Elements of Astronomy - Spring 2000

Syllabus

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

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