Naked-Eye Astronomy Tue Jan 29 -- Course Overview Thu Jan 31 -- The Scale of the Universe Tue Feb 5 -- Apparent Motions of the Sun and Stars Homework 1 due Thu Feb 7 -- The Seasons; Phases of the Moon; Tides; EclipsesQuiz 1 Tue Feb 12 -- Global Warming Thu Feb 14 -- Planetary Motions Homework 2 due Tue Feb 19 -- No Class; today is a UMass Monday Thu Feb 21 -- Gravity, Orbits; Birth of Modern Astronomy Quiz 2 Tools of Astronomy Tue Feb 26 -- Light: The Electromagnetic Spectrum Homework 3 due Thu Feb 28 -- Atoms and Spectral Lines Quiz 3 Tue March 4 -- Stellar Spectra; Doppler Shift; Review Homework 4 due Thu March 6 -- EXAM 1
Stars Tue March 11 -- Go over EXAM 1; The Sun's Atmosphere Thu March 13 -- Solar Activity Tue March 18 -- No Class -- Spring Break Thu March 20 -- No Class -- Spring Break Tue March 25 -- Properties of Stars Thu March 27 -- The HR diagram? Quiz 4 Tue April 1 -- Power Sources: How do Stars Shine? Homework 5 due Thu April 3 -- Stellar Life and Death Quiz 5 Tue April 8 -- Neutron Stars and Black Holes; Review Homework 6 due Thu April 10 -- EXAM 2 Galaxies and Cosmology Tue April 15 -- Go over EXAM 2; The Milky Way Thu April 17 -- How the Milky Way Was "Discovered" Tue April 22 -- Origin of the Milky Way Thu April 24 -- Galaxy Types Homework 7 due Tue April 29 -- The Hubble Law; Quiz 6 Thu May 1 -- The Evolution of Galaxies; Quasars Tue May 6 -- Cosmology and The Big Bang Quiz 7, Global Warming Project due Thu May 8 -- The Fate of the Universe; Review Homework 8 due Tue May 13 -- EXAM 3