Daily Schedule -- Astro 101

Week 1 Monday, March 27th First day of lecture, introduction by Eric Agol Reading: Chapter 1 Assigned: Assignment 1 on Mastering Astronomy, Due 10:15 am Friday, March 31st Tuesday, March 28th First day of section, complete with class introductions and the handing out of the Course Syllabus There was an Extremely brief introduction to Mastering Astronomy\ We started Lab 0, Galaxy Song . Due 5:00 pm, Tuesday April 4th For the music and lyrics to The Galaxy Song, go to Link Please send me a picture of yourself or have it taken in section. Due 12:00 pm, Tuesday April 4th Wednesday, 29th Units and Measurements in Astronomy Reading: Chapter 1, Appendix C Thursday, March 30th Continue Lab 0, Galaxy Song Planetarium Show. Relax, sit back and watch the sky spin. Friday, March 30th Lecture on Forces, Gravity, & Motion Reading: Chapter 4 Assignment 1 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Week 2 Monday, April 3rd Gravity and Motion Reading: Chapter 4 Assignment 2 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Tuesday, April 4th Handout on Significant Figures Review of Newton's Laws and Gravity Work on Lab 1, Gravity. Due 5:00 pm, Tuesday April 11th Lab 0, Galaxy Song is due by 5:00 pm Your photo is due by 12:00 pm Wednesday, April 5th Atoms and Matter Reading: Chapter 5 Assignment 3 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Thursday, April 6th Review of Atom and Energy Work on Lab 2, Introduction to Atoms. Due 5:00 pm, Thursday April 13th Work on Lab 3, Thermal Radiation. Due 5:00 pm, Thursday April 13th Friday, April 7th Energy and Light Reading: Chapter 5 Assignment 4 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Week 3 Monday, April 10th Spectra -- Emission & Absorption Reading: Chapter 5 Assignment 5 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Tuesday, April 11th Review of Emission & Absorbtion Work on Lab 4, Atoms and Their Interactions With Photons Due 5:00 pm, Tuesday April 17th Lab 1, Gravity is due by 5:00 pm Wednesday, April 12th Doppler Shift & Stellar Spectra Reading: Chapter 15.1 and 6 (optional) Assignment 6 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Thursday, April 13th Review of Stellar Spectra Quiz 1 Work on Lab 5, The Spectral Classification of Stars Due 5:00 pm, Thursday April 19th Lab 2, Introduction to Atoms, is due by 5:00 pm Lab 3, Thermal Radiation, is due by 5:00 pm Friday, April 14th Brightness and Distance Reading: Chapter 15.1 Assignment 7 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Week 4 Monday, April 17th Energy Production in Stars Reading: Chapter 14.1 - 14.2 Assignment 8 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Tuesday, April 18th Work on Lab 6, Measuring Color Due 5:00 pm, Tuesday April 25th Lab 4, Atoms and Their Interactions With Photons, is due by 5:00 pm Wednesday, April 19th Stellar Structure Reading: Chapter 14.1 and 14.2 (optional) Assignment 9 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Thursday, April 20th Review of Stellar Spectra Work on Lab 7, The Distances and Ages of Star Clusters Due 5:00 pm, Thursday April 19th Lab 5, The Spectral Classification of Stars, is due by 5:00 pm Friday, April 21st The H-R Diagram Reading: Chapter 15.2 - 15.3 Assignment 10 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Week 5 Monday, April 24th Stellar Evolution Reading: Chapter 17.1 -- 17.3 Assignment 11 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Tuesday, April 25th Work on Lab 8, Parallax Due 5:00 pm, Tuesday May 2nd Lab 6, Measuring Color, is due by 5:00 pm Wednesday, April 26th Weird Stellar Endpoints Reading: Chapter 17.1 -- 17.4, 18.1 -- 18.2, S4.4 Assignment 12 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Thursday, April 27th Review for Midterm Lab 7, The Distances and Ages of Star Clusters, is due by 5:00 pm Friday, April 21st MIDTERM (on everything through 4/24) Bring a Scantron Form and #2 pencil Week 6 Monday, May 1st ***Happy May Day*** Stellar Evolution Reading: Chapter 17.3 -- 18.2 Assignment 13 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Tuesday, May 2nd Review Midterm Lab 8, Parallax, is due by 5:00 pm Wednesday, May 3rd Black Holes Reading: Chapter 18.3, S3.1 -- S3.3 Assignment 14 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Thursday, May 4th Work on Lab 12, Crab Nebula (To be handed out in class) Due 5:00 pm, Tuesday May 15th\ xsxs Friday, May 5th ****Cinco de Mayo*** Intro to the Insterstellar Medium & Star Formation Reading: Chapter 16, 19.1 -- 19.3 Assignment 15 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Week 7 -- I will be out of town Monday, May 8th Galaxies & Stellar Populations Reading: Chapter 20.1 Assignment 16 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Tuesday, May 9th Meet in room 210 with Jason's section during your regular section times Work on Lab 9, Galaxy Classification Due 5:00 pm, Tuesday May 15th Wednesday, May 10th Galaxies and Dark Matter Reading: Chapter 22.1 -- 22.2, S3.4 Assignment 17 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Thursday, May 11th Meet in room 216 with Jason's section during your regular section times Continue working on Lab 9 Friday, May 12th Clustering, Lensing & Interactions Reading: Chapter 21.1 -- 21.2 Assignment 18 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Week 8 Monday, May 15th Distance Scale Reading: Chapter 15.1 (oly pp. 502 -- 507), 20.2 Assignment 19 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Tuesday, May 16th Work on Lab 10, Dark Matter in Clusters Due 5:00 pm, Tuesday May 23rd Lab 9, Galaxy Classification, is due by 5:00 pm Lab 12, Crab Nebula, is due by 5:00 pm Wednesday, May 17th The Hubble Law and Large Scale Structure Reading: 20.3, 22.3-22.4 Assignment 20 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Thursday, May 18th Continue working on Lab 10 Friday, May 19th Hubble Law and the Expanding Universe Reread 20.3, 22.3 Assignment 21 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Week 9 Monday, May 22nd The Expansion of the Universe & the Big Bang Reading: Chapter 23 Assignment 22 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Tuesday, May 23rd Work on Lab 11, The Hubble Law Due 5:00 pm, Tuesday May 30th Lab 10, Dark Matter, is due by 5:00 pm QUIZ!!! If you missed class and missed the quiz, contact me about a making it up. Wednesday, May 24th The Cosmic Microwave Background & The Curvature of Space Reading: 23 Assignment 23 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Thursday, May 25th Continue working on Lab 11 I will bring to class an update on your grades Friday, May 26th Dark Energy & Inflation Reading: 22.4 Assignment 24 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Week 10 Monday, May 29th NO CLASS -- Memorial Day Tuesday, May 30th Making icecream Section evaluation forms Lab 11, Dark Matter, is due by 5:00 pm Wednesday, May 31st Supermassive black holes Reading: 19.4 & 21.3 Assignment 23 on Mastering Astronomy is due by 10:15 am Thursday, June 1st Review for Final