6:00-9:05pm Monday Evenings
Our lecture-based quizzes (#1-#6) and the Final Exam
Video quizzes will be done by you at home, online on Canvas.
Mon Aug 25: First Day of Class. Ch. 0 - Science and Clear Thinking (on-line) , (Chap 0 PDF)
Mon Sept 1 - Labor Day holiday
Sun Sep 7 - last day to drop a class and not receive a "W"
Mon Sept 8: Finish Chap 0, Chap 2 - Earth and Sky
Mon Sept 15: Chap 2 - Earth and Sky, finish and Ch 3 - Early Astronomy through Kepler
Mon Sept 22: Ch 4 - Newton, Gravity, Tides. Ch 5 - Light, Atoms, Spectra, Doppler Effect. Quiz #1: Chap 0, 2; Science, Earth &Sky
Mon Sept 29: Summarize Ch 5 - Light, Atoms, Spectra, Doppler Effect, and on to Ch 6 - Telescopes, Detectors, Light pollution,
Mon Oct 6: Ch 7,8 - Solar System Overview, Formation of our Solar System.
Mon Oct 13: review Quiz #1. Ch 9 - Inner Planet Geologic History, Mercury through Mars. Quiz #2: Chap 3,4; history, forces and gravity
Mon Oct 20: review Quiz #2.Ch 10 - Inner Planet Atmospheres; The history
of the atmosphere of the Earth.Quiz #3; Chap 5-6; light, matter, telescopes
Tue Oct 21 1pm - Canvas: Video quiz "The Birth of the Earth" unlocks; re-locks Oct 27. Take this in Canvas!
Mon Oct 27: review Quiz #3. Ch 10 - Inner Planet Atmospheres.
Oct 28-Nov 16: 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
Mon Nov 3: Atmosphere and evolution of Mars. A few remaining points on Earth's atmosphere. Earth Climate in "One" Lecture, and additional optional resource site: The Politics and Science of Climate,
Mon Nov 17: Wrap up Earth Climate. Ch 11 - Outer planets and their moons (finish), Ch 12 - Asteroids, Comets and the Kuiper Belt. Quiz #4: Chap 7-10; Inner planets; geology and atmospheres
Nov 20-Dec 7; On Canvas: Video Canvas quiz "These are the Asteroids to Worry About")
Mon Nov 24: review Quiz #4.Chap 12b - The Kuiper Belt, and Ch 13 - Other Solar Systems Around Other Stars
Mon Dec 1: review Quiz #5. Finish Ch 13 "Other solar systems", Ch 14: The Sun, and Ch 24 - Life in the Galaxy. Quiz #5: Chap 11-13; Outer planets, asteroids, comets, Kuiper Belt, and Earth Climate
Wed Dec 3 at 5:50pm -7:00 pm - Extra credit star party at the Observatory. Gate code will be on the keypad at the gate
Mon Dec 8 - 6-9+ pm. Take Quiz #6 and Final Exam. Quiz #6: Chap 14, 30; The Sun, life in the Galaxy. Your final exam will be live, in the classroom. On the usual green-narrow scantron sheets. Bring a pencil! Closed book, closed phone; BUT you may have a single 8x10" sheet of paper with your own hand-written notes on it.