Read: Section 6.1 H/W: Q.1-2,13 |
Oct 30/Nov 1 |
Nov 13 | 20. Jovian Moons/Rings |
Read: Section 6.1 H/W: Q.3-7 |
... |
Nov 15 | Class Cancelled | ... | ... |
Nov 20 | 21. Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets |
Read: Section 6.2 H/W: Q.8-10 |
... |
Nov 22 | Class Cancelled | ... | ... |
Nov 27 1:10-2:30pm (Friday schedule) |
22. Impacts |
Read: Section 6.3 H/W: Q.11,12 |
Nov 6/8 |
Dec 4 | 23. Detecting Exoplanets |
Read: Section 7.1 H/W: Q.1-4,13 |
Nov 13/20 |
Dec 6 | 24. Characteristics of Exoplanets |
Read: Section 7.2 H/W: Q.5-10 |
Nov27/Dec 4 |
Dec 11 | 25. Formation of Exoplanets |
Read: Section 7.3 H/W: Q.11-12 |
Dec 6/11 |
Dec 19 | FINAL EXAM | Covers all chapters & material presented in lectures | 8:00AM - 11:00AM Location: SC-123 |
Dec 20 | MAKE-UP FINAL EXAM | Covers all chapters & material presented in lectures | 12:00N - 3:00PM Location: SERC 212 (Busch Campus) |
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Revised Nov 5, 2019