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.

 

 

DATE

CHAPTER

ASSIGNMENTS

Lecture

21 Aug

Ch. 5 Light and Matter

AstroNews_dates

ch5.pdf

23 Aug

Ch. 5 Light and Matter

homework1_ch5.pdf

 

28 Aug

Ch. 5 Light and Matter

homework2_ch5.pdf Due Sept 4

 

30 Aug

Ch. 6 Telescopes

homework3_ch6.pdf Due on Sept 11

ch6.pdf

4 Sept

Ch. 6 Telescopes

 (Attendance Verification for faculty opens in MyCharleston via Final Grades)

 

 

6 Sep

Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars

homework4_ch15.pdf Due on Sept 25

ch15.pdf

11 Sep

Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars

(Attendance Verification for faculty closes at noon.)

 

 

13 Sep

Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars

 

 

18 Sep

Ch. 16 Star Birth

homework_ch16.pdf Due on Oct 4

ch16.pdf

20 Sep

Ch. 16 Star Birth

 

 

25 Sep

Ch. 17 Star Stuff

 

ch17.pdf

27 Sep

TEST 1, chapter 5, 6, 15

 

 

2 Oct

Ch. 17 Star Stuff

 

ch18.pdf

4 Oct

Ch. 18 The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard

 

 

9 Oct

Ch. 18 The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard

 

 

11 Oct

Ch. 19 Our Galaxy

 

ch19.pdf

16 Oct

Ch. 19 Our Galaxy

 

 

18 Oct

Ch. 19 Our Galaxy

 

 

23 Oct

Ch. 20 Galaxies

 

ch20.pdf

25 Oct

Ch. 20 Galaxies

 

 

30 Oct

Ch. 21 Galaxy Evolution

 

ch21.pdf

1 Nov

Ch. 21 Galaxy Evolution

 

 

6 Nov

Fall Break, No Classes

 

 

8 Nov

Ch. 22 The Birth of the Universe

 

ch22.pdf

13 Nov

TEST 2, chapters 16, 17, 18, 19

 

 

15 Nov

Ch. 22 The Birth of the Universe

 

 

20 Nov

Ch. 23 Dark Matter and Dark Energy

 

 

22 Nov

Thanksgiving Break. No Classes

 

 

27 Nov

Ch. 23 Dark Matter and Dark Energy

 

 

29 Nov

Ch. 24 Life In The Universe

 

 

4 Dec

READING DAY

 

 

6 Dec

FINAL EXAM ( 8:00am – 11:00am)