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The recommended textbook accompanying this class in Spring 2014 was
Pathways to Astronomy, 3rd Edition
Pathways to Astronomy, 3rd Edition
Stephen E. Schneider and Thomas T. Arny
Stephen E. Schneider and Thomas T. Arny
McGraw-Hill, 2009
McGraw-Hill, 2012
ISBN 978-0-07-340445-5
ISBN 978-0-07-351213-6
 


== Sections and Topics for Elementary Astronomy 107 - Spring 2012 ==
== Sections and Topics for Elementary Astronomy 107 as used in the Spring 2014 Semester ==




'''9 January to 15 January Constellations'''
'''Constellations'''
*''Looking up'' at the front of the book
*''Looking up'' at the front of the book
*''Star charts'' at end of book
*''Star charts'' at end of book
*Units 5.1-5.3, 6.1-6.2, 6.6
*Units 5.1-5.3, 6.1-6.2, 6.6


'''16 January to 22 January The Sun keeps us warm'''
'''The Sun keeps us warm'''
*Units 6.3-6.5, 7.1-7.2, 38.2, 51.1-51.4, 52.1, 53.1-53.4 56.1-56.5
*Units 6.3-6.5, 7.1-7.2, 38.2, 51.1-51.4, 52.1, 53.1-53.4 56.1-56.5


'''23 January to 29 January Telescopes, spacecraft, and the solar system'''
'''Telescopes, spacecraft, and the solar system'''
*Units 1, 34, 44, 48, 30, 32
*Units 1, 34, 44, 48, 30, 32


'''30 January to 5 February The Moon'''
'''The Moon'''
*Units 6.5, 8.1-8.3, 39
*Units 6.5, 8.1-8.3, 39


'''6 February to 12 February Mars, Saturn, and extra-solar planets'''
'''Mars, Saturn, and extra-solar planets'''
*Units 42, 45, 47
*Units 42, 45, 47


'''13 February to 19 February Comets, meteors, and meteorites'''
'''Comets, meteors, and meteorites'''
*Units 49, 50
*Units 49, 50


'''20 February to 26 February Periodic table of elements and the Universe'''
'''Periodic table of elements and the Universe'''
*Units 2, 4.2, 67.4, 83.1-83.2 and review
*Units 2, 4.2, 67.4, 83.1-83.2
 
'''Saturday, 25 February, through Monday, 27 February First exam'''


'''27 February to 4 March Subatomic particles, birth and death of stars, black holes'''
'''Subatomic particles, birth and death of stars, black holes'''
*Units 4.4, 52, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 69.1-69.3
*Units 4.4, 52, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 69.1-69.3


'''5 March to 11 March How to measure distances across the universe'''
'''How to measure distances across the universe'''
*Units 3, 10.3, 54.1-54.4, 55, 64, 66
*Units 3, 10.3, 54.1-54.4, 55, 64, 66


'''12 March to 18 March Spring break'''
'''The expanding universe and the beginning of time'''
 
'''19 March to 25 March The expanding universe and the beginning of time'''
*Units 66.3, 75, 80
*Units 66.3, 75, 80


'''26 March to 1 April Galaxies near and far'''
'''Galaxies near and far'''
*Units 71, 74, 76, 78
*Units 71, 74, 76, 78


'''2 April to 8 April Special and General Relativity'''
'''Special and General Relativity'''
*Units 26, 27, 69.2, 79.3, 80.2, 82
*Units 26, 27, 69.2, 79.3, 80.2, 82


'''9 April to 15 April Things beyond our understanding'''
'''Things beyond our understanding'''
*Units 77, 79, 80, 81
*Units 77, 79, 80, 81


'''16 April to 22 April The story of the universe'''
'''The story of the universe'''
*Units 83, 84 and review
*Units 83, 84

Latest revision as of 22:30, 23 July 2014

The recommended textbook accompanying this class in Spring 2014 was

Pathways to Astronomy, 3rd Edition Stephen E. Schneider and Thomas T. Arny McGraw-Hill, 2012 ISBN 978-0-07-351213-6

Sections and Topics for Elementary Astronomy 107 as used in the Spring 2014 Semester

Constellations

  • Looking up at the front of the book
  • Star charts at end of book
  • Units 5.1-5.3, 6.1-6.2, 6.6

The Sun keeps us warm

  • Units 6.3-6.5, 7.1-7.2, 38.2, 51.1-51.4, 52.1, 53.1-53.4 56.1-56.5

Telescopes, spacecraft, and the solar system

  • Units 1, 34, 44, 48, 30, 32

The Moon

  • Units 6.5, 8.1-8.3, 39

Mars, Saturn, and extra-solar planets

  • Units 42, 45, 47

Comets, meteors, and meteorites

  • Units 49, 50

Periodic table of elements and the Universe

  • Units 2, 4.2, 67.4, 83.1-83.2

Subatomic particles, birth and death of stars, black holes

  • Units 4.4, 52, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 69.1-69.3

How to measure distances across the universe

  • Units 3, 10.3, 54.1-54.4, 55, 64, 66

The expanding universe and the beginning of time

  • Units 66.3, 75, 80

Galaxies near and far

  • Units 71, 74, 76, 78

Special and General Relativity

  • Units 26, 27, 69.2, 79.3, 80.2, 82

Things beyond our understanding

  • Units 77, 79, 80, 81

The story of the universe

  • Units 83, 84