SCI 1901A -
Astronomy
Course Schedule
The course schedule for SCI 1901A, Astronomy, is provided in the table below. Text references are to Fraknoi, Morrison and Wolff, Voyages To The Planets, 2004, 3rd. edition.
| Class | Date | Topic/Exam | Text Chapter |
| 1 | May 28 | Introduction to Astronomy and the Universe | Prologue, P2 |
| 2 | June 2 | Observing the Sky | 1 |
| 3 | June 4 | Orbits and Gravity | 2 |
| 4 | June 9 | Orbits and Gravity | 2,2a, 2b, |
| 5 | June 11 | Exam I | Prologue-2 |
| June 11 | Earth, Moon, and Sky | 3 | |
| 6 | June 16 | Earth, Moon, and Sky | 3 |
| 7 |
June 18 |
Radiation and Spectra | 4 |
| 8 | June 23 | Radiation and Spectra | 4 |
| 9 | June 25 | Astronomical Instruments | 5 |
| 10 | June 30 | Exam II | 3-5 |
| June 30 | Introduction to the Solar System | 6 | |
| 11 | July 2 | Earth as a Planet | 7, 7a |
| 12 | July 7 | Cratered Worlds | 8 |
| 13 | July 9 | The Terrestrials | 9 |
| 14 | July 14 | The Terrestrials | 9 |
| 15 | July 16 | Exam III | 6-9 |
| July 16 | Jovian Systems | 10 | |
| 16 | July 21 | Jovian Systems | 10-11 |
| 17 | July 23 | Non-Planetary Bodies | 12 -13 |
| 18 | July 28 | Final Exam | 1-13 |
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