ASTRONOMY 3: Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System

Winter 2012

Course Schedule

Astract

DATE (CLICKER)

TOPIC

Cosmic Perspective

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1/10, quiz 1

overview, scale

1

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1/12, quiz 2

night sky, cycles of the Moon, motion

2, 3, S1

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1/17, quiz 3

Quantitative theory, Kepler, Galileo, Newton's law of gravitation

3, 4

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1/19, quiz 4

matter and light

5

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1/24, quiz 5

telescope & space craft

6

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1/26, quiz 6

overview of the solar system

7

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1/31, quiz 7

formation of planetary systems

8

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2/2, quiz 8

planetary geology

9

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2/7, quiz 9

comparative planetology

9

Review

2/9

MIDTERM EXAM

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2/14, quiz 11

Atmosphere of terrestrial planets

10

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2/16, quiz 12

Gas giants: Jupiter & Saturn, and ice giants: Uranus and Neptune

11

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2/21, quiz 13

Moons and rings in the outer solar system

11

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2/23, quiz 14

Pluto, Kuiper Belt, and comets

12

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2/28, quiz 15

asteriods and meteorites

12

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3/01, quiz 16

geological and biological evolution of the Earth

9,10

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3/06, quiz 17

our Sun

14

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3/08, quiz 18

Search for other worlds

13

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3/13, quiz 19

Planetary systems around other stars

13

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3/15, quiz 20

Search for life and future space travel

24

Review

3/19

FINAL EXAM

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The Solar System, four edition Jeffrey Bennett, Megan Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit




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