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GS 107
Astronomy PCC Rock Creek Winter 2011 |
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PLEASE NOTE:
This Schedule may change to meet the needs of this class! |
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Week |
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Date |
Topics |
Reading |
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1 |
1 |
1/4 |
Introduction &
Overview
A First Look at the Night Sky |
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2 |
1/6 |
The Fixed Stars
LAB Constellations |
Introduction,
Chpt 1 |
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2 |
3 |
1/11 |
The Moving Stars
(You Spin Me Round!)
LAB Motions of the Stars |
Chpt 1 & 2 |
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4 |
1/13 |
The Sun against
the Stars (What’s your sign?)
LAB Motions of the Sun |
Chpt 3 & 4 |
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3 |
5 |
1/18 |
The Moon (It’s
just a phase I’m going through….)
LAB Phases of the Moon |
Chpt 10
Chpt. 8 |
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6 |
1/20 |
The Planets (All
who wander are not lost!)
Catch Up, Wrap Up and Review for Test 1 |
Chpt 8
Chpt 9 |
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4 |
7 |
1/25 |
Test 1
A
Historic Change of View: Aristotle vs. Newton |
Handout |
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8 |
1/27 |
Telescopes and
Light
LAB Intro to Telescopes (Bring your binoculars & telescopes!) |
Chpt.
2
Chpt. 16 |
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5 |
9 |
2/1 |
Our
Sun
LAB Our Sun |
Chpt.
4
Chpt. 14
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10 |
2/3 |
How far to the
Stars?
LAB Stellar Parallax, Brightness |
144-167,
Chpt. 6 |
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6 |
11 |
2/8 |
Spectra & Star
Types
LAB Spectra |
Chpt 3 |
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12 |
2/10 |
Formation and
Death of Stars
Catch Up, Wrap Up and Review for Test 2 |
Chpt. 5 |
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7 |
13 |
2/15 |
Test 2
LAB:
Introduction to the Solar System |
Chpt 9 |
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14 |
2/17 |
Poster Projects
Planets
Origin of the Solar System |
Chpt. 10 |
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8 |
15 |
2/22 |
Poster Projects
Planets
Comets, Meteors & Meteorites |
Chpt 11 |
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16 |
2/24 |
VIDEO
Impacts
Catch Up, Wrap Up and Review for Test 3 |
Chpt. 11, 12, 13 |
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9 |
17 |
3/1 |
Test 3
Finding Ourselves in the Milky Way |
Chpt. 6
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18 |
3/3 |
Galaxies
LAB Galaxies |
168-186 |
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10 |
19 |
3/8 |
The Expanding
Universe and Possible Beginnings |
Chpt. 7 |
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20 |
3/10 |
The Mass of the
Universe and Possible Endings
Life Elsewhere…. |
Chpt 12 |
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11 |
21 |
3/15 |
11536 FINAL
Tuesday (8:30-10:30 am) Test 4
11822 FINAL Tuesday (noon-2:00 pm) Test 4 |
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