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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