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| Date | Topic | Assignment | Laboratory |
| F Jan 20 | Introduction to the Course | Syllabus, Book, Policy, Schedule | |
| M Jan 23 | Scale of the Universe | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab 1: Intro |
| W Jan 25 | The Sky and Seasons | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Jan 27 | Light: What it is | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Jan 30 | Bohr Atom and Kirchoff's Laws | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | Lab 10: Light/Spectra |
| W Feb 1 | Gravity: Kepler and Newton's Laws | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Feb 3 | Atoms and Starlight I | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Feb 6 | Atoms and Starlight II | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | Lab 5: Gravity/Kepler's Laws |
| W Feb 8 | Exam I | [Review] [Lecture Outlines] [Results] | |
| F Feb 10 | The Sun: Introduction | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Feb 13 | The Sun: Magnetic Properties | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab 11: Our Sun |
| W Feb 15 | The Sun: Sunspot Cycle | [Reading/Notes/Outline see prev] | |
| F Feb 17 | The Sun: Energy Generation | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | NOVA: "Dancing with Neutrinos" |
| M Feb 20 | The Stars: Introduction | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab 12: HR Diagram |
| W Feb 22 | The Stars: The 4 Properties | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | |
| F Feb 24 | The Stars: The HR Diagram I | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Feb 27 | The Stars: The HR Diagram II | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | Lab 3: Comet/Asteroid Impacts February Observing Notebooks DUE |
| W Mar 1 | The Stars: LRTB & d | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | |
| F Mar 3 | The Stars: Main Sequence Lifetimes | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Mar 6 | Exam II | [Review] [Outline] [Results] | Lab 4: Terrestrial Planets |
| W Mar 8 | ISM; Stellar Birth | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Mar 10 | Stellar Structure I: Energy Generation | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Mar 13 | Stellar Structure II: Stellar Models | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | Lab 7: Parallax |
| W Mar 15 | Stellar Structure III: Putting it All Together | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | |
| F Mar 17 | Stellar Evolution I: Low Mass Stars | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Mar 20 | Spring Break | No Class | No Lab This Week |
| W Mar 22 | Spring Break | No class | |
| F Mar 24 | Spring Break | No class | |
| M Mar 27 | Stellar Evolution II: High Mass Stars | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab 13: Mapping the Galaxy |
| W Mar 29 | Stellar Evolution III: Clusters and Ages | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Mar 31 | White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Apr 3 | Black Holes | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab 15: Galaxy Morphology March Observing Notebooks DUE |
| W Apr 5 | Exam III | [Review] [Results] | |
| F Apr 7 | The Milky Way I: Structure and Anatomy | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| M Apr 10 | The Milky Way II: Formation/Evolution | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab 17: Hubble's Law |
| W Apr 12 | The Milky Way III: The Center | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F Apr 14 | Good Friday | No class | |
| M Apr 17 | The Galaxies I: Types and Distances (continued) | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab 16: How Many Galaxies? |
| W Apr 19 | The Galaxies II: Mergin Galaxies (Movies) | [Reading/Notes/Outline: none] | Galaxy Merging Movies |
| F Apr 21 | The Galaxies III: Formation and Evolution | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] |
| M Apr 24 | The Galaxies IV: AGN and QSOs | [Reading] [Notes] [Outline] | Lab X: TBA |
| W Apr 26 | The Galaxies V: AGN and QSOs (cont) | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | |
| F Apr 28 | Exam IV | [Review] [Results] | |
| M May 1 | Cosmology I | [Reading: Ch15, all] [Notes] [Outline] | Final Exam Review April Observing Notebooks DUE |
| W May 3 | Cosmology II | [Reading, Ch15, all] [Notes] [Outline] | |
| F May 5 | Cosmology III | [Reading/Notes/Outline: see prev] | |
| M May 8 | FINAL EXAM (10:30AM ; 2 hours) | [FINAL EXAM INFO] [RESULTS] |
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| W May 10 | FINAL EXAM WEEK | ||
| F May 12 | FINAL EXAM WEEK | ||
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