Class Schedule - Astro 105

The following is a list of important events for the Astronomy 105 class for Fall 1994. For the days with lectures scheduled, you examine the class notes or the review questions.

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  • 8/30/94 : Lecture 1: Your Friend, the Universe

  • Readings pp. 1-10
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  • 9/1/94 : Lecture 2: Sun Rise, Sun Set - Apparent Solar Motions

  • Readings pp. 10-13
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  • 9/6/94 : Lecture 3: It's Just a Phase I'm Going Through - The Moon

  • Readings pp. 13-23
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  • 9/8/94 : Lecture 4: Science - Methods, Misuse, and Madness

  • Readings pp. 24-32
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  • 9/13/94 : Lecture 5: Dead Greeks, Planets, and Their Motion - Lend Me Your Epicycle

  • Readings pp. 32-39
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  • 9/15/94 : Lecture 6: What Were They Thinking? - The Copernican Revolution

  • Readings pp. 40-47
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  • 9/20/94 : Lecture 7: Newton and Kepler- The Dudes and Their Laws

  • Readings pp. 48-61
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  • 9/22/94 : MIDTERM #1

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  • 9/27/94 : Lecture 8: Waves and Particles - A Light Motif

  • Readings pp. 62-73
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  • 9/29/94 : Lecture 9: Walking the Planck- Thermal and Line Emission

  • Readings pp. 74-90
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  • 10/4/94 : Lecture 10: Atomic Physics for Kids of All Ages

  • Readings pp. 91-105
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  • 10/6/94 : Lecture 11: All the Better to See You With- Telescopes

  • Readings pp. 106-120
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  • 10/11/94 : Columbus Day Holiday!


    10/13/94 : Lecture 12: Non-Optical Telescopes and Space Exploration

  • Readings pp. 121-137
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  • 10/18/94 : Lecture 13: The Earth- This Place Has Atmosphere!

  • Readings pp. 138-151
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  • 10/20/94 : Class cancelled


    10/25/94 : Lecture 14: The Earth- It's Just a Planet

  • Readings pp. 152-168
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  • 10/27/94 : MIDTERM #2

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  • 11/1/94 : Lecture 15: The Moon- More Than Just Cheese

  • Readings pp. 169-201
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  • 11/3/94 : Lecture 16: Solar System- The Big Picture

  • Readings pp. 198-201
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  • 11/8/94 : Lecture 17: Mercury- The Winged Messenger with a 3:2 Spin-Orbit Coupling

  • Readings pp. 202-216
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  • 11/10/94 : Lecture 18: Venus- Planet of Love (And Sulferic Acid Rain)

  • Readings pp. 217-240
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  • 11/15/94 : Lecture 19: Mars- The Red Planet

  • Readings pp. 241-259
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  • 11/17/94 : Lecture 20: Jupiter- Strips, Spots, and Moons

  • Readings pp. 260-281
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  • 11/22/94 : Lecture 22: Saturn- Normal or a Ringer?

  • Readings pp. 282-305
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  • 11/24/94 : THANKSGIVING BREAK!


    11/29/94 : Lecture 24: Solar System Debris- Comets, Asteroids and You

  • Readings pp. 329-347
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  • 12/1/94 : Lecture 23: Uranus, Neptune and Pluto- Even Colder than Minnesota

  • Readings pp. 306-328
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  • 12/6/94 MIDTERM #3

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  • 12/8/94 : Lecture 25: Solar System Formation

  • Readings pp. 348-363
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  • 12/20/94 : FINAL EXAM!!!

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