ASTR 1030 Schedule for Maymester 2009

VSCC Calendar

Day              Material:

May  8  Intro, Observations & Motions (Ch 1.1-4)

May 11  Motions, science (Ch 1.4-13, 2.1-2)

May 12  Important dead guys (Ch 2.2-8)

May 13  Test 1, light, telescopes (Ch 3.1-6, 14-17, 4.1-3)

             * Test 1: Wednesday 5/13 *

May 14  Spectra, solar system overview, Earth (Ch 4.3-8, 5.1-5, 6.1-4)

May 15  The Moon, terrestrial planets (Ch 6.5-10, 7.1-16)

May 18  Outer planets, Pluto & friends (Ch 8.1-18, 9.1-14)

May 19  Test 2, debris, stars (Ch 9.1-14, 11.1-3)

             * Test 2: Tuesday 5/19 *

May 20  Stars, star birth, star death (Ch 11.4-13, 12.1-11, 13.1-11)

May 21  Relativity, black holes (Ch 14.1-9)

May 22  The Milky Way, galaxies (Ch 15.1-8, 16.1-15)

            **NASA Mission project due**

May 25  No class - Memorial Day Holiday

May 26  Test 3, active galaxies, cosmology (Ch 17.1-7, 18.1-4)

             * Test 3: Tuesday 5/26 *

May 27  Cosmology (Ch 18.4-16)

            **Latitude & Longitude project due**

May 28  Extraterrestrial life (Ch 19.1-5)

            **Observing Logs due**

May 29  Final Exam

            *** Final Exam: Friday 5/29, 9:00 AM ***

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