Astronomy 130: Introductory Astronomy II
Sections 1, 2, Fall 2014
Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday
Location: Harbor
Walk, HWWE room 112
Time: TR 11:20 am-12:35 pm
Instructor: Dr. George
Chartas
Office: 206 J.
C. Long
Office
hours: TR 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Phone: (843)
953-3609
Email:
chartasg@cofc.edu
Schedule
We will cover chapters 5-6 and 17-28 of the book Universe 10th Edition (8th
and 9th Editions are OK as well) 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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Lecture |
19 Aug |
Ch. 5, The Nature of Light |
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21 Aug |
Ch. 5, The Nature of Light |
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26 Aug |
Ch. 5, The Nature of Light |
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28 Aug |
Ch. 6, Optics and Telescopes |
Homework 1 DUE |
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2 Sep |
Ch. 6, Optics and Telescopes |
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4 Sep |
Ch. 17 The Nature of the Stars |
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9 Sep |
Ch. 17 The Nature of the Stars |
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11 Sep |
Ch. 17 The Nature of the Stars |
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16 Sep |
Ch. 18 The Birth of Stars |
Homework 2 DUE |
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18 Sep |
Ch. 18 The Birth of Stars |
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23 Sep |
Test 1, chapters 5, 6, 17 |
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25 Sep |
Ch. 19 Stellar Evolution I |
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30 Sep |
Ch. 19 Stellar Evolution I |
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2 Oct |
Ch. 20 Stellar Evolution II |
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7 Oct |
Ch. 20 Stellar Evolution II |
Homework on Ch 19 due |
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9 Oct |
Ch. 21 Neutron Stars |
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14 Oct |
Ch. 22 Black Holes |
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16 Oct |
Test 2, chapters 18, 19, 20, 21 |
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21 Oct |
Ch. 23 Our Galaxy |
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23 Oct |
Ch. 23 Our Galaxy |
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28 Oct |
Ch. 24 Galaxies |
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30 Oct |
Ch. 24 Galaxies |
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4 Nov |
Election Day. No Classes.
College Closed. |
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6 Nov |
Ch. 25 Quasars and Active
Galaxies |
Homework on ch 24 due |
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11 Nov |
Test 3, chapters 22, 23, 24 |
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13 Nov |
Ch. 26 Evolution of the
Universe |
Homework on ch 25 due |
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18 Nov |
Ch. 26 Evolution of the
Universe |
hw_ch26a.pdf Homework on ch 26 due |
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20 Nov |
Ch. 27 Early Universe |
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25 Nov |
Ch. 27 Early Universe |
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27 Nov |
Thanksgiving
Break! |
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2 Dec |
Reading Day |
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6 Dec |
FINAL, room 112, 8:00 –
11:00 am |
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