Astronomy 101 A
Schedule
The following is a schedule of events and exam days. It also lists a tentative schedule of topics as well as due dates. If there are changes, I will announce them in class and update them here. If you use google calendar, you may also be interested in subscribing to a google calendar of events. More information can be found here.For each day that there is a textbook reading assigned you are required to email TWO questions on the textbook reading and ONE question on the upcomming lab to Jeff and me by 8:00 AM the morning of the class. Please send your email to christensen
Assesment and Grading
| Date | Topic | Lab Assigned | Work Due | Textbook Reading | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23 | Syllabus, Scientific Method, Math Review | Lab 1 - The Scientific Method | |||
| 6/25 | Gravity | Lab 2 - Gravity | Reading ?'s Lab 1 |
xxiv -- xxv, Ch. 1, 3.4, 4, Appx. C |
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| 6/30 | Sky Motions & Celestial Navigation, Planetarium |
Lab 3 - Celestial Navigation using my data OR Attend the TJO Open House |
Reading ?'s, News Summery, Office Hours Visit Lab 2 |
Ch. 2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 | |
| 7/2 | Astronomical Distances & Light | Lab 4 - Measuring Distances | Reading ?'s, Lab 3 OR TJO visit |
Ch. 5.1, 5.2, 15.1 | |
| 7/7 | Blackbody & Line Emmision | Lab 5 - Light | Reading ?'s, News Summery, Lab 4 |
Ch. 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 | |
| 7/9 | The Sun & Stellar Structure | Lab 6 - Spectral Classification | Reading ?'s, Lab 5 |
Ch. 14 | |
| 7/14 | Stellar Evolution & the H-R Diagram | Lab 7 - Cluster Age & Distances | Reading ?'s, News Summery, Lab 6 |
Ch. 15.2, 15.3, 17 | |
| 7/16 | Stellar Evolution II | Lab 8 - The Crab Nebula | Reading ?'s, Lab 7 |
Ch. 18 | |
| 7/21 | Catch-up and Review | -- | Lab 8 | -- | |
| 7/23 | Midterm | -- | -- | -- | |
| 7/28 | Star Formation & The ISM | Lab 9 - Star and Planet Formation | Reading ?'s, News Summery |
Ch. 16, Ch. 19.2 | |
| 7/30 | The Milky Way & Dark Matter | Lab 10 - Rotation Curves | Reading ?'s, Lab 9 |
Ch. 19.1, 19.3 19.4, 22.1, 22.2 | |
| 8/4 | Other Galaxies & Galaxy Evolution | Lab 11 - Galaxy Identification Hubble Deep Field Picture |
Reading ?'s, News Summery, Lab 10 |
Ch. 21, 22.3 | |
| 8/6 | The Expanding Universe | Lab 12 - Hubble's Law Web Interface |
Reading ?'s Lab 11 |
Ch. 20, 22.4 | |
| 8/11 | Big Bang Cosmology |
Lab 13 - Big Bang Nucleosynthesis | Reading ?'s, News Summery, Lab 12 |
Ch. 23 | |
| 8/13 | Astrobiology | Lab 14 - Extra-Solar Planets | In Class Activity - Extra-Solar Planets | Reading ?'s Lab 13 |
Ch. 24 |
| 8/18 | Catch-up and Review for Exam Practice Exam |
-- | Lab 14 | -- | |
| 8/20 | Exam #2 | -- | -- | -- |