Astronomy 101: Class Outlines


Part 1: CONCEPTS IN ASTRONOMY

Introduction; Scales of the Universe: pdf

26 Aug 2009

Observing the Sky I: pdf

28 Aug 2009

Observing the Sky II: pdf

31 Aug 2009

Ancient Astronomy: pdf

02 Sep 2009

Light: pdf

04 Sep 2009

Spectra: pdf

07 Sep 2009

No Class - Special Lecture at 7:30 pm

09 Sep 2009

Birth of Modern Astronomy: pdf

11 Sep 2009

Newton's Laws: pdf

14 Sep 2009

Gravity: pdf

16 Sep 2009


Part 2: THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Solar System: Overview pdf

21 Sep 2009

Solar System: Formation pdf

23 Sep 2009

Earth pdf

25 Sep 2009

Terrestrial Planets - I: pdf

28 Sep 2009

Terrestrial Planets - II: pdf

30 Sep 2009

Planetarium Program

02 Oct 2009

The Outer Planets: pdf

05 Oct 2009

Rings and Moons: pdf

07 Oct 2009

Asteroids, Comets, and Pluto: pdf

09 Oct 2009

Other Planetary Systems: pdf

12 Oct 2009


Part 3: STARS

The Sun as a STAR: pdf

19 Oct 2009

Sun - Earth Connection: pdf

21 Oct 2009

Surveying the Stars - I: pdf

23 Oct 2009

Surveying the Stars - II: pdf

26 Oct 2009

Surveying the Stars - III: pdf

28 Oct 2009

Star Births: pdf

30 Oct 2009

Low Mass Stars: pdf

02 Nov 2009

High Mass Stars: pdf

04 Nov 2009

White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars: pdf

06 Nov 2009

Black Holes and Gamma-Ray Bursts: pdf

09 Nov 2009

Current Research on Stellar Astronomy: pdf

11 Nov 2009


Part 4: GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY

The Milky Way Galaxy: pdf

16 Nov 2009

The Milky Way Galaxy: pdf

18 Nov 2009

Galaxies Distances: pdf

20 Nov 2009

Hubble's Law; Quasars: pdf

30 Nov 2009

The Rest of the Universe: pdf

02 Dec 2009

Fate of the Universe: pdf

04 Dec 2009

The Big Bang: pdf

07 Dec 2009

The Big Bang: pdf

09 Dec 2009

Cosmology, Creation, and the Bible: pdf

11 Dec 2009


Last Updated 16 Nov 2009, pmn