Astronomy 130: Introductory Astronomy II
Sections 1, 2, Fall 2011
Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday
Location: Rita
Hollings Science Center, room 125
Time: TR 10:50 am-12:05 pm
Instructor: Dr. George
Chartas
Office: 129 RHSC
Office
hours: TR 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm
Phone: (843)
953-3609
Email:
chartasg@cofc.edu
Schedule
We will cover chapters 5-6 and 16-28 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.
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Lecture |
23 Aug |
Ch. 5, The Nature of Light |
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25 Aug |
Ch. 5, The Nature of Light |
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30 Aug |
Ch. 5, The Nature of Light |
Homework 1 Due quiz1_key.pdf |
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1 Sep |
Ch. 6, Optics and Telescopes |
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6 Sep |
Ch. 6, Optics and Telescopes |
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8 Sep |
Ch. 16 Our Star, the Sun |
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13 Sep |
Ch. 16 Our Star, the Sun |
Homework 2 Due |
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15 Sep |
Ch. 16 Our Star, the Sun |
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20 Sep |
Test 1, chapters 5, 6, 16 |
Homework 3 due |
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22 Sep |
Ch. 17 The Nature of the Stars |
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27 Sep |
Ch. 17 The Nature of the Stars |
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29 Sep |
Ch. 18 The Birth of Stars |
Homework 4 due |
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4 Oct |
Ch. 18 The Birth of Stars |
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6 Oct |
Ch. 19 Stellar Evolution I |
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11 Oct |
Ch. 20 Stellar Evolution II/Review |
Homework 5 Due |
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13 Oct |
Test 2, chapters 17, 18, 19 |
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18 Oct |
FALL BREAK! |
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20 Oct |
Ch. 20 Stellar Evolution II |
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25 Oct |
Ch. 20 Stellar Evolution II |
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27 Oct |
Ch. 21 Neutron Stars |
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1 Nov |
Ch. 22 Black Holes |
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3 Nov |
Ch. 22 Black Holes |
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8 Nov |
Ch. 23 Our Galaxy |
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10 Nov |
Test 3, chapters 20, 21, 22, 23 |
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15 Nov |
Ch. 24 Galaxies |
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17 Nov |
Ch. 25 Quasars and Active
Galaxies |
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22 Nov |
Ch. 26 Evolution of the
Universe |
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24 Nov |
Thanksgiving
Break! |
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29 Nov |
Ch. 26 Evolution of the
Universe |
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1 Dec |
Ch. 27 Early Universe |
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6 Dec |
(Reading day) |
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13 Dec |
FINAL room 125, 8:00 am –
11:00 am |
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