Our lecture-based quizzes (#1-#6) and the Final Exam, will be on green narrow scantron sheets at the end of class times
Video quizzes will be done by you at home, online on Canvas.
Mon Aug 26: First Day of Class. Ch. 0 - Science and Clear Thinking (on-line) , (Chap 0 PDF)
Mon Sept 2 - Labor Day holiday
Sun Sep 8 - last day to drop a class and not receive a "W"
Mon Sept 9: Finish Chap 0, Chap 2 - Earth and Sky
Mon Sept 16: Ch 3 - Early Astronomy through Kepler
Mon Sept 23: Ch 4 - Newton, Gravity, Tides. Ch 5 - Light, Atoms, Spectra, Doppler Effect.
Mon Sept 30: Summarize Ch 5 - Light, Atoms, Spectra, Doppler Effect, and on to Ch 6 - Telescopes, Detectors, Light pollution,
Mon Oct 7: Ch 7,8 - Solar System Overview, Formation of our Solar System. Quiz #1: Chap 0, 2; Science, Earth &Sky
Mon Oct 14: review Quiz #1. Ch 9 - Inner Planet Geologic History, Mercury through Mars. Quiz #2: Chap 3,4; history, forces and gravity
Mon Oct 21: 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 22 1pm - Canvas: Video quiz "The Birth of the Earth" unlocks; re-locks Oct 27. Take this in Canvas!
Mon Oct 28: review Quiz #3. Ch 10 - Inner Planet Atmospheres. Earth Climate in One Lecture, and 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
Mon Nov 4: Atmosphere and evolution of Mars. A few remaining points on Earth's atmosphere. Ch 11 - Outer planets and their moons Quiz #4: Chap 7-10; Inner planets; geology and atmospheres
Mon Nov 18: review Quiz #4. Ch 11 - Outer planets and their moons (finish), Ch 12 - Asteroids, Comets and the Kuiper Belt
Nov 21-Dec 8; On Canvas: Video Canvas quiz "These are the Asteroids to Worry About")
Mon Nov 25: Chap 12b - The Kuiper Belt, and Ch 13 - Other Solar Systems Around Other Stars Quiz #5: Chap 11-13; Outer planets, asteroids, comets, Kuiper Belt, and Earth Climate
Mon Dec 2: review Quiz #5.Finish Ch 13 "Other solar systems", Ch 14: The Sun, and Ch 24 - 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).
Mon Dec 9 - review or take Quiz #6. Final Exam Week. Quiz #6: Chap 14, 30; The sun, life in the Galaxy Your final exam will be live, in the classroom 6-9pm. 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 16 midnite: Deadline I must submit grades to Grade Desk