AST 301 -- SHAPIRO
Homework Assignments

1. UNIT 1
   1. Read:
      Ch. 1
      Ch. 2 (excluding "The Brightness of Stars," and "Magnitude and Intensity," pp. 12-14)
      Ch. 3 (excluding § 3-5, pp. 46-50)
      Appendix A-2 (pp. 601-603 only)

   2. Homework Set #1: due January 27

2. UNIT 2
   1. Read:
      Ch. 9, pp. 167-174 through § 9-2
      Ch. 2 "The Brightness of Stars" and "Magnitude and Intensity" (p. 12-14)
      Ch. 4, pp. 52-67 (through § 4-2)
      Ch. 5, p. 82 (just the paragraph about inverse square law of light intensity) and Figure 5-7

   2. Homework Set # 2: due February 5

3. UNIT 3
   1. Read:
      Ch. 6
      Ch. 7, only "Radial Velocity," pp. 139-141

   2. Homework Set #3: due February 12

   *Exam #1 (on Units 1-3): February 17

4. UNIT 4
   1. Read:
      Ch. 7
      Ch. 9, § 9-3, "Luminosity, Radius, and Temperature," pp. 174-175 only

   2. Homework Set #4: due February 24

5. UNIT 5
   1. Read:
      Ch. 4, § 4-2-end
      Ch. 5, through § 5-2
      Ch. 10, through § 10-3

   2. Homework Set #5: due March 5

   *Exam #2 (on Units 4 and 5): March 12

6. UNIT 6
   1. Read:
      Ch. 9, § 9-3-end
      Ch. 10, § 10-4-end
      Ch. 12, § 12-2
      Ch. 13, § 13-1, "The Life Expectancies of Stars," p. 247 only

   2. Homework Set #6: due March 31

7. UNIT 7
   1. Read:
      Ch. 12, § 12-1, § 12-3
      Ch. 13
      Ch. 14
      Ch. 15

   2. Homework Set #7: due April 9

   *Exam #3 (on Units 6 and 7): April 14

8. UNIT 8
   1. Read:
      Ch. 11
      Ch. 12, § 12-4
      Ch. 16

   2. Homework Set #8: due April 23

9. UNIT 9
   1. Read:
      Ch. 17
      Ch. 18, § 18-2
      Ch. 19, "The Age of the Universe," pp. 395-397 only

   2. Homework Set #9: due April 30

   *Exam #4 (on Units 8 and 9): May 7

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