| Time and place: | TR 11:00AM-12:15PM, Regener Hall 114 |
| Instructor: | Prof. Y. Pihlström, phone 277-4492 |
| Textbook: | Universe, Freedman and Kaufmann, 7th Edition. |
| Prerequisites: | Physics 151 or higher; Math 150 or 162 |
| Exams and Grades: | Your final grade will be determined through two sectional exams (each 25% of the grade), homework (20%) and the final exam (30%). The exam dates are 26 September and 9 November for the two mid-term exams (during regular class hours). The final comprehensive exam (on all course material) will be given Tuesday December 12, 10:00AM-12:00PM in Regener 114. In general, make-up exams will NOT be given unless you have a very valid reason, and make-ups will be oral. NO make-ups will be given unless arranged before the exam. |
| Date | Topic | Chapter |
| T Aug 22 | Introduction | |
| R Aug 24 | Angles and angular measure | 1 |
| T Aug 29 | Positional astronomy | 2 |
| R Aug 31 | Eclipses and the Moon | 3 |
| T Sep 5 | Kepler's laws | 4 |
| R Sep 7 | Newton's laws | 4 |
| T Sep 12 | Orbits | 4 |
| R Sep 14 | Tides | 4 |
| T Sep 19 | The nature of light, black body radiation | 5 |
| R Sep 21 | Spectral lines, the Doppler effect | 5 |
| T Sep 26 | Exam 1 | 1-4 |
| R Sep 28 | Telescopes | 6 |
| T Oct 3 | Our amazing solar system | 7 |
| R Oct 5 | Overview of our solar system | 7 |
| T Oct 10 | The origin of our solar system | 8 |
| R Oct 12 | FALL BREAK | |
| T Oct 17 | The Earth's atmosphere | 9 |
| R Oct 19 | The Earth's interior | 9 |
| T Oct 24 | The Moon | 10 |
| R Oct 26 | Mercury | 11 |
| T Oct 31 | Venus | 12 |
| R Nov 2 | Welcome to Mars | 13 |
| T Nov 7 | Mars | 13 |
| R Nov 9 | Exam 2 | 5-12 |
| T Nov 14 | Jupiter and Saturn | 14 |
| R Nov 16 | Jupiter and Saturn moons | 15 |
| T Nov 21 | Uranus and Neptune | 16 |
| R Nov 23 | HOLIDAY | |
| T Nov 28 | Pluto | 16 |
| R Nov 30 | Asteroids and comets | 17 |
| T Dec 5 | Asteroid belt, course recap | 17 |
| R Dec 7 | Office hours: preparation for final | |
| T Dec 12 | Final exam |