Elements of Astronomy - Fall 2008

Schedule

Aug  25  (M) Prologue and course/lab introduction
     27  (W) Prologue continued
     29  (F) Ch 1 - Motions
Sep  01  (M) Holiday
     02  (T) Lab 1 - Measurements and Measurement Error
     03  (W) Ch 1 continued
     05  (F) Ch 1 continued
     08  (M) Lab 7 - Measure the Solar Constant
     10  (W) Ch 2 - Light and Matter
     12  (F) Ch 2 continued
     15  (M) Lab 2 - Study of the Spectrum
     17  (W) Ch 3 - Telescopes
     19  (F) Ch 3 continued
     22  (M) Lab 3 - Properties of Lenses
     24  (W) Ch 4 - The Solar System
     26  (F) Ch 4 continued
     29  (M) Lab 4 - Study of the Lunar Surface (read sec 5.6 before lab)
Oct  01  (W) Test 1 (Prologue, Ch 1,2,3,4)
     03  (F) Ch 9 - The Sun: Our Parent Star
     06  (M) Lab 5 - Measuring the Earth's Orbital Velocity
     08  (W) Ch 9 continued
     10  (F) Ch 10 - Measuring the Stars
     13  (M) Fall break
     15  (W) Ch 10 continued
     17  (F) Ch 11 - The Interstellar Medium
     20  (M) Lab 8 - Measuring Distance by Parallax
     22  (W) Ch 11 continued
     24  (F) Ch 12 - Stellar Evolution
     27  (M) Lab 9 - Plotting the H-R Diagram
     29  (W) Ch 12 continued
     31  (F) Test 2 (Ch 9,10,11,12)
Nov  03  (M) Lab 6 - Constructing the Orbit of Mars
     05  (W) Ch 13 - Neutron Stars and Black Holes
     07  (F) Ch 13 continued
     10  (M) Lab 10 - The Crab Nebula
     12  (W) Ch 14 - The Milky Way Galaxy
     14  (F) Ch 14 continued
     17  (M) Lab 11 - Stars, Dust and Gas in the Milky Way
     19  (W) Ch 15 Normal Galaxies
     21  (F) Ch 15 continued
     26  (M) Lab 12 - Classifying Galaxies
     28  (W) Holiday
     30  (F) Holiday
Dec  01  (M) Lab makeup
     03  (W) Test 3 (Ch 13,14,15)
     05  (F) Test 4 - Make-up.  Covers entire course
     09  (T) Final Exam 08:00-11:00 in 158 Fondren Science

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