| Week |
Topic |
Tue |
Th |
| 1 |
Ch. 1 Our Place in the Universe
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Aug 23
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Aug 25
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| 2 |
Chs. 4 & 6 Energy & Light
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Aug 30
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Wed Aug 31
Homework 1 Help Session
6-7pm Muenziger E0046
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|
Sep 1
|
| 3 |
Ch. 15 Our Star
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Sep 6
|
Wed Sep 7
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Sep 8
|
| 4 |
Ch. 16 Stars
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Sep 13
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Wed Sep 14
Homework 2 Help Session
5-6pm RAMY N1B23
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Sep 15
|
| 5 |
Ch. 17 Stellar Evolution
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Sep 20
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Sep 22
Guest lecturer:
Prof. Phil Armitage
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| 6 |
Ch. 18 Stellar Death
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Sep 27
|
Wed Sep 28
Homework 3 Help Session
6-7pm Muenziger E0046
|
|
Sep 29
|
| 7 |
Oct 4
Review for midterm
|
Oct 6
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| 8 |
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Oct 11
|
Fiske: "Relativity & Black Holes"
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|
Oct 13
Fall Break
|
| 9 |
Ch. S2 Special Relativity
Special Relativity
|
Oct 18
|
Oct 20
|
| 10 |
Ch. S3 General Relativity
Falling into a Black Hole
|
Oct 25
|
Oct 27
| In class Project 3: "Andromeda: Under the Night" |
|
| 11 |
Ch. 19 Our Galaxy
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Mon Oct 31
Homework 4 Help Session
6-6:50pm Muenziger E0046
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Nov 1
|
Nov 3
|
| 12 |
Ch. 20, 21 Galaxies
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Nov 8
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Nov 10
|
| 13 |
Ch. 22 Dark Matter
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Nov 15
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Wed Nov 16
Homework 5 Help Session
6-7pm MCDB A2B70
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Nov 17
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| 14 |
Ch. 23 The Beginning of Time
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Nov 22
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Nov 24
Thanksgiving
|
| 15 |
Nov 29
|
Dec 1
|
| 16 |
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Mon Dec 5
Homework 6 Help Session
6-7pm Muenziger E0046
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Dec 6
Special lecture:
"Inside Black Holes"
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Dec 8
Review for final
|
| 17 |
Everything |
Mon Dec 12
Final 4:30-7pm
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