Week
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Date
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Topic
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Lecture Notes (pdf)
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Sections Topic
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1
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9/30 |
INTRODUCTION. THE BIG PICTURE AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD [U1+U2]
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Lecture1
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10/02 |
PRE-TEST
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Bring #2 Pencil and ParScore
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Dimensions & Units
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2
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10/07 |
TOOLS AND UNITS [U2+U3]
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Lecture2
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10/09 |
NEWTON'S GRAVITY [U4]
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Lecture3
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Night Sky (Earth's Rotation & Orbit) |
3
|
10/14 |
THE NATURE OF LIGHT [U5]
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Lecture4
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10/16 |
OPTICS AND TELSCOPES [U6]
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Lecture5
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Calculating Tidal Forces |
4
|
10/21 |
THE SOLAR SYSTEM COMPARED TO OTHER PLANETARY SYSTEMS[U7+U8]
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Lecture6 |
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10/23
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THE FORMATION OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM AND THE FORMATION OF THE MOON [U10]
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Lecture7 |
Night Sky (Jupiter & Saturn) |
5
|
10/28
|
THE SUN [U16]
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Lecture8 |
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10/30
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THE NATURE OF STARS [U17]
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Lecture9 |
Review by Applying Concepts to Stars |
6
|
11/04 |
MIDTERM 1
|
Equation Sheet for Midterm 1 |
Example PARScore Sheet |
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11/06
|
THE BIRTH OF STARS [U18]
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Lecture10 |
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7
|
11/11
|
VETERNS DAY
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Transit of Mercury |
Star Clusters (Ages, Distances)
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11/13
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STELLAR EVOLUTION: ON AND AFTER THE MAIN SEQUENCE [U19]
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Lecture11 |
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8
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11/18
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STELLAR EVOLUTION: THE DEATHS OF STARS [U20]
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Lecture12 |
Interpreting Graphical Data (examples from Cepheids, SNe, Special Relativity)
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11/20
|
no class today |
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9
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11/25
|
BLACK HOLES [U21]
| Lecture13 |
No Sections This Week |
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11/27 |
OUR GALAXY [U22] (postponed to 12/02 due to Cave Fire) |
Lecture14
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10
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12/02
|
GALAXIES [U23] (postponed to 12/04 due to Cave Fire)
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Lecture15
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REVIEW [U:1-8,10,16-24]
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12/04
|
QUASARS AND ACTIVE GALAXIES [U24] (not covered this quarter due to Cave Fire)
| Lecture16 |
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11
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12/09
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FINAL EXAM 4-7pm [Comprehensive but Weighted Toward U18-U23]
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Equation Sheet for Final Exam |
Example PARScore Sheet |
