Astronomy 130: Introductory Astronomy II
Sections 3, 4, Fall 2012
Lecture: Monday and Wednesday
Location: Rita
Hollings Science Center, room 125
Time: MW 4:00 pm-5:15 pm
Instructor: Dr. George
Chartas
Office: 129 RHSC
Office
hours: MW 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Phone: (843)
953-3609
Email:
chartasg@cofc.edu
Schedule
We will cover chapters 5-6 and 17-28 of the book Universe 9th Edition by Roger A.
Freedman, Robert M. Geller and William J. Kaufmann this semester. Please let me know if you have a
conflict with any of the test and final exam dates.
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22 Aug |
Ch. 5, The Nature of Light |
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27 Aug |
Ch. 5, The Nature of Light |
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29 Aug |
Ch. 5, The Nature of Light |
Homework 1 due |
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3 Sep |
Ch. 6, Optics and Telescopes |
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5 Sep |
Ch. 6, Optics and Telescopes |
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10 Sep |
Ch. 17 The Nature of the Stars |
Homework 2 due |
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12 Sep |
Ch. 17 The Nature of the Stars |
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17 Sep |
Ch. 17 The Nature of the Stars |
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19 Sep |
Ch. 18 The Birth of Stars |
Homework 3 due |
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24 Sep |
Ch. 18 The Birth of Stars |
Homework 4 due |
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26 Sep |
Test 1, chapters 5, 6, 17, 18 |
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1 Oct |
Ch. 19 Stellar Evolution I |
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3 Oct |
Ch. 19 Stellar Evolution I |
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8 Oct |
Ch. 20 Stellar Evolution II |
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10 Oct |
Ch. 20 Stellar Evolution II |
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15 Oct |
FALL BREAK! |
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17 Oct |
Ch. 21 Neutron Stars |
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22 Oct |
Ch. 22 Black Holes |
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24 Oct |
Test 2, chapters 19, 20, 21, 22 |
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29 Oct |
Ch. 23 Our Galaxy |
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31 Oct |
Ch. 23 Our Galaxy |
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5 Nov |
Ch. 24 Galaxies |
Homework 5 due |
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7 Nov |
Ch. 24 Galaxies |
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12 Nov |
Ch. 25 Quasars and Active
Galaxies |
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14 Nov |
Test 3, chapters 23, 24, 25 |
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19 Nov |
Ch. 26 Evolution of the
Universe |
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21 Nov |
Thanksgiving
Break! |
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26 Nov |
Ch. 26 Evolution of the
Universe |
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28 Nov |
Ch. 27 Early Universe |
Homework 7 due |
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3 Dec |
Ch. 27 Early Universe / Review |
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5 Dec |
FINAL room 125, 4:00 –
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