Astro 3-1 Solar System Astronomy

Section 1: 9:30-10:50am Monday/Wednesday

Fall '24 Schedule

Other Videos for Instructor Consideration on Next Offering:
Nova: Chasing Pluto
PBS: To Catch a Comet (comet CG)
Nova: Mars Ultimate Challenge: Curiosity

IGPP Friday Seminars usually noon-1pm in EMSS 210: Map (but currently only on-line)

Check Canvas pages for unlock/relock times for video quizzes.

Mon Aug 26 : Introduction, Ch. 0 - Science and Clear Thinking (web page on-line)

Wed Aug 28: finish up Ch 0 - Science and Clear Thinking (web page on-line), then Ch - Earth and Sky (motions of the Earth, stars, sun and moon and planets)

Mon Sept 2 - Labor Day Holiday (no class)

Wed Sept 4: Ch 2 - Earth and Sky

Sat Sept 7- last day to add the class.

Mon Sept 9: Ch 2 - Earth and Sky

Wed Sept 11: Ch 3 - Early Astronomy & Science

Mon Sept 16: Ch 4 - Newton and Gravity,

Wed Sept 18 : Ch 4 - Newton and Gravity.

Mon Sept 23: Ch 4 - Gravity, Tides and up to but not including Thermal Radiation).

Wed Sep 25: Ch 5 - Light, Spectra, Atoms, Electromagnetism

Mon Sep 30: Ch 5 - Light, Spectra, Atoms, Electromagnetism,

Wed Oct 2: Ch 5,6 - Spectra, Doppler Effect, Ch 6 - Telescopes, Detectors

Mon Oct 7: Ch 7,8 - Solar System Overview, Formation of our Solar System Quiz #1: Chap 0, 2; Science, Earth &Sky

Wed Oct 9: Review Quiz 1, Ch 7,8 - Solar System Overview, Formation of our Solar System

Mon Oct 14: Ch 9 - Inner Planet Geologic History; Mercury, Venus. Quiz #2: Chap 3,4; history, forces and gravity

Wed Oct 16: Review Quiz 2, Ch 9 - Ch 9 - Inner Planet Geologic History; Mars

Mon Oct 21: Ch 9 - Inner Planet Geology, Ch 10 - Inner Planet Atmospheres, Principles Quiz #3; Chap 5-6; light, matter, telescopes

Tue Oct 22 1pm unlocks- Canvas: Video quiz "The Birth of the Earth"; re-locks Oct 30. Take this in Canvas!

Wed Oct 23: Review Quiz 3, Ch 10 - Inner Planet Atmospheres,(finish). Earth's atmosphere, Mars.

Mon Oct 28: Earth's current and future climate: Climate in One Lecture, (additional optional resource site: The Politics and Science of Climate )

Oct 29-Nov 10: Canvas: Nova PBS: "Looking for Life on Mars" and video quiz. Be sure to watch the video whenever and how often you like! and then take the quiz during the unlock period

Wed Oct 30: Earth's current and future climate: Climate in One Lecture

Mon Nov 4: Finish up Ch 10- Inner Planet Atmospheres, and Climate, Ch 11 - Jovian Planets and their moons. Quiz #4: Chap 7-10; Inner planets; geology and atmospheres

Wed Nov 6: Review Quiz 4, Finish up Ch 10- Inner Planet Atmospheres, and Climate, Ch 11 - Jovian Planets and their moons

Sat Nov 17 : Last day you or I can drop you from course. After this, you MUST take a grade.

Wed Nov 13: finish Ch 11 - Jovian Planets and their moons, Ch 12 - Asteroids, Comets, the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud

Mon Nov 18: Ch 12 - Asteroids, Comets, the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud,

Wed Nov 20:, Ch 12, 12b - Finish Asteroids, then The Kuiper Belt

Nov 21-Dec 8; On Canvas: Video Canvas quiz "These are the Asteroids to Worry About")

Mon Nov 25:, Ch 13 - Other Solar Systems Around Other Stars, Quiz #5: Chap 11-13; Outer planets, asteroids, comets, Kuiper Belt, and Earth Climate

Wed Nov 27: Review Quiz 5, Ch 13 - Other Solar Systems Around Other Stars (finish), Chap 14 - the Sun

Mon Dec 2: Ch 14 - The Sun (finish), Ch 24 - Life in the Galaxy

Wed Dec 4 : Ch 24 - Life in the Galaxy (finish). Quiz #6: Chap 14, 30; The sun, life in the Galaxy

Wed Dec 4 5:45-7pm - Extra credit star party (if you didn't already earn your star party extra credit at the Natural History Museum star party in October).

Wed Dec 11 - Final Exam Week. review or take Quiz 6, Our final exam this semester will be live, in-class room. 7-10am. On the usual green narrow scantron sheets. Bring a pencil!! Closed book, you may have a single 8x10" sheet of paper with notes on it.

Mon Dec 23 midnite: Deadline I must submit grades to Grade Desk