Astronomy 1010 Schedule

Dr. John P. Pratt, Fall 2004

2004 Date Chap.Subject
Wed 25 AugIntroduction to course, book, and scientific method
Fri 27 Aug - Mon 30 Aug1Journey's Start
Wed 1 Sep - Fri 3 Sep2Patterns in the Sky
Mon 6 SepLABOR DAY HOLIDAY
Wed 8 Sep - Fri 10 Sep3Ancient Astronomy
Mon 13 Sep - Wed 15 Sep4Renaissance Astronomy
Fri 17 Sep - Mon 20 Sep5Gravity and Motion
Wed 22 Sep - Fri 24 Sep6Light and Telescopes
Mon 27 SepReview Chapters 1-6. Exercise 1 due. (Stellar Motion)
Mon 27 Sep- Sat 2 OctFIRST TEST (Testing Center).
Wed 29 Sep - Fri 1 Oct7The Solar System
Mon 4 Oct8Earth
Wed 6 Oct9Moon
Fri 8 Oct - Mon 11 Oct10Mercury and Venus
Wed 13 Oct11Mars
Fri 15 Oct - Mon 18 Oct12Jupiter & Saturn
Wed 20 Oct13Outer Planets
Fri 22 Oct14Satellites
Mon 25 Oct - Wed 27 Oct15Meteorites, Asteroids, Comets
Thu 28 Oct - Fri 29 OctFALL BREAK!
Mon 1 Nov Review chapters 7-15. Exercise 2 due. (Altitude of Polaris)
Mon 1 Nov- Sat 6 NovSECOND TEST (Testing Center).
Wed 3 Nov - Fri 5 Nov16Properties of Stars
Mon 8 Nov - Wed 10 Nov17The Sun
Fri 12 Nov - Mon 15 Nov18Birth of Stars & Planets
Wed 17 Nov - Fri 19 Nov19Life of Stars. Exercise 3 due. (Constellations)
Mon 22 Nov - Mon 29 Nov20Death of Stars
Wed 24 Nov - Fri 26 NovTHANKSGIVING BREAK
Wed 1 Dec21Binary Stars. Exercise 4 due. (HR Diagram)
Fri 3 Dec22Our Milky Way Galaxy
Mon 6 Dec23Galaxies. Exercise 5 and all else due. (Star Quiz)
Wed 8 DecReview Chapters 16-23
Wed 15 Dec or Thu 16 DecFINAL TEST IN CLASS Regular (Wed or Thu) Class Time