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Exploration
of the Solar System: Lectures
The
following lecture notes are in Powerpoint format. I will be adding lecture
notes soon after they are given in class (lecture title will become a
link).
To
view any lecture, click on the subject title. You will need to have Powerpoint
or Powerpoint
viewer (free download) installed.
| Date
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Chapter |
Subject |
| Aug
23, 25 |
1 |
Introduction |
| Aug
27, 30 |
2 |
The
Night Sky I, Night Sky II,
Night Sky III |
| Sep
3 |
3 |
Ancient
Astronomy |
| Sep
8 |
4 |
Renaissance
Astronomy |
| Sep
10, 13 |
6 |
Light
and telescopes I, Light
and Telescopes II |
| Sep
17, 20 |
7 |
Overview
of solar System, part 1; Part
II |
| Sep
22, 24 |
8 |
The
Earth Part
I,
Part II, Part
III |
| Sep
27, 29 |
9 |
The
Moon |
| Oct
1 |
- |
Mission
to the Moon |
| Oct
4, 6 |
10 |
Mercury
and
Venus |
| Oct
8, 11 |
11 |
Mars |
| Oct
15 |
- |
Mission
to Mars |
| Oct
18, 25 |
12 |
Jupiter
, Saturn |
| Oct
27 |
- |
Cassini-Huygens
Mission to Saturn |
| Oct
29, Nov 1 |
13 |
Outer
planets (Uranus, Neptune) |
| Nov
3, 5 |
14 |
Outer
planet satellites |
| Nov
8 -19 |
15 |
I:Comets/Meteors,
II:Asteroids |
| Nov
29, Dec 1 |
17 |
The
Sun |
| Dec
6, 8 |
- |
Extra-solar
Planets, SETI |
| Dec
8, 10 |
- |
Review:
'Who wants to be a millionaire astronomer?' game |
Latest update:
December 10, 2004 11:48 AM
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