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| Date | Topic | Assignment |
| T Jul 11 | Introduction | |
| W Jul 12 | Tsiolkovsky, Goddard, Oberth Aristotle to Newton |
Chapter 1-3 Supplement: Aristotle to Newton |
| Th Jul 13 | Rockets,
Von Braun,
Sputnik 1 Netwon's Laws and Orbits |
Chapters 4-6 Supplement: Kepler/Newton's Laws More Von Braun |
| M Jul 17 | Space Race, Project Mercury, Gagarin | Chapters 7-9 Supplement: NASA Human Space Flight Gallery More Project Mercury |
| T Jul 18 | Mercury 7, Mercury 13 | Chapters 10-11, 14 |
| W Jul 19 | Project Gemini | Chapters 15-16 Supplement: More Project Gemini |
| Th Jul 20 | Project Apollo, Review for Exam I (hand out review sheet) | Chapters 17-19 Supplement: More Project Apollo |
| M Jul 24 | Exam I | |
| T Jul 25 | Project Apollo | Chapters 20-21 |
| W Jul 26 | Project Apollo | Chapters 22-23 |
| Th Jul 27 | Project Apollo | |
| M Jul 31 | Apollo Soyuz Test Project Review for Exam II (hand out review sheet) |
Chapter 33 |
| T Aug 01 | History of Exploration: Socio-Political Impacts (The Story of China and Portugal) | |
| W Aug 02 | No Class | |
| Th Aug 03 | Exam II | Review Sheet for Exam Apollo Mission Review Sheet |
| M Aug 07 | Individual Presentations I (schedule and topics) | |
| T Aug 08 | Individual Presentations II (schedule and topics) | |
| W Aug 09 | Individual Presentations III (schedule and topics) Skylab Missions |
Chapters 31-32 |
| Th Aug 10 | Discussion of A Man on the Moon : Review for Final Exam | Have "A Man on the Moon" completed |
| M Aug 14 | FINAL EXAM (in class) | |
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