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Tests
There will be a quiz each Monday on the reading for that week and the topics covered the previous
week. There will be two in-class exams, on Feb 14 and Mar 28, and a final exam on May 12. Late
exams will be given only with a written doctor's note. Exams will emphasize material discussed in class,
but will include topics covered only in the text. All quizzes and exams will be closed-book and closed-notes,
and calculators will not be allowed (or needed).
Grades
Grades will be based on homework (20% of the grade), the weekly quizzes (15%), in-class assignments
(15%), the two exams (20%), and the final (30%). Your lowest quiz and homework scores (one of each)
will be dropped.
Collaboration
You are encouraged to study and work on homework assignments with other students, and you are
encouraged to get help from the TAs, but you must write out your own answers and make the assigned
observations yourself. If you copy another homework or let someone copy yours, both of you will receive
zero credit. In-class assignments will be done in groups, and all group members will receive the same grade
(if the assignment is graded).
Schedule
Week
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Reading
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Topics
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Friday Exams
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Jan 13
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Ch 1+2+A
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The Sky
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Jan 20
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Ch 3
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Cycles in the Sky
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Jan 27
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Ch 4
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The Origins of Modern Astronomy
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Feb 3
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Ch 5.1+6
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Telescopes, Atoms + Starlight
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Feb 10
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Ch 7
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The Sun
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Exam #1, ch 1-6
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Feb 17
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Ch 8
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Observations of Stars
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Feb 24
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Ch 9
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The Formation and Structure of Stars
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Mar 3
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Ch 10
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The Lives and Deaths of Stars
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Mar 17
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Ch 11
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Neutron Stars and Black Holes
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Mar 24
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Ch 12
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The Milky Way Galaxy
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Exam #2, ch 7-11
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Mar 31
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Ch 13+14
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Galaxies Normal + Active
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Apr 7
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Ch 15
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Cosmology and the Big Bang
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Apr 14
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Ch 16
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The Origin of the Solar System
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Apr 21
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Ch 17
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The Earthlike Planets
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Apr 28
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Ch 18+19
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The Outer Solar System
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