Note: In many of my PowerPoints you'll find slides with purple backgrounds - these are slides on more advanced or not immediately relevant material that will not be on any exams. The material is there for the curious who want more. But pay special attention to the very last slide - the red slide - which has key ideas for your study and especially relevant for quiz and exam questions. The PowerPoints are listed below in order they are presented during the course
Short Videos Suitable for our mid-class Break
Chapter |
Title |
approx # Slides | pdf's |
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1 |
Introduction to the Course | |||
0 |
Principles of Clear Thinking and Scientific Method | 169 |
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0 |
On Teaching (website) | 18 |
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2 |
Earth and Sky, Seasons, Eclipses | 53 |
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3 |
Science and Astronomy - Historical Perspective | 51 |
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4 |
Forces and Gravity | 39 |
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5 |
Light and Matter | 72 |
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6 |
Telescopes and Detectors | 56 |
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7,8 |
Formation and Properties of the Solar System | 64 |
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9 |
Inner Planet Geology | 109 |
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10 |
Inner Planet Atmospheres | 72 |
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| Earth Climate Change in One (long) Lecture | 96 |
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11 |
Jovian Planet Systems | 145 |
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12a |
Asteroids and Comets | 165 |
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12b |
The Kuiper Belt | 36 |
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13 |
Other Solar Systems Around Other Stars | 80 |
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14 |
The Sun | 73 |
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24 |
Life in the Galaxy | 115 |
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