Aug 26
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Introduction
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Briefing, "Welcome to the Cosmic Tour: Some Guide Lines" (Part I)
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Aug 31
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Our Place in the Universe (Chap 1)
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Sep 2
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Understand the sky we see from the Earth (Chap 2; S1)
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Departure, "Before Going to Deep in Space..." (Part II)
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Sep 7
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Matter and Energy (Chap 4)
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Sep 9
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Laws of Motion (Chap 5)
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Quiz#1
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Sep 14
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Understand Light (Chap 6)
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Station #1, "The Solar System" (Part III)
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Sep 16
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Welcome to the Solar System (Chap 8)
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HW#1 due
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Sep 21
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Formation of the Solar System (Chap 9)
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Quiz#2
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Sep 23
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Extrasolar Planets (Chap 9)
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Station #2, "Stars" (Part IV,V)
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Sep 28
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Basic Physics (S4)
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Sep 30
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The Sun (Chap 15)
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HW#2 due
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Oct 5
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Properties of Stars (Chap 16)
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Quiz#3
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Oct 7
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Star Stuff (Chap 17)
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Station #3, "Einstein's World" (Part IV,V)
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Oct 12
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Space, Time, and Gravity (S2,S3)
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Oct 14
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The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard (Chap 18)
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HW#3 due
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Oct 19
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IN-CLASS MID-TERM EXAM
(Chap 1-2, 4-6, 8-9, 15-18, S1-4)
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Station #4, "The Milky Way" (Part VI)
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Oct 21
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Our Galaxy (Chap 19)
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Station #5, "Galaxies" (Part VI)
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Oct 26
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Galaxies (Chap 20)
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Oct 28
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Galaxy Evolution (Chap 21)
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Quiz#4
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Station #6, "Cosmic Web" (Part VI)
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Nov 2
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Clusters of Galaxies and Beyond (Chap 22)
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HW#4 due
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Nov 4
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Dark Matter and Dark Energy (Chap 22)
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Station #7, "Cosmic History" (Part VI)
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Nov 9
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An Overview (Chap 22,23)
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Quiz#5
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Nov 11
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The Big Bang (Chap 23)
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Nov 16
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The Fate of the Universe (Chap 22)
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HW#5 due
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Nov 18
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Inflation - before the Big Bang (Chap 23)
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Quiz#6
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Terminal, "Astronomy is Fun" (Part I,II)
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Nov 20
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The Science of Astronomy (Chap 3)
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Nov 25
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Thanksgiving Holiday (No Class)
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Nov 30
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Telescopes (Chap 7)
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HW#6 due
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Dec 2
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IN-CLASS FINAL EXAM
(Chap 3, 7, 19-23)
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