Astronomy 130: Introductory Astronomy II
Sections 3, 4, Fall 2016
Lecture: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Location: Harbor
Walk West, HWWE room 112
Time: MWF 2:30 pm-3:20
pm
Instructor: Dr. George
Chartas
Office: 206 J.
C. Long
Office
hours: MWF 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Phone: (843)
953-3609
Email:
chartasg@cofc.edu
Schedule
We will cover chapters 5-6 and 15-24 of the book by
Bennett, J., Donahue, M., Schneider, N., and Voit,
M., titled The Cosmic Perspective 8/e with Starry Night (free). Please let me
know if you have a conflict with any of the test and final exam dates.
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24 Aug |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
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26 Aug |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
Homework 1 due |
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29 Aug |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
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31 Aug |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
Homework 2 due homework3.pdf |
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2 Sept |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
Homework 3 due |
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5 Sep |
Ch. 6 Telescopes |
Rubicon meeting |
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7 Sep |
Ch. 6 Telescopes |
Rubicon meeting |
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9 Sep |
Test 1, chapters 5 |
Rubicon meeting |
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12 Sep |
Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars |
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14 Sep |
Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars |
Homework 4 due |
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16 Sep |
Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars |
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19 Sep |
Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars |
Homework 5 due |
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21 Sep |
Ch. 16 Star Birth |
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23 Sep |
Ch. 16 Star Birth |
Homework 6 due |
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26 Sep |
Ch. 16 Star Birth |
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28 Sep |
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30 Sep |
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3 Oct |
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5 Oct |
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7 Oct |
Ch. 17 Star Stuff |
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10 Oct |
Ch. 17 Star Stuff |
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12 Oct |
Ch. 17 Star Stuff |
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14 Oct |
Ch. 18 The Bizarre Stellar
Graveyard |
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17 Oct |
Test 2, chapters 15, 16, 17 |
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19 Oct |
Ch. 18 The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard |
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21 Oct |
Ch. 18 The Bizarre Stellar
Graveyard |
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24 Oct |
Ch. 18 The Bizarre Stellar
Graveyard |
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26 Oct |
Ch. 19 Our Galaxy |
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28 Oct |
Ch. 19 Our Galaxy |
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31 Oct |
Ch. 19 Our Galaxy |
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2 Nov |
Ch. 20 Galaxies |
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4 Nov |
Ch. 20 Galaxies |
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7 Nov |
Fall Break. No Classes |
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9 Nov |
Ch. 20 Galaxies |
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11 Nov |
Ch. 20 Galaxies |
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14 Nov |
Test 3, chapters 18, 19, 20 |
ESAC |
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16 Nov |
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ESAC |
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18 Nov |
Ch. 21 Galaxy Evolution |
ESAC |
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21 Nov |
Ch. 21 Galaxy Evolution |
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23 Nov |
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Thanksgiving |
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25 Nov |
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Thanksgiving |
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28 Nov |
Ch. 22 The Birth of the
Universe |
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30 Nov |
Ch. 22 The Birth of the
Universe |
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2 Dec |
Ch. 23 Dark Matter and Dark
Energy |
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3 Dec |
Ch. 23 Dark Matter and Dark
Energy |
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4 Dec |
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5 Dec |
Ch. 24 Life in the Universe |
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7 Dec |
Ch. 24 Life in the Universe |
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8 Dec |
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9 Dec |
Review (Last Day of Classes) |
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12 Dec |
FINAL EXAM (1:00 pm –
3:00 pm) |
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