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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