Unit #1
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Dates
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Topic
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Reading
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Homework
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1/18
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Scale
of the Universe in space,
time, and motion
|
1.1-1.4
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1/20
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Scientific
method, night sky, parallax, angular size
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2.1, 3.4, S1.2
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1/23
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continued
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| 1/25 |
Motion
and gravitation |
4.1-4.5 |
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1/27
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Light
and Atoms
|
5.1-5.5
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1/30
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continued |
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HW #1
is due |
2/1
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The Sun
|
14.1-14.3
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2/3
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continued |
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2/6
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Stars
|
15.1-15.3
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HW #2 is
due |
2/8, 10
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continued
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2/13
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Review
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HW #3 is
due |
2/15
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Exam #1
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Unit #2
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Dates
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Topic
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Reading
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2/17
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Formation
of Stars |
16.1-16.3
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2/20
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More
formation of stars
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HW #4 is
due |
2/22
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continued
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2/24
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Stellar
Evolution
|
17.1-17.3
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2/27
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continued |
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HW #5 is
due |
3/1
|
Telescopes |
6.1-6.4 |
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3/3
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continued |
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3/6
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Review
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HW #6 is
due |
3/8
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Exam #2
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Unit #3
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Dates
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Topic
|
Reading
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3/20, 22, 24
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The
Milky Way
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19.1-19.4, 15.2, 20.2
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3/27
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continued |
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HW #7 is
due |
3/29, 31
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Galaxies
|
20.1-20.3, 21.1-21.2 |
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4/3
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continued
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HW #8 is
due |
4/5
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Exam #3
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Unit #4
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Dates
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Topic
|
Reading
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4/7
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White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars
|
18.1-18.2
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4/10
|
Special
Relativity |
S2
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4/12
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General
Relativity
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S3
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4/14, 4/17
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Cancellled due to Tornado
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4/19
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Black
Holes
|
18.3-18.4
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HW #9 is
due |
4/21
|
Active
Galactic Nuclei |
21.3
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4/24
|
Jets and
Intermediate Mass Black Holes
|
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HW #10
is due |
4/26
|
Exam #4
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Unit #5
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Dates
|
Topic
|
Reading
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5/1
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Cosmology
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5/3
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continued
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5/5
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continued (last class)
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HW #11
is due |