Week of |
Topics |
Reading Assign. |
Homework |
Due Date |
Aug 29, Aug 31, Sep 2 |
Introduction Size and Distance |
Chap 1-1,2,8 Chap 1-5,6,7 |
HW-1 | Sept 7 |
Sept 7, 9 |
Nature of Light | Chap 5.1-5.5 | HW-2 | Sept 14 |
Sept 12 Sept 14 Sept 16 |
Nature of Light (cont.) optics and telescopes in-class quiz |
Chap 5 Chap 6 Chap5-6 |
HW-3 |
Sept 21 |
Sept 19, Sept 21 Sept 23 |
Overview of solar system Exam I, solution , scores |
Chap 7 Review I |
FGK10: Chap 7: Questions 25, 28, 29, 30, 33. | Sept 28 |
Sept 26 28, 30 |
overview of solar system (cont.) Living Earth |
Chap7 Chap 9 |
HW-5 | Oct 5 |
Oct 3, 5, 7 | Earth-moon system | Chap 10, Chap 3 | HW-6 Group Project , member list |
Oct 12 |
Oct 10, 12, 14 | Terrestrial planets | Chap 11 | HW-7 | Oct 19 |
Oct 17 19, 21 |
global change Jovian planets |
- Chap 12, 14 |
HW-8 | Oct 26 |
Oct 24 26 Oct 28 |
Jovian planets cont..
satellites exam II, solution, scores |
Chap 13 Review II |
FKG10: Chapter 13: Q43, Q52, Q54 | Nov 2 |
Oct 31 Nov 2 4 |
asteroids, comets
origin of solar system gravity |
Chap 15 Chap 8 Chap 4 |
HW-10 | Nov 9 |
Nov 7 9 |
group project common hour group (d) presentation |
- Emerging discoveries with solar system missions |
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Nov 14 16 18 |
group (a) presentation group (b) presentation group (c) presentation |
Mechanism and history of life Habitable environment in solar system Exoplanets and extra-terrestrial life |
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Nov 21 | gravity | - | HW-11 | Nov 30 |
Nov 28, 30 Dec 2 |
Sun's energy and interior
Exam III, solution , scores |
Chap 16 1-5 Review III |
HW-12 | Dec 9 |
Dec 5 7 9 |
Sun's atmosphere Sun's magnetic field and activity solar dynamo , final review |
Chap 16 6-10 | HW-12 | Dec 9 |
Dec 16, 8-9:50 | final exam, solution, , scores | office hour: Dec 12-15, 9-4 | - | - |