Elements of Astronomy - Fall 1999

Syllabus



Aug  23  (M) Lab Introduction
     25  (W) Prologue - Introduction to course, etc.
     27  (F) Ch 1 - An Earth-Centered Universe
     30  (M) Lab 1 - Measurements and Measurement Error
Sep   1  (W) Ch 2 - A Sun-Centered System
      3  (F) Ch 2 - continued
      6  (M) University Holiday - Labor Day
      8  (W) Ch 3 - Galileo, Newton, and Einstein
     10  (F) Ch 3 - continued
     13  (M) Lab 7 - Measure the Solar Constant
     15  (W) Ch 4 - Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
     17  (F) Ch 4 - continued
     20  (M) Lab 2 - Study of the Spectrum
     22  (W) Ch 5 - Telescopes: Windows to the Universe      
     24  (F) Test 1 (Ch 1-5)
     27  (M) Lab 3 - Properties of Lenses
     29  (W) Ch 6 - The Earth-Moon System                    
Oct   1  (F) Ch 7 - A Planetary Overview                     
      4  (M) Lab 4 - Study of the Lunar Surface              
      6  (W) Ch 11 - The Sun                                 
      8  (F) Ch 11 - continued                               
     11  (M) University Holiday - Fall Break
     13  (W) Test 2 (Ch 6,7,11)
     15  (F) Ch 12 - Measuring the Properties of Stars
     18  (M) Lab 5 - Measuring the Earth's Orbital Velocity  
     20  (W) Ch 12 - continued
     22  (F) Ch 13 - Interstellar Matter and Star Formation
     25  (M) Lab 6 - Constructing the Orbit of Mars
     27  (W) Ch 13 - continued
     29  (F) Ch 14 - The Lives and Deaths of Stars
Nov   1  (M) Lab 8 - Measuring Distance by Parallax
      3  (W) Ch 14,15 - The Deaths of Massive Stars
      5  (F) Test 3 (Ch 12-14)
      8  (M) Lab 9 - Plotting the H-R Diagram
     10  (W) Ch 15 - continued
     12  (F) Ch 16 - The Milky Way Galaxy
     15  (M) Lab 10 - The Crab Nebula
     17  (W) Ch 16,17 - Milky Way, The Diverse Galaxies
     19  (F) Ch 17 - continued
     22  (M) Lab 11 - Stars, Gas, and Dust in the Milky Way
     24  (W) Test 4 (Ch 15-17)
     26  (F) University Holiday - Thanksgiving
     29  (M) Lab 12 - Classify Galaxies Using POSS Prints
Dec   1  (W) Ch 18 - Cosmology: The Nature of the Universe
      3  (F) Test 5 - make up.  Covers entire course.
      6  (M) Final Exam 3:00pm-6:00pm in 123 Fondren Science


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