Astronomy 103 Spring 2002 Class Schedule This is a tentative listing of dates and topics. The readings listed are from the text only. For many topics, there will be additional readings outside the text. These will be listed on the weekly schedule, along with more specific details about the text sections. For some very up to date topics, there is little or no reading in the text, and the appropriate readings will be handed out in class. "tba" on the list of text reading indicates most of the reading on that topic will be outside the text. Final weekly schedules will be posted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday of the previous week. Preliminary versions may be posted earlier, but be sure to check for updates. Click on the week number to get the corresponding schedule. (Follow this link for the Lab Schedule)
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Week |
Dates |
Class Topic |
Text reading |
Jan. 28 - Feb. 1 |
Overview of Solar System |
Ch. 1, 6 |
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Feb. 4 - Feb. 8 |
Kepler's and Newton's Laws |
Ch. 2 |
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Feb. 11 - Feb. 15 |
Venus; Earth; Tectonics |
Ch. 9, 7 |
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Feb. 18 - Feb. 22, Exam 1 on Friday |
Impact cratering; Dating Planetary Surfaces; |
tba |
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Feb. 24 - March 1 |
Comets and Asteroids; Asteroid impacts on Earth; NEAR mission |
Ch. 14, tba |
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March 4 - March 8 |
The Moon |
Ch. 8 |
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March 11 - March 15 |
The Moon; Mars |
Ch. 8 |
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March 18 - March 22 |
Mars |
Ch. 10 |
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March 25 - March 29 |
Spring Break |
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April 1 - April 5; Exam 2 on Friday |
Mars |
Ch. 10 |
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April 8 - April 12 |
Jovian Planets |
Ch. 11, 12, 13 |
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April 15 - April 19 |
Galilean Moons; Formation of the Solar System; |
Ch. 15 |
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April 22 - April 26 |
Exoplanets; Systems of Time |
tba |
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April 29 - May 3 |
The Sun |
Ch. 16 | |
| 14 | May 6 - May 9 | Earth and Space | tba |
Important Dates:
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