CLASS SCHEDULE
Spring 2007
DATE TOPIC CHAPTER
April
3 History
of astronomy- prior to 20th century 2,3
April
5 History
of astronomy- prior to 20th century 2,3
April
10 History
of astronomy- prior to 20th century 4,5
April
12 History
of astronomy- prior to 20th century 4,5
April
17 Properties
of light, instruments for astronomy 6
April
19 Atomic
physics, spectroscopy 16
April
24 Properties
of Stars 16
April
26 Properties
of stars (cont.) 16,
21.1
May
1 Stellar
structure and energy sources 17.1,
17.2
May
3 Stellar
evolution 19
May
8 MIDTERM
May
10 Stellar
evolution (cont.) 19
May
15 The
deaths of stars
19,
20
May
17 The
births of stars 18
May
22 Our
galaxy, other galaxies 22
May
24 Galaxies 23
May
29 Galaxies 23
May
31 Active
galaxies, quasars 24
June
5 Large
scale structure, cosmology 25,
26
June
7 Cosmology 25,
26
June
13 FINAL
EXAM, 8:00- 11:00 AM.