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'''20 February to 26 February Periodic table of elements and the Universe'''
'''20 February to 26 February 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'''
'''Saturday, 25 February, through Monday, 27 February First exam'''
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'''16 April to 22 April The story of the universe'''
'''16 April to 22 April The story of the universe'''
*Units 83, 84 and review
*Units 83, 84

Revision as of 20:41, 9 January 2012

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 - Spring 2012

9 January to 15 January 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

16 January to 22 January 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

23 January to 29 January Telescopes, spacecraft, and the solar system

  • Units 1, 34, 44, 48, 30, 32

30 January to 5 February The Moon

  • Units 6.5, 8.1-8.3, 39

6 February to 12 February Mars, Saturn, and extra-solar planets

  • Units 42, 45, 47

13 February to 19 February Comets, meteors, and meteorites

  • Units 49, 50

20 February to 26 February Periodic table of elements and the Universe

  • 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

  • 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

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

12 March to 18 March Spring break

19 March to 25 March The expanding universe and the beginning of time

  • Units 66.3, 75, 80

26 March to 1 April Galaxies near and far

  • Units 71, 74, 76, 78

2 April to 8 April Special and General Relativity

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

9 April to 15 April Things beyond our understanding

  • Units 77, 79, 80, 81

16 April to 22 April The story of the universe

  • Units 83, 84