Grades
Grades will be based on homework (20% of the grade), the weekly quizzes (20%), in-class assignments (10%), 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 TA, 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 of:
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Reading
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Topics
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Friday Exams
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Jan 17:
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Ch 1+2+A
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The Sky
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Jan 24:
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Ch 3
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Cycles in the Sky
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Jan 31:
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Ch 4
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The Origins of Modern Astronomy
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Feb 7:
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Ch 5.1+6
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Telescopes, Atoms + Starlight
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Feb 14:
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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 21:
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Ch 8
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Observations of Stars
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Feb 28:
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Ch 9
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The Formation and Structure of Stars
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Mar 7:
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Ch 10
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The Lives and Deaths of Stars
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Mar 21:
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Ch 11
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Neutron Stars and Black Holes
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Mar 28:
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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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Apr 4:
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Ch 13+14
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Galaxies, Normal + Active
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Apr 11:
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Ch 15
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Cosmology and the Big Bang
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Apr 18:
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Ch 16
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The Origin of the Solar System
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Apr 25:
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Ch 17
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The Earthlike Planets
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May 2:
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Ch 18+19
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The Outer Solar System
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May 14:
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Final Exam 9:00-12:00
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