| Dates |
Topics |
LIU 2nd Ed |
| Sept 5 |
Introduction
|
Chap 1 |
| Sept 10, 12 |
Lunar Phases, Calendars, Eclipses, Motions of Planets, Seasons, Greeks |
2, notes |
| Sept 17, 19, 24, 26 |
Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler, Galileo, Newton |
2, notes |
| Oct 1, 3 |
Brief history of the Universe and solar system, light and energy |
3 |
| Oct 8, 10 |
Hadean Earth, radioactivity |
4 |
| Oct 15, 17, 22 |
Global Warming, Ozone Depletion |
4 |
| Oct 24, 29 |
Life on Earth |
parts of 5, 6 |
| Oct 31 |
MIDTERM |
1-6, notes |
|
| Nov 5 |
no class (Election Day holiday) |
| Nov 7 |
Lunar Exploration |
7 |
| Nov 12, 14 |
Venus and Mars |
7, 8, 10.2 |
| Nov 19, 21 |
Moons of Jupiter and Saturn, Habitable zone |
9, 10 |
| Nov 26, 28 |
Extrasolar Planets and Habitability |
11 |
| Dec 3 |
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) |
12 |
| Dec 5, 10 |
Interstellar Travel, UFOs, Fermi Paradox |
13 |
| Dec 17 |
FINAL EXAM 1-4 PM |
1-13 |
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