Week 01 | A Grand Tour of the Universe | ||||||
01 | Th | 19 August | The Contents of the Universe | ||||
Week 02 | An Astronomical Toolbox | ||||||
02 | Tu | 24 August | Scientific Notation | 03 | Th | 26 August | Timescales in the Universe |
Week 03 | Understanding the Moon | ||||||
04 | Tu | 31 August | The Phases of the Moon | 05 | Th | 02 September | The Seasons on Earth |
Week 04 | Observing the Sky | ||||||
06 | Tu | 07 September | The Origin of the Moon | 07 | Th | 09 September | The Celestial Sphere |
Week 05 | The Solar System I | ||||||
08 | Tu | 14 September | Planetary Orbits | 09 | Th | 16 September | The Scientific Method |
Week 06 | The Solar System II | ||||||
10 | Tu | 21 September | Geocentric and Heliocentric Models | 11 | Th | 23 September | The Formation of the Planets |
Week 07 | The Planets | ||||||
12 | Tu | 28 September | The Terrestrial Planets | 13 | Th | 30 September | The Jovian Planets |
Week 08 | Midterm Exam | ||||||
14 | Tu | 05 October | Midterm Exam | 15 | Th | 07 October | Midterm Exam Review |
Week 09 | Waves and Energy | ||||||
16 | Tu | 12 October | Waves and Light | 17 | Th | 14 October | Atomic Structure |
Week 10 | Atoms | ||||||
18 | Tu | 19 October | Absorption and Emission | 19 | Th | 21 October | Stellar Temperatures |
Week 11 | Stars | ||||||
20 | Tu | 26 October | Nuclear Reactions | 21 | Th | 28 October | Binary Stars |
Week 12 | Stellar Burning | ||||||
22 | Tu | 02 November | The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram | 23 | Th | 04 November | White Dwarfs |
Week 13 | Stellar Death | ||||||
24 | Tu | 09 November | Neutron Stars | 25 | Th | 11 November | Black Holes |
Week 14 | Galaxies | ||||||
26 | Tu | 16 November | The Milky Way | 27 | Th | 18 November | The Expansion of the Universe |
Week 15 | The Fate of the Universe | ||||||
28 | Tu | 30 November | A Universe of Galaxies | 29 | Th | 02 December | Review Session |
Week 16 | The Big Picture | ||||||
30 | Th | 09 December | Final Exam (8:00 - 10:00am) |