ASTRONOMY 101-1  -- TENTATIVE SCHEDULE                         Fall 2011

Any changes will be announced in class.    

 

 

Mon

8/22

Introduction, Syllabus; Chp 1 – Our Place in the Universe

Wed

8/24

Chp 1

Thu

8/25

Chp 2 – Discovering the Universe for Yourself

reading a star map

observation

Star Party on Saturday night, August 27, in Springville

Mon

8/29

Chp 2

Wed

8/31

Chp 3 – The Science of Astronomy

 

Thu

9/1

Chp 3

LAB: Astronomy Picture of the Day (Solar System)

Mon

9/5

LABOR DAY

Wed

9/7

Chp 3

Chp 4 – Motion, Energy & Gravity

                 

Thu

9/8

TEST #1 (covers Chps 1, 2 & 3)   5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

 

LAB: Astronomy Picture of the Day (Space Technology)       

        7:00 pm - finished

Mon

9/12

Class cancelled. 

Wed

9/14

Class cancelled.                       

Thu

9/15

 Chp 4 (cont’d)     

VIDEO: The Moon                    

 

Mon

9/19

 Chp 4 (cont’d)                                               

 

Wed

9/21

 Chp 4 (cont’d)

Thu

9/22

Chp 4 (cont’d)

 Chp 5 – Light and Matter

Observation?

 sunset: 6:55 pm

LAB: How Much Do You Weigh?

Star Party on Saturday night, September 24, in Springville

Mon

9/26

Chp 5 (cont’d)

 

Wed

9/28

Chp 5 (cont’d)            

Thu

9/29

Chp 5 (cont’d)

LAB: Atomic Structure 

Observation -- moving a telescope

Mon

10/3

Chp 5 (cont’d)

 

Wed

10/5

Chp 6 – Telescopes

 

 

Thu

10/6

LAB: The Nine 8 Planets

Chp 7 – Our Planetary System

Mon

10/10

TEST #2 (covers Chps 4, 5& 6)

Wed

10/12

 Chp 7

Chp 8 – Formation of the Solar System

Thu

10/13

Chp 8

Chp 12 – Asteroids, Comets and Dwarf Planets

 

                                 

Mon

10/17

Class cancelled.  

Wed

10/19

Chp 12 (cont’d)

Chp 14 – Our Star

 

Thu

10/20

Class cancelled. 

Mon

10/24

Chp 14, cont'd

Wed

10/26

Chp 15 – Surveying the Stars

 

 

Thu

10/27

OBSERVATION AT SCICON (Springville)

 

Mon

10/31

 

Chp 15 (cont’d)                                                        

 

Wed

11/2

TEST #3 (covers Chps 7, 8, 12, 14) 

Thu

11/3

Finish Chp 15

Chp 17 – Star Stuff

LAB: HR Diagram

 

Mon

11/7

 Chp 17                                   

Wed

11/9

 Chp 18 – The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard

NEWS ARTICLE PAPER DUE

 

Thu

11/10

Chp 18 (cont’d)

LAB:  Classifying Nebulae

LAB: APOD (Stars)

Mon

11/14

VIDEO: The Sun

Wed

11/16

TEST #4 (covers Chps 15, 17, 18)

Thu

11/17

Chp 19 – Our Galaxy

LAB: Space Weather

LAB: APOD (Galaxies)

Mon

11/21

Chp 19 (cont’d)

Chp 20: Galaxies and the Foundation of Modern Cosmology

Wed

11/23

Chp 21 – Galaxy Evolution

Thu

11/25

THANKSGIVING

Mon

11/28

Chp 23 – The Beginning of Time

Wed

11/30

TEST #5 (cover Chps 19, 20, 21, 23)

Thu

12/1

The Privileged Planet

Life Beyond Earth

Final Review

 

 

Mon

12/5

FINAL EXAM, 7:30 am – 9:30 am