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| Date | Topic | Assignment | Laboratory |
| M Aug 22 | Introduction to the Course | Syllabus, Book, Policy, Schedule | No Lab |
| W Aug 24 | Scale of the Universe | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Aug 26 | The Sky and Seasons | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Aug 29 | Light | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab 1: Intro & Lab 10: Light/Spectra |
| W Aug 31 | Bohr Atom and Kirchoff's Laws | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | |
| F Sep 2 | Gravity | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Sep 5 | Labor Day Holiday | No class | No Lab |
| W Sep 7 | Atoms and Starlight I | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Sep 9 | Atoms and Starlight II | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | |
| M Sep 12 | Exam I | [Review] [Lecture Outlines] [Results] | Lab 5: Gravity/Kepler's Laws |
| W Sep 14 | The Sun: Introduction | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Sep 16 | The Sun: Magnetic Properties | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Sep 19 | The Sun: Sunspot Cycle | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab 11: Our Sun |
| W Sep 21 | The Sun: Energy Generation | [Reading/Notes/Outline see prev] | |
| F Sep 23 | The Stars: Introduction | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Sep 26 | The Stars: The HR Diagram | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab 12: HR Diagram |
| W Sep 28 | The Stars: LRTB & d | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Sep 30 | The Stars: Main Sequence Lifetimes | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | |
| M Oct 3 | Exam II | [Review] [Outline] [Results] | Semester Project Assigned |
| W Oct 5 | ISM; Stellar Birth | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Oct 7 | Stellar Structure I: Energy Generation | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline: see prev] | |
| M Oct 10 | Stellar Structure II: Stellar Models | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | Lab 7: Parallax |
| W Oct 12 | Stellar Evolution I: Low Mass Stars | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Oct 14 | Stellar Evolution II: High Mass Stars and Clusters | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline: see prev] | |
| M Oct 17 | White Dwarfs, Neutron stars, and Black Holes | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab 13: Mapping the Galaxy |
| W Oct 19 | The Milky Way I: Structure and Anatomy | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Oct 21 | The Milky Way II: Formation/Evolution | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline: see prev] | |
| M Oct 24 | The Milky Way III: The Center | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline: see prev] | Lab 14: Galaxy Morphology |
| W Oct 26 | Exam III | [Review] [Results] | |
| F Oct 28 | Review Exam III | ||
| M Oct 31 | The Galaxies I: Types and Distances | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | No Lab |
| W Nov 2 | The Galaxies I: Types and Distances (continued) | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | |
| F Nov 4 | The Galaxies II: Mergin Galaxies (Movies) | [Reading/Notes/Outline: none] | Galaxy Merging Movies |
| M Nov 7 | The Galaxies III: Formation and Evolution | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab 17: Hubble's Law |
| W Nov 9 | The Galaxies IV: AGN and QSOs | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Nov 11 | Life in the Universe I | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Nov 14 | Life in the Universe II | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab X: Exoplanets & Drake Equation |
| W Nov 16 | Life in the Universe III | [Reading] [Notes: see prev] [Outline] | |
| F Nov 18 | Life in the Universe IV | [Reading] [Notes: see prev] [Outline] | |
| M Nov 21 | Thanksgiving Break | [Review+Outlines] [Results] | No Lab |
| W Nov 23 | Thanksgiving Break | No class | |
| F Nov 25 | Thanksgiving Break | No class | |
| M Nov 28 | Cosmology I | [Reading: Ch15, all] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab 6: Orbit of Mercury |
| W Nov 30 | Cosmology II | [Reading, Ch15, all] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Dec 2 | Cosmology III | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | |
| M Dec 5 | FINAL EXAM (8-10 AM) | [FINAL EXAM INFO] [RESULTS] |
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| W Dec 7 | FINAL EXAM WEEK | ||
| F Dec 9 | FINAL EXAM WEEK | ||
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