April
1 -
June 5th, 2014
Lectures:
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Jupiter |
Instructor: Claire
Max
When
you email the Professor, be sure to put "Astro18" in the
subject line Section schedule and location TBD |
Links to sample
concept maps:
General Instructions for Concept Mapping,
Search
for evidence of life, Types
of energy, What
is a concept map?,
Planetary
concept maps from Bennett Second Edition, Saint Nicholas
Concept Map
Topics for class projects, from brainstorming session Thursday May 15th
Course Number for Mastering Astronomy website: ASTRO182014
Course Number for eCommons website: 60617 LEC 01: ASTR ...
Due before class
on... |
Assignments in Bennett: The Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System, 7th Edition |
Thursday April 3rd |
Pages XXII-XXIV Chapter 1: A Modern View of the Universe |
Tuesday April 8th |
The Science of Astronomy: Chapter 3 sections 3.2 through 3.5; Motion, Energy, and Gravity: Chapter 4 (all) |
Thursday April
10th |
Revew the sections of Chapter 4 that were not covered in class on Tuesday April 8th |
Tuesday April 15th |
Bennett Chapter 5: Light and Matter |
Tuesday April 22nd |
Bennett Chapter 6: Telescopes, and Section 7.3, Spacecraft. Optional reading for those who know calculus is on our eCommons website. |
Thursday
April 24th |
Bennett Chapter 7 Sections 7.1 and 7.2: Our Planetary System, and Chapter 8: Formation of the Solar System |
Tuesday
April 29th |
Bennett Chapter 13: Other Planetary Systems - Exoplanets |
Tuesday
May 13th |
Bennett Chapter 9: Planetary Geology |
Thursday
May 15th |
Bennett Chapter 10: Planetary Atmospheres |
Tuesday
May 20th |
Bennett Chapter 11: Jovian Planets, their moons and their rings |
Thursday
May 22nd |
Bennett Chapter 12: Asteroids, Comets, Dwarf Planets |
Tuesday
May 27th |
Bennett Chapter 12, Section 12.4: Cosmic Collisions (plus additional reading to be posted) |
Thursday
May 29th
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Bennett Chapter 24: Life in the Universe |
Tuesday
June 3rd |
Prepare class project presentations and reports |
Thursday
June 5th |
Prepare class project presentations and reports |
Due
before class on... |
PDF
File |
Web
link |
Solutions |
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Homework 1 | Thursday April 3rd | Not Applicable | ||
Homework 2 | Thursday April 17th | |||
Homework 3 | Thursday April 24th | |||
Homework 4: Practice Mid-term | Tuesday May 6th (or sooner if you'd like me to grade it before the mid-term) |
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Class Project Presentations | Tues June 3rd and Thurs June 5th | |||
Paper on Class Projects | Thurs June 5th |
Date and Title | PPT | Web
Pages |
Videos and Apps | |
Tuesday April 1st Lecture 1: Tour of the Solar System and
Outline of the Course |
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Thurs April 3rd Lecture 2: Modern View of the Universe |
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Tuesday April 8th Lecture 3: Motion and Gravity |
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Tuesday April 8th Slides about Lunar Eclipses |
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Tuesday April 15th Lecture 4: Momentum, Energy, Tides, Scientific Method |
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Thursday April 17th Lecture 5: Scientific Method, Light, and Matter |
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Tuesday April 22nd Lecture 6: Telescopes and Spacecraft |
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Thursday April 24th Lecture 7: Solar System Formation |
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Tuesday April 29th Lecture 8: Extrasolar Planets |
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Thursday May 1st Lecture 9: Second lecture on Exoplanets |
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Tuesday May 6th Lecture 10: Review Session for Mid-Term |
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Thursday May 8th MID-TERM EXAM |
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Tuesday May 13th Lecture 11: Comparative Geology of the Terrestrial Planets |
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Thursday May 15th Lecture 12: Planetary Atmospheres; Start of Class Projects |
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Tuesday May 20th Lecture 13: Planetary Atmospheres Part 2; Class Projects |
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Thursday May 22nd Lecture 14: Jovian Planets; their moons and rings |
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Tuesday May 27th Lecture 15: Asteroids, Comets, Dwarf Planets, Meteorites, Cosmic Collisions |
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Thursday May 29th Lecture 16: Life in the Universe |
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Tuesday June 3rd Class Project Presentations, Part 1 |
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Thursday June 5th Class Project Presentations, Part 2 |
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Wednesday June 11th, 8am-11am FINAL EXAM |
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Planetary
Science Web Links
General
Astronomy Web Links
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: How to use the web for research
UCSC Library: How to use the Web for research