Week
|
Dates
|
Topic
|
Chapters
|
Due
|
1
|
Jan 13
|
Our Place in
the Universe
|
1
|
|
|
Jan 15
|
Discovering the
Universe I |
2
|
|
2
|
Jan 20
|
Discovering the
Universe II |
2
|
|
|
Jan 22
|
Night Sky Interlude
I: Winter |
--
|
HW 1
|
3
|
Jan 27
|
The
Science of Astronomy I |
3
|
|
|
Jan 29
|
The
Science of Astronomy II |
3
|
|
4
|
Feb 3
|
Motion, Energy, and
Gravity I |
4
|
|
|
Feb 5
|
Motion, Energy, and
Gravity II |
4
|
Quiz 1
|
5
|
Feb 10
|
Light
|
5
|
|
|
Feb 12
|
Telescopes |
6
|
HW 2
|
6
|
Feb 17
|
Night Sky Interlude
II: Spring |
--
|
|
|
Feb 19
|
Our Solar System
|
7
|
Quiz 2
|
7
|
Feb 24
|
The Formation
of the Solar System |
8
|
|
|
Feb 26
|
The
Formation of the Solar System II |
8
|
HW 3
|
8
|
Mar 3
|
Planetary Geology |
9
|
|
|
Mar 5
|
Planetary
Geology (Cont) |
9
|
Quiz 3
|
9
|
Mar 10
|
No
class -- Spring Break
|
|
|
|
Mar 12
|
No
class -- Spring Break |
|
|
10
|
Mar 17
|
The
Terrestrial Planets I |
9
|
|
|
Mar 19
|
The Terrestrial
Planets II
Planetary Atmospheres |
10
|
HW 4
|
11
|
Mar 24
|
Planetary
Atmospheres II |
10
|
|
|
Mar 26
|
Night Sky Interlude
III: Summer
|
--
|
Quiz 4
|
12
|
Mar 31
|
Jovian
Worlds I |
11
|
|
|
Apr 2
|
Jovian Worlds II |
11
|
HW 5
|
13
|
Apr 7
|
The Galilean
Satellites
Other Moons and Rings |
11
|
|
|
Apr 9
|
Asteroids and Earth
Impacts |
12
|
Quiz 5
|
14
|
Apr 14
|
Comets and Dwarf
Planets |
12 |
|
|
Apr 16
|
Extrasolar Planets |
13
|
HW 6
|
15
|
Apr 21
|
Night Sky Interlude
IV: Autumn
|
--
|
|
|
Apr 23
|
Summary and
Review |
1-13 |
Quiz 6
|