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