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| Date | Topic | Assignment |
| F Jan 14 | Introductions, Policy, etc. | Buy the book and look it over |
| M Jan 17 | Martin Luther King Day- no class | Get Prepared for the Semester! |
| W Jan 19 | Introduction to Scales of Things | Reading 1/19 ; Study Figure 1.1 |
| F Jan 21 | Cosmology 1 | Reading 1/21-1/28 ; Notes ; Outline |
| M Jan 24 | Cosmology 2 | Notes ; Outline |
| W Jan 26 | Cosmology 3 | Notes ; Outline |
| F Jan 28 | Cosmology 4 | No additional Notes |
| M Jan 31 | Light and Collecting It 1 | Reading 1/31-2/11 ; Notes ; Outline |
| W Feb 2 | Light and Collecting It 2 | Notes ; Outline |
| F Feb 4 | Atoms and Light 1 | Notes ; Outline |
| M Feb 7 | Atoms and Light 2 | Notes ; Outline |
| W Feb 9 | Atoms and Light 3 | No additional Notes |
| F Feb 11 | Atoms and Light 4 | No additional Notes |
| M Feb 14 | Exam 1 | Scale of Things, Cosmology, Light, Atoms, Star Temperatures |
| W Feb 16 | The Sun I. Structure | Notes ; Outline |
| F Feb 18 | The Sun II. Sunspot Cycle | No additional Notes |
| M Feb 21 | The Sun II. Sunspot Cycle (cont) | No additional Notes |
| W Feb 23 | The Sun III. In the Core- Energy Generation | Notes ; Outline |
| F Feb 25 | Stars I. Distances and Measuring Masses | Notes ; Outline |
| M Feb 28 | Stars I. Distances and Measuring Masses (cont) | No additional Notes |
| W Mar 2 | Stars II. The HR Diagram | Notes ; Outline |
| F Mar 4 | Stars II. The HR Diagram (cont) | No additional Notes |
| M Mar 7 | Stars III. Birthing and Formation, Stellar Structure | Notes ; Outline |
| W Mar 9 | Stars III. Birthing and Formation, Stellar Structure (cont) | No additional Notes |
| F Mar 11 | Stars IV. Understanding the Main Sequence | Notes ; Outline |
| M Mar 14 | Stars IV. Understanding the Main Sequence (cont) | No additional Notes |
| W Mar 16 | Stars V. Stellar Evolution | Notes ; Outline |
| F Mar 18 | Stars V. Stellar Evolution (cont) | No additional Notes |
| M Mar 21 | Spring Break | Relax |
| W Mar 23 | Spring Break | Relax |
| F Mar 25 | Spring Break | Relax |
| M Mar 28 | Review Stars | ... |
| W Mar 30 | Exam 2 | Stars |
| F Apr 1 | The Milky Way Galaxy I | Notes ; Outline |
| M Apr 4 | The Milky Way Galaxy II | No additional Notes |
| W Apr 6 | The Milky Way Galaxy III | Notes ; Outline |
| F Apr 8 | The Milky Way Galaxy IV | No additional Notes |
| M Apr 11 | Galaxies I | Notes ; Outline |
| W Apr 13 | Galaxies II | Notes ; Outline |
| F Apr 15 | Galaxies III | Notes ; Outline |
| M Apr 18 | Life in the Universe | Notes ; Details ; See the Drake Calculator |
| W Apr 20 | Life in the Universe | No additional Notes |
| F Apr 22 | Life in the Universe | No additional Notes |
| M Apr 25 | Life in the Solar System? | |
| W Apr 27 | Movie | Extra Credit Paragraph on Movie |
| F Apr 29 | Search for Exoplanets | Extra Credit Paragraph on Exoplanets |
| M May 2 | FINAL EXAM (comprehensive) | 10:30-12:20 BX102 (where we usually meet) |
| W May 4 | No Class | Have a great Summer |
| F May 6 | No Class | Grades should be posted by this date |
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