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Schedule:

There are 16 weeks in the semester, including finals week and spring break. The following is a loose schedule of material that will be covered in the course on a lecture-by-lecture basis. A given topic may overrun into the lecture following or begin in the lecture prior. To be safe, attend every lecture!

Week Date Topic Chapter Homework Lab
1 01/15 Introduction and Astromaths 1   No Lab in Week 1
  01/17 The Sky and Ancient Astronomy 1, 2   No Lab in Week 1
2 01/22 Astronomy from the Greeks to the Renaissance 2   Lab meets
  01/24 The Newtonian Revolution 2   Lab meets
3 01/29 Properties of Light 3, 5 HW #1 Lab meets
  01/31 Telescopes 3, 5   Lab meets
4 02/05 Properties of Radiation 4   Lab meets
  02/07 Properties of Gases 4   Lab meets
5 02/12 Overview of the Solar System 6 HW #2 Lab meets
  02/14 Review and MIDTERM EXAM #1     Lab meets
6 02/19 The Sun 16   Lab meets
  02/21 The Earth 7   Lab meets
7 02/26 The Earth 7   Lab meets
  02/28 Space Exploration   HW#3 Lab meets
8 03/04 Spring Break     No Lab in Week 8
  03/06 Spring Break     No Lab in Week 8
9 03/11 The Moon 8   Lab meets
  03/13 The Moon & Mercury 8   Lab meets
10 03/18 Venus and Mars 9, 10 HW#4 Lab meets
  03/20 Review and MIDTERM EXAM #2     Lab meets
11 03/25 Jupiter & Saturn 11, 12   Lab meets
  03/27 Uranus & Neptune 13 HW #5 Lab meets
12 04/01 Dwarf Planets 13   Lab meets
  04/03 Moons of the Solar System 13   Lab meets
13 04/08 Solar System Debris 14 HW#6 Lab meets
  04/10 Extrasolar Planets 15   Lab meets
14 04/15 The Search for Life 28 HW #7 No Lab in Week 14
  04/17 Review and MIDTERM EXAM #3     No Lab in Week 14
15 04/22 In-Class Lab on Radio Telescopes     No Lab in Week 15
  04/24 Review for Final Exam     No Lab in Week 15
16 05/01 FINAL EXAM (Thurs, 1:20-3:20, Multiple Choice)     No Lab in Week 16





Students with Disabilities: I need to hear from anyone who has a disability which may require some modification of seating, testing, or other class requirements so that appropriate arrangements may be made. Please see me after class or during my office hours.

Complaint Procedures: In the event of a ``complaint'', the first step would be to speak with the Instructor. Alternatively one could speak with the Physics, Astronomy, and Geology Chair in 277 Brown Hall.


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2008-01-03