ASTRONOMY 2 SPRING 2020
GENERAL SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
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Week # |
Week Beginning |
Lecture Topics and Activities |
Textbook Reading* |
Homework** |
3rd Hr Exercise |
CPS Quiz |
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1 |
1/27 |
Enrollment Check, Introduction and Objectives Overview of Astronomy and the Universe Distance and Time Scales, Our Place in the Cosmos |
Chapter 1 |
Assignment 0 Due 02/06 |
Intro-go to 3rd hour! |
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2 |
2/3 |
Planetarium Sky
Demonstrations Terminology and Motions Seasons, Precession, Moon
Phases, Eclipses Ancient Mysteries
Retrograde Motion and Stellar Parallax |
Chapter 2 |
Assignment 1 Due 02/06 |
A |
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3 |
2/10 Friday Holiday |
Early History and the
Geocentric Models, Ptolemy Origins
of Modern Astronomy Copernicus, Brahe, and Kepler Galileo
Nature of Science, Observations, and Inertia and Motion |
Chapter 3 |
Assignment 2 Due 02/13 |
B |
AA |
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4 |
2/17 Monday Holiday |
Newtons Three Laws of
Motion, Force and Acceleration Conservation Laws,
Momentum and Energy Law of Universal Gravitation,
Orbits and Tides |
Chapter 4 |
Assignment 3 Due 02/20 |
C***
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BB |
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5 |
2/24 |
Properties of Light, Waves
& Photons, Electromagnetic Spectrum Properties of Matter,
Atomic Structure, Phase Changes Atoms and Spectra, The
Stefan-Boltzmann and Wien Laws Doppler Shift, Radial
Velocity and Rotation |
Chapter 5 |
Assignment 4 Due 02/27 |
D |
CC |
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6 |
3/2 |
Telescopes Refractors
& Reflectors, Interferometers Light Gathering, Angular
Resolution, Magnification Observations at Nonvisible
Wavelengths, Instrumentation Atmospheric Effects
Light Pollution, Twinkling, Windows |
Chapter 6 |
Assignment 5 Due 03/05 |
E |
DD |
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7 |
3/09 |
Comparative
Planetology, Spacecraft Investigations Structure
and Dynamics of the Solar System Clues
to the Formation of the Solar System Take-Home Midterm Available (Part 1) |
Chapter 7 |
Assignment 6 Due 03/12 |
F |
EE |
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8 |
3/16 |
Physical Processes and the Creation of the Solar System Formation of the Planets and the Aftermath The Age of the Solar System Planetary Geology, Connecting Interiors and Surfaces In-Class Midterm (Part 3) in Third Hour (Bring Scantron 882) Extra Credit (first 10 pts) Due 03/20 by 12:00 Noon |
Chapter 8 Chapter 9 |
Take-Home Midterm (Part 1 - 40 pts Part 2 - 10 pts) Due 03/19 |
In-Class Midterm (Part 3 50 pts) |
FF |
ASTRONOMY 2 SPRING 2020
GENERAL SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
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Week # |
Week Beginning |
Lecture Topics and Activities |
Textbook Reading |
Homework |
3rd Hr Exercise |
CPS Quiz |
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9 |
3/23 |
The Geologies of the Moon and Mercury, The Geology of Mars and the Geology of Venus The Unique Geology of Earth |
Chapter 9 |
Assignment 7 Due 03/26 |
G |
GG |
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10 |
3/30 |
Atmospheric Basics, Weather and Climate The Atmospheres of the Moon and Mercury Atmospheric Histories of Mars & Venus, The Earths Atmosphere |
Chapter 10 |
Assignment 8 Due 04/02 |
H |
HH |
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4/6 |
SPRING BREAK |
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11 |
4/13 |
Overview of the Outer Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Jovian Weather and Magnetospheres |
Chapter 11 |
Assignment 9 Due 04/09 |
I |
II |
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12 |
4/20 |
The Jovian Moons and Ring Systems |
Chapter 11 |
Assignment 10 Due 04/23 |
J |
JJ |
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13 |
4/27 |
Solar System Debris Asteroids, Meteoroids, Comets Pluto, Dwarf Planets, and the Kuiper Belt Cosmic Collisions and Consequences |
Chapter 12 |
Assignment 11 Due 04/30 |
K |
KK |
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14 |
5/4 |
Other Planetary Systems Detection and Nature Formation of Other Solar Systems Searching for Earth-Like Planets |
Chapter 13 |
Assignment 12 Due 05/07 |
L |
LL |
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15 |
5/11 |
Physical Characteristics and Processes of the Sun Sunspots, Solar Activity Cycle, and the Sun-Earth Connection Balance of Extra Credit Due 05/15 by 12:00 Noon |
Chapter 14 |
Assignment 13 Due 05/14 |
M |
MM |
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16 |
5/18 |
Final Exam (110 pts, 3 parts see Final Exam Outline) and Sky Quiz (30 pts) |
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Final |
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