Astronomy 130: Introductory Astronomy II

Sections 003, 004, Fall 2010

Lecture: Monday & Wednesday

Location: Rita Hollings Science Center, room 125

Time: MW 4:00-5:15PM

Instructor: Dr. George Chartas

Office: 129 RHSC

Office hours: MWF 3:00-4:00 pm

Phone: (843) 953-3609

Email: chartasg@cofc.edu

Schedule

We will cover chapters 5-6 and 16-28 of the book (The Universe 8^th Edition by Roger A. Freedman and William J. Kaufmann III.) this semester. Please let me know if you have a conflict with any of the test and final exam dates.

DATE	CHAPTER	ASSIGNMENTS	Lecture
25 Aug	Ch. 5, The Nature of Light	Homework_1.pdf	cofc_a130_fall2010_ch5.pdf
27 Aug
30 Aug	Ch. 5, The Nature of Light
1 Sep	Ch. 5, The Nature of Light
3 Sep
6 Sep	Ch. 5, The Nature of Light	Homework 1 Due
8 Sep	Ch. 6, Optics and Telescopes	Homework_2.pdf	cofc_a130_fall2010_ch6.pdf
10 Sep
13 Sep	Ch. 6, Optics and Telescopes	Homework 2 Due
15 Sep	Test 1, chapters 5, 6
17 Sep
20 Sep	Ch. 16 Our Star, the Sun	Homework_3.pdf	cofc_a130_fall2010_ch16.pdf
22 Sep	Ch. 16 Our Star, the Sun
24 Sep
27 Sep	Ch. 17 The Nature of the Stars	Homework 3 Due	cofc_a130_fall2010_ch17.pdf
29 Sep	Ch. 17 The Nature of the Stars	Homework_4.pdf
1 Oct
4 Oct	Ch. 18 The Birth of Stars	Homework 4 Due	cofc_a130_fall2010_ch18.pdf
6 Oct	Ch. 18 The Birth of Stars	Homework_5.pdf
8 Oct
11 Oct	Fall Break!
13 Oct	Ch. 19 Stellar Evolution I		cofc_a130_fall2010_ch19.pdf
15 Oct
18 Oct	Ch. 19 Stellar Evolution I	Homework 5 Due
20 Oct	Test 2, chapters 16-19
22 Oct
25 Oct	Ch. 20 Stellar Evolution II	Homework_6.pdf	cofc_a130_fall2010_ch20.pdf
27 Oct	Ch. 20 Stellar Evolution II	Homework 6 due
29 Oct
1 Nov	Ch. 20 Stellar Evolution II	Homework_7.pdf
3 Nov	Ch. 21 Neutron Stars	Homework 7 due	cofc_a130_fall2010_ch21.pdf
5 Nov
8 Nov	Ch. 21 Neutron Stars	Homework_8.pdf
10 Nov	Ch. 22 Black Holes	Homework 8 due	cofc_a130_fall2010_ch22.pdf
12 Nov
15 Nov	Test 3, chapters 20-23
17 Nov	Ch. 23 Our Galaxy		cofc_a130_fall2010_ch23.pdf
19 Nov
22 Nov	Ch. 24 Galaxies		cofc_a130_fall2010_ch24.pdf
24 Nov	Thanksgiving Break!
26 Nov
29 Nov	Ch. 25 Quasars and Active Galaxies	homework_9.pdf	cofc_a130_fall2010_ch25.pdf
1 Dec	Ch. 26 Evolution of the Universe	Homework 9 due	cofc_a130_fall2010_ch26.pdf
3 Dec
6 Dec	Ch. 28 The Search for Extraterrestrial Life		cofc_a130_fall2010_ch28.pdf
10 Dec	FINAL EXAM, 4-7pm, room 125