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.

 

 

DATE

CHAPTER

ASSIGNMENTS

Lecture

19 Aug

Ch. 5, The Nature of Light

 

ch5.pdf

21 Aug

Ch. 5, The Nature of Light

 

 

26 Aug

Ch. 5, The Nature of Light

hw1_ch5.pdf

 

28 Aug

Ch. 6, Optics and Telescopes

Homework 1 DUE

ch6.pdf

2 Sep

Ch. 6, Optics and Telescopes

 

 

4 Sep

Ch. 17 The Nature of the Stars

hw2_ch17.pdf

ch17.pdf

9 Sep

Ch. 17 The Nature of the Stars

 

 

11 Sep

Ch. 17 The Nature of the Stars

 

 

16 Sep

Ch. 18 The Birth of Stars

Homework 2 DUE

ch18.pdf

18 Sep

Ch. 18 The Birth of Stars

 

 

23 Sep

Test 1, chapters 5, 6, 17

 

 

25 Sep

Ch. 19 Stellar Evolution I

hw_ch18.pdf

ch19.pdf

30 Sep

Ch. 19 Stellar Evolution I

 

 

2 Oct

Ch. 20 Stellar Evolution II

hw_ch19.pdf

ch20.pdf

7 Oct

Ch. 20 Stellar Evolution II

Homework on Ch 19 due

 

9 Oct

Ch. 21 Neutron Stars

 

 

14 Oct

Ch. 22 Black Holes

 

ch21.pdf

16 Oct

Test 2, chapters 18, 19, 20, 21

 

ch22.pdf

21 Oct

Ch. 23 Our Galaxy

 

 

23 Oct

Ch. 23 Our Galaxy

 

ch23.pdf

28 Oct

Ch. 24 Galaxies

 

 

30 Oct

Ch. 24 Galaxies

hw_ch24.pdf

ch24.pdf

4 Nov

Election Day. No Classes. College Closed.

 

 

6 Nov

Ch. 25 Quasars and Active Galaxies

Homework on ch 24 due

ch25.pdf

11 Nov

Test 3, chapters 22, 23, 24

hw_ch25.pdf

 

13 Nov

Ch. 26 Evolution of the Universe

Homework on ch 25 due

ch26.pdf

18 Nov

Ch. 26 Evolution of the Universe

hw_ch26a.pdf Homework on ch 26 due

 

20 Nov

Ch. 27 Early Universe

 

 

25 Nov

Ch. 27 Early Universe

 

ch27.pdf

27 Nov

Thanksgiving Break!

 

 

2 Dec

Reading Day

 

 

6 Dec

FINAL, room 112, 8:00 – 11:00 am