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    ASTRONOMY 103: Moons and Planets  

  Week 2   Spring  2009

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Class Topic

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Monday,   

Feb. 2

The equatorial star chart Bring your astronomy folder to class today!

Wednesday, 

Feb. 4

Intro to Kepler's Laws of planetary motion

Kepler and Newton PPT

2.1-2.5

Friday,   

Feb. 6

Kepler's Laws; Newton's Laws (focus on Kepler's Third Law)

Ch. 2.6 - 2.7

*Any of these sites on Kepler's laws

Solutions: Keplers Third Law

* marks optional (but useful!) readings  

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