Astronomy 129: Introductory Astronomy I

Sections 9, 10, Fall 2013

Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday

Location: Rita Hollings Science Center, room 125

Time: TR 12:15 -1:30 pm

Instructor: Dr. George Chartas

Office: 129 RHSC

Office hours: TR 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Phone: (843) 953-3609

Email: chartasg@cofc.edu

Schedule

We will cover chapters 1-4 and 7-16 of the book Universe 9th Edition by Roger A. Freedman, William J. Kaufmann and Robert M. Geller this semester. Please let me know if you have a conflict with any of the test and final exam dates.

DATE	CHAPTER	ASSIGNMENTS	Lecture
20 Aug	Ch. 1, Astronomy & the Universe		ch1_a.pdf
22 Aug	Ch. 1, Astronomy & the Universe		ch1_b.pdf
27 Aug	Ch. 2, Knowing the Heavens	hw1.pdf Homework 1 Due	ch2_a.pdf
29 Aug	Ch. 2, Knowing the Heavens	hw2.pdf	ch2_b.pdf, ch2_c.pdf
3 Sep	Ch. 3, Eclipses & the Motion of the Moon	Homework 2 Due	ch3.pdf
5 Sep	Ch. 3, Eclipses & the Motion of the Moon
10 Sep	Test 1, chapters 1, 2, 3	test1_key.pdf
12 Sep	Ch. 4, Gravitation	hw3.pdf Homework 3 Due	ch4.pdf
17 Sep	Ch. 4, Gravitation	hw4.pdf
19 Sep	Ch. 4, Gravitation	Homework 4 Due
24 Sep	Ch. 7, Comparative Planetology I	hw5.pdf	ch7.pdf
26 Sep	Ch. 7, Comparative Planetology I
1 Oct	Ch. 8, Comparative Planetology II	Homework 5 due	ch8.pdf
3 Oct	Ch. 8, Comparative Planetology II	hw6.pdf
8 Oct	Test 2, chapters 4, 7, 8	Homework 6 due
10 Oct	Ch. 9, The Living Earth		ch9.pdf
15 Oct	FALL BREAK!
17 Oct	Ch. 9, The Living Earth	hw7.pdf
22 Oct	Ch. 10, Our Barren Moon	Homework 7 due	ch10.pdf
24 Oct	Ch. 11, Mercury, Venus, & Mars
29 Oct	Ch. 11, Mercury, Venus, & Mars		ch11.pdf
31 Oct	Ch. 12, Jupiter & Saturn		ch12.pdf
5 Nov	Ch. 13, The Moons of Jupiter and Saturn		ch13.pdf
7 Nov	Test 3, chapters 9, 10, 11, 12
12 Nov	Ch. 14, Uranus, Neptune, & Pluto		ch14.pdf
14 Nov	Ch. 15, Vagabonds of the Solar System		ch15.pdf
19 Nov	Ch. 16, The Sun	hw8.pdf	ch16.pdf ch16.pptx
21 Nov	Ch. 16, The Sun
26 Nov	Ch. 16, The Sun	Homework 8 Due
28 Nov	Thanksgiving Break!
3 Dec	Reading Day
10 Dec	FINAL room 125, noon – 3:00 pm