Astronomy 130: Introductory Astronomy II
Sections 1 and 2, Fall 2018
Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday
Location: RITA,
room 387
Time: TR 10:50 am-12:05 pm
Instructor: Dr.
George Chartas
Office: RITA 307
Office
hours: MTW 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Phone: (843)
953-3609
Email:
chartasg@cofc.edu
Schedule
We will cover chapters 5-6 and 15-23 of the book by
Bennett, J., Donahue, M., Schneider, N., and Voit, M., titled The Cosmic
Perspective 8/e). Please let me know if you have a conflict with any of the
test and final exam dates.
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Lecture |
21 Aug |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
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23 Aug |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
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28 Aug |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
homework2_ch5.pdf Due
Sept 4 |
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30 Aug |
Ch. 6 Telescopes |
homework3_ch6.pdf Due on
Sept 11 |
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4 Sept |
Ch. 6 Telescopes (Attendance Verification for faculty opens
in MyCharleston via Final Grades) |
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6 Sep |
Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars |
homework4_ch15.pdf Due on Sept 25 |
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11 Sep |
Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars (Attendance Verification for
faculty closes at noon.) |
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13 Sep |
Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars |
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18 Sep |
Ch. 16 Star Birth |
homework_ch16.pdf Due on
Oct 4 |
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20 Sep |
Ch. 16 Star Birth |
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25 Sep |
Ch. 17 Star Stuff |
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27 Sep |
TEST 1, chapter 5, 6, 15 |
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2 Oct |
Ch. 17 Star Stuff |
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4 Oct |
Ch. 18 The Bizarre Stellar
Graveyard |
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9 Oct |
Ch. 18 The Bizarre Stellar
Graveyard |
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11 Oct |
Ch. 19 Our Galaxy |
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16 Oct |
Ch. 19 Our Galaxy |
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18 Oct |
Ch. 19 Our Galaxy |
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23 Oct |
Ch. 20 Galaxies |
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25 Oct |
Ch. 20 Galaxies |
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30 Oct |
Ch. 21 Galaxy Evolution |
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1 Nov |
Ch. 21 Galaxy Evolution |
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6 Nov |
Fall Break, No Classes |
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8 Nov |
Ch. 22 The Birth of the
Universe |
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13 Nov |
TEST 2, chapters 16, 17, 18, 19 |
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15 Nov |
Ch. 22 The Birth of the Universe |
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20 Nov |
Ch. 23 Dark Matter and Dark
Energy |
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22 Nov |
Thanksgiving Break. No Classes |
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27 Nov |
Ch. 23 Dark Matter and Dark
Energy |
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29 Nov |
Ch. 24 Life In The Universe |
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4 Dec |
READING DAY |
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6 Dec |
FINAL EXAM ( 8:00am – 11:00am) |
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