ASTRONOMY 3: Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System

Winter 2009

Course Schedule

Astract

DATE

TOPIC

Cosmic Perspective

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1/06

scale, night sky, the cycles of the Moon

1,2,S1

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1/08

history and motion

3

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1/13

Newton's law of gravitation

4

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1/15

matter and light

5

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1/20

telescope & space craft

6

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1/22

overview of the solar system

7

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1/27

formation of planetary systems

8

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1/29

planetary geology

9

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2/3

comparative planetology

9

Review

2/5

MIDTERM EXAM

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2/10

Atmosphere of terrestrial planets

10

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2/12

Jupiter and its moons

11

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2/17

satellites and rings of Saturn

11

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2/19

Uranus and Neptune, comparative studies of gas and ice giants

11

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2/24

Pluto, Kuiper Belt, and comets

12

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2/26

asteroids, meteorites

12

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3/3

geological and biological evolution on the earth

9, 10

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3/5

Our Sun

14

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3/10

Planetary systems around other stars

13

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3/12

Search for life and future space travel

24

Review

12/04

FINAL EXAM

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




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