Elements of Astronomy - Fall 2000

Syllabus



Jan  17  (W) Prologue - Introduction to course, etc.
     19  (F) Ch 1 - An Earth-Centered Universe
     22  (M) Lab Introduction
     24  (W) Ch 2 - A Sun-Centered System
     26  (F) Ch 2 - continued
     29  (M) Lab 1 - Measurements and Measurement Error
     31  (W) Ch 3 - Galileo, Newton, and Einstein
Feb  02  (F) Ch 4 - Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
     05  (M) Lab 2 - Study of the Spectrum
     07  (W) Ch 4 - continued
     09  (F) Ch 5 - Telescopes: Windows to the Universe
     12  (M) Lab 3 - Properties of Lenses
     14  (W) Test 1 (Ch 1-5)
     16  (F) Ch 6 - The Earth-Moon System
     19  (M) Lab 4 - Study of the Lunar Surface              
     21  (W) Ch 7 - A Planetary Overview                     
     23  (F) Ch 11 - The Sun                                 
     26	 (M) Lab 5 - Measuring the Earth's Orbital Velocity  
     28  (W) Ch 11 - continued                               
Mar  02  (F) Test 2 (Ch 6, 7, 11)
     05  (M) Lab 6 - Constructing the Orbit of Mars
     07  (W) Ch 12 - Measuring the Properties of Stars
     09  (F) Ch 12 - continued
     10 - 18 Spring Break
     19  (M) Lab 7 - Measure the Solar Constant
     21  (W) Ch 13 - Interstellar Matter and Star Formation
     23  (F) Ch 13 - continued
     26  (M) Lab 8 - Measuring Distance by Parallax
     28  (W) Test 3 (Ch 12-13)
     30	 (F) Ch 14 - The Lives and Deaths of Stars
Apr  02	 (M) Lab 9 - Plotting the H-R Diagram
     04	 (W) Ch 14 - continued
     06	 (F) Ch 15 - The Deaths of Massive Stars
     09	 (M) Lab 10 - The Crab Nebula
     11	 (W) Ch 15 - continued
     13	 (F) UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY
     16	 (M) Lab makeup day
     18	 (W) Ch 16 - The Milky Way Galaxy
     20	 (F) Test 4 (Ch 14-16)
     23	 (M) Lab 11 - Stars, Gas, and Dust in the Milky Way
     25	 (W) Ch 17 - The Diverse Galaxies
     27	 (F) Test 5 - make up.  Covers entire course.
     30	 (M) Lab 12 - Classify Galaxies Using POSS Prints
May  07  (M) Final Exam (3:00-6:00pm) in 123 Fondren Science


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