ASTR 308G / 461
Into the Final Frontier
Astronomy for Teachers

Section 1
MTWth, 10:20-12:20
Biology Annex 102

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READING AND LECTURE SCHEDULE
Last Modified 07.26.06

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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