Astronomy 1: Introduction to the Cosmos, Winter 2013, UCSC

Lecture Schedule, Due Dates, Exam Dates
Lecture Date Topic and Reading Due Dates
1/7 Class Intro; Our Place in the Universe (Ch 1)
1/9 Night Sky; Sun and Seasons (Ch 2.1, 2.2)
1/11 Moon Phases and Eclipses (Ch 2.3) MA Intro DUE*
1/14 Planetary Motion; Kepler’s laws (Ch 2.4, 3.3)
1/16 Nature of Science (Ch 3.4)
1/18 Motion; Forces; Newton’s Laws (Ch 4.1, 4.2) HW #1 DUE*
1/21 No Class–MLK Holiday
1/23 Energy; Gravity (Ch 4.3, 4.4)
1/25 Light and Matter (Ch 5.1)
1/28 Spectra; Doppler Effect (Ch 5.2)
1/30 Catch-up; Review for Midterm
2/1 MIDTERM HW #2 DUE
2/4 Searching for Exoplanets (Ch 6.5)
2/6 The Sun; Nuclear Fusion (Ch 10.1, 10.2)
2/8 Properties of Stars (Ch 11.1) HW #3 DUE
2/11 Patterns Among Stars (Ch 11.2)
2/13 Star Birth (Ch 12.1)
2/15 Life Cycle of Low-Mass Stars (Ch 12.2) HW #4 DUE
2/18 No Class–President’s Day
2/20 Life Cycle of High-Mass Stars (Ch 12.3)
2/22 White Dwarfs & Neutron Stars (Ch 13.1, 13.2)
2/25 Relativity & Black Holes (Ch 13.3)
2/27 Catch-up; Review for Midterm
3/1 MIDTERM HW #5 DUE
3/4 Milky Way Galaxy (Ch 14.1, 14.2)
3/6 Galaxies (Ch 15.1, 15.3)
3/8 Supermassive Black Holes (Ch 14.4, Ch 15.4) HW #6 DUE
3/11 Dark Matter (Ch 16.1, 16.2)
3/13 The Big Bang (Ch 17.1, 17.2)
3/15 Expanding Universe; Dark Energy (Ch 15.2, 16.4)
3/18 Catch-up; Review for Final HW #7 DUE
3/22 FINAL EXAM, Friday, 8–11 AM
* = These due dates will be extended for students enrolling after the quarter has begun.
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