Elements of Astronomy - Fall 2009
Schedule
Aug 26 (W) Prologue and course/lab introduction
28 (F) Prologue continued
31 (M) Lab introduction
Sep 02 (W) Ch 1 - Motions
04 (F) Ch 1 continued
07 (M) Holiday
09 (WM) Lab 1 - Measurements and Measurement Error
11 (F) Ch 1 continued
14 (M) Lab 6 - Constructing the Orbit of Mars
16 (W) Ch 2 - Light and Matter
18 (F) Ch 2 continued
21 (M) Lab 2 - Study of the Spectrum
23 (W) Ch 3 - Telescopes
25 (F) Ch 3 continued
28 (M) Lab 7 - Measure the Solar Constant
30 (W) Ch 4 - The Solar System
Oct 02 (F) Ch 4 continued
05 (M) Lab 3 - Properties of Lenses
07 (W) Test 1 (Prologue, Ch 1,2,3,4)
09 (F) Ch 9 - The Sun: Our Parent Star
12 (M) Fall Break
14 (W) Ch 9 continued
16 (F) Ch 10 - Measuring the Stars
19 (M) Lab 8 - Measuring Distance by Parallax
21 (W) Ch 10 continued
23 (F) Ch 11 - The Interstellar Medium
26 (M) Lab 4 - Study of the Lunar Surface (read sec 5.6 before lab)
28 (W) Ch 11 continued
30 (F) Ch 12 - Stellar Evolution
Nov 02 (M) Lab 5 - Measuring the Earth's Orbital Velocity
04 (W) Ch 12 continued
06 (F) Ch 13 - Neutron Stars and Black Holes
09 (M) Test 2 (Ch 9,10,11,12) (Note test on lab day!)
11 (W) Ch 13 continued
13 (F) Ch 14 - The Milky Way Galaxy
16 (M) Lab 9 - Plotting the H-R Diagram
18 (W) Ch 14 continued
20 (F) Ch 15 Normal Galaxies
23 (M) Lab 10 - The Crab Nebula
25 (W) Holiday
27 (F) Holiday
30 (M) Lab 11 - Stars, Dust and Gas in the Milky Way
Dec 02 (W) Ch 15 continued
04 (F) Test 3 (Ch 13,14,15)
07 (M) Lab 12 - Classifying Galaxies
09 (W) Test 4 - Make-up. Covers entire course
14 (M) Final Exam 11:30-14:00 in 158 Fondren Science
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