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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