Naked-Eye Astronomy Tue Jan 27 -- Course Overview Thu Jan 29 -- The Scale of the Universe Tue Feb 3 -- Apparent Motions of the Sun and Stars Homework 1 due Thu Feb 5 -- The Seasons; Phases of the Moon; Tides; EclipsesQuiz 1 Tue Feb 10 -- Global Warming Thu Feb 12 -- Planetary Motions Homework 2 due Tue Feb 17 -- Gravity, Orbits; Birth of Modern Astronomy Quiz 2 Tools of Astronomy Thu Feb 19 -- Light: The Electromagnetic Spectrum Homework 3 due Tue Feb 24 -- Atoms and Spectral Lines Quiz 3 Thu Feb 26 -- Stellar Spectra; Doppler Shift; Review Homework 4 due Tue March 3 -- EXAM 1
Stars Thu March 5 -- Go over EXAM 1; The Sun's Atmosphere Tue March 10 -- Solar Activity Thu March 12 -- Properties of Stars Tue March 17 -- No Class -- Spring Break Thu March 19 -- No Class -- Spring Break Tue March 24 -- The HR diagram? Quiz 4 Thu March 26 -- Power Sources: How do Stars Shine? Homework 5 due Tue March 31 -- Stellar Life and Death Quiz 5 Thu April 2 -- Neutron Stars and Black Holes; Review Homework 6 due Tue April 7 -- EXAM 2 Galaxies and Cosmology Thu April 9 -- Go over EXAM 2; The Milky Way Tue April 14 -- How the Milky Way Was "Discovered" Thu April 16 -- Origin of the Milky Way Tue April 21 -- No Class; today is a UMass Monday Thu April 23 -- Galaxy Types Homework 7 due Tue April 28 -- The Hubble Law; Quiz 6 Thu April 30 -- The Evolution of Galaxies; Quasars Tue May 5 -- Cosmology and The Big Bang Quiz 7, Global Warming Project due Thu May 7 -- The Fate of the Universe; Review Homework 8 due Tue May 12 -- EXAM 3