The course schedule for SCI 1010, Solar System Astronomy, is provided in the table below. Text chapter references are to Bennett, Donahue, Schneider, and Voit, The Cosmic Perspective, 6th edition, Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2010. Links for chapter numbers are to objectives, vocabulary and homework.
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Lesson |
Date |
Lesson Topic |
Text Chapter |
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1 |
May 21 |
Our Place in the Universe | |
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2 |
May 23 |
Developing Perspectives |
1 |
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May 23 |
Discovering the Universe | 2 |
| May 28 | No Class | ||
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3 |
May 30 |
Discovering the Universe |
2 |
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May 30 |
The Science of Astronomy | 3 |
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4 |
June 1 (Friday) |
The Science of Astronomy | |
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June 1 (Friday) |
Celestial Timekeeping and Navigation | S1 |
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5 |
June 4 |
Celestial Timekeeping and Navigation | S1 |
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6 |
June 6 |
Examination 1 | 1-3, S1 |
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June 6 |
Motion, Energy and Gravity | 4 |
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7 |
June 11 |
Motion, Energy and Gravity | 4 |
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8 |
June 13 |
Light and Matter | 5 |
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9 |
June 18 |
Light and Matter | 5 |
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June 18 |
Telescopes | 6 |
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10 |
June 20 |
Telescopes | 6 |
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11 |
June 25 |
The Solar System | 7 |
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12 |
June 27 |
Examination II | 4-7 |
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June 27 |
Formation of the Solar System | 8 |
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13 |
June 29 (Friday) |
Formation of the Solar System | 8 |
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June 29 (Friday) |
Planetary Geology: Earth and Other Terrestrial Worlds | 9 |
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14 |
July 2 |
Planetary Geology: Earth and Other Terrestrial Worlds | 9 |
| July 4 | No Class | ||
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15 |
July 9 |
Planetary Geology: Earth and Other Terrestrial Worlds | 9 |
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July 9 |
Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and Other Terrestrial Worlds | 10 |
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16 |
July11 |
Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and Other Terrestrial Worlds | 10 |
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17 |
July 16 |
Examination III | 8-10 |
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July 16 |
Jovian Planet Systems | 11 |
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19 |
July 18 |
Jovian Planet Systems | 11 |
| July 23 | Asteroids, Comets and Dwarf Planets | 12 | |
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20 |
July 25 |
Final Exam: Wednesday, 1:15 pm |
1-12, S1 |