Week
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Date
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Topic
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Notes (ppt)
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Notes (pdf)
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1
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01/03 |
INTRODUCTION. THE BIG PICTURE AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD [Astrology Article].
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Lecture1
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Lecture1 |
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01/05 |
TOOLS AND UNITS; THE NIGHT SKY; SEASONS [U1+U2]
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Lecture2
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Lecture2 |
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01/07 |
ECLIPSES AND THE MOTION OF THE MOOON [U3]
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Lecture3
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Lecture2 |
2
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01/10 |
THE MOTION OF PLANETS [U4.1-5]
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Lecture4
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Lecture4 |
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01/12 |
NEWTON'S GRAVITY [U4.6-8]
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Lecture5
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Lecture5 |
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01/13 |
THE NATURE OF LIGHT [U5]
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Lecture6 |
Lecture6 |
3
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01/17
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HOLIDAY - NO CLASS
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01/19 |
BLACKBODIES AND SPECTROSCOPY [U5]
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Lecture7 |
Lecture7 |
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01/21
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MIDTERM 1
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4
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01/24
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THE STRUCTURE OF ATOMS AND THE DOPPLER EFFECT
| Lecture8 |
Lecture8 |
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01/26
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OPTICS AND TELESCOPES [U6]
| Lecture9 |
Lecture9 |
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01/28
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THE SOLAR SYSTEM [U7]
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Lecture10 |
Lecture10 |
5
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01/31
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THE ORIGINS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM [U8]
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Lecture11 |
Lecture11 |
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02/02
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THE LIVING EARTH [U9.1-4]
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Lecture12 |
Lecture12 |
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02/04
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GLOBAL WARMING [U9.5-7]
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Lecture13 |
Lecture13 |
6
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02/07
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EARTH-LIKE PLANETS [U11]
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Lecture14 |
Lecture14 |
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02/09
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GAS GIANTS [U12]
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Lecture15 |
Lecture15 |
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02/11
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GAS GIANTS SATELLITES [U13] |
Lecture16 |
Lecture16
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7
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02/14
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OUTER PLANETS [U14]
| Lecture17 |
Lecture17
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02/16
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ASTEROIDS, COMETS AND KUIPER BELT [U15]
| Lecture18 |
Lecture18
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02/18
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MIDTERM 2
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8
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02/21
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HOLIDAY - NO CLASS
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02/23
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THE SUN [U16] |
Lecture19 |
Lecture19 |
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02/25
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THE NATURE OF STARS [U17] |
Lecture20 |
Lecture20 |
9
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02/28
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THE BIRTH OF STARS [U18] |
Lecture21 |
Lecture21 |
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03/02
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STELLAR EVOLUTION [U 19+20] |
Lecture22 |
Lecture22 |
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03/04
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BLACK HOLES [U22] |
Lecture23 |
Lecture23 |
10
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03/07
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INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY |
Lecture24 |
Lecture24 |
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03/09
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REVIEW FOR THE FINAL.
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Final_review
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Final_review
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03/11
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NO CLASS - STUDY FOR FINAL EXAM
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03/16
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FINAL EXAM!!!!! 12-3 PM
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