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| Date | Topic | Assignment | Laboratory |
| M Jan 20 | Introduction to the Course | Syllabus, Book, Policy, Schedule | No Lab This Week |
| M Jan 23 | Scale of the Universe | [Lecture] [Outline] | Lab 1: Intro; p5 |
| W Jan 25 | The Sky and Seasons | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| F Jan 27 | Light: What it is | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| M Jan 30 | Bohr Atom and Kirchoff's Laws | [Lecture: see prev] [Outline] | Lab 9: Optics; p135 |
| W Feb 01 | Gravity: Kepler and Newton's Laws | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| F Feb 03 | Atoms and Starlight I | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| M Feb 06 | Atoms and Starlight II | [Lecture/Outline: see prev] | Lab 10: The Power of Light; p151 |
| W Feb 08 | Exam I | [Review] [Lecture Outlines] [Results] | |
| F Feb 10 | The Sun: Introduction | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| M Feb 13 | The Sun: Magnetic Properties | [Lecture] [Outline] | Lab 11: Our Sun; p169 |
| W Feb 15 | The Sun: Sunspot Cycle | [Lecture/Outline see prev] | |
| F Feb 17 | The Sun: Energy Generation | [Lecture] [Outline] | NOVA: "Dancing with Neutrinos" |
| M Feb 20 | The Stars: Introduction | [Lecture] [Outline] | Lab 12: HR Diagram; p187 |
| W Feb 22 | The Stars: The 4 Properties | [Lecture/Outline: see prev] | |
| F Feb 24 | The Stars: The HR Diagram I | [Reading] [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| M Feb 27 | The Stars: The HR Diagram II | [Lecture/Outline: see prev] | Lab 8: Parallax; p121 |
| W Feb 29 | The Stars: LRTB & d | [Lecture/Outline: see prev] | |
| F Mar 02 | The Stars: Main Sequence Lifetimes | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| M Mar 05 | Exam II | [Review] [Outline] [Results] | Lab 3: Surface of the Moon; p41 |
| W Mar 07 | ISM; Stellar Birth | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| F Mar 09 | Stellar Structure I: Energy Generation | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| M Mar 12 | Stellar Structure II: Stellar Models | [Lecture/Outline: see prev] | Lab 4: Impacts Comets/Asteroids; p55 |
| W Mar 14 | Stellar Structure III: Putting it All Together | [Lecture/Outline: see prev] | |
| F Mar 16 | Stellar Evolution I: Low Mass Stars | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| M Mar 19 | Spring Break | No Class | No Lab This Week |
| W Mar 21 | Spring Break | No class | |
| F Mar 23 | Spring Break | No class | |
| M Mar 26 | Stellar Evolution II: High Mass Stars | [Lecture] [Outline] | Lab 2: Seasons; p21 |
| W Mar 28 | Stellar Evolution III: Clusters and Ages | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| F Mar 30 | White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| M Apr 02 | Black Holes | [Lecture] [Outline] | Lab 14: Galaxy Morphology; p219 |
| W Apr 04 | Exam III | [Review] [Results] | |
| F Apr 06 | Good Friday | Holiday | |
| M Apr 09 | The Milky Way I: Structure and Anatomy | [Lecture] [Outline] | Lab 16: Hubble's Law; p257 |
| W Apr 11 | The Milky Way II: Formation/Evolution | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| F Apr 13 | The Milky Way III: The Center | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| M Apr 16 | The Galaxies I: Types and Distances | [Lecture] [Outline] | Lab 15: How Many Galaxies?; p243 |
| W Apr 18 | The Galaxies I: Types and Distances (continued) | [Lecture/Outline: see prev] | |
| F Apr 20 | The Galaxies I: Types and Distances (continued) | [Lecture/Outline: see prev] | |
| M Apr 23 | The Galaxies II: Mergin Galaxies (Movies) | [Lecture/Outline: none] | Galaxy Merging Movies Lab 6: Gravity/Kepler's Laws; p87 |
| W Apr 25 | The Galaxies III: Formation and Evolution | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| F Apr 27 | The Galaxies IV: AGN and QSOs | [Lecture] [Outline] | |
| M Apr 30 | The Galaxies V: AGN and QSOs (cont) | [Lecture/Outline: see prev] | In Lab: Final Exam Review |
| W May 02 | Exam IV | [Review] [Results] | |
| F May 04 | Review Exam 4 | [Hand back Exam 4: Discuss Final Exam] | |
| W May 09 | FINAL EXAM 10:30-12:30 @ BX 102 (where class meets) |
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