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Astronomy 1 Syllabus, Fall 2003
Text: The Cosmic Perspective, 3rd Edition, Bennett et al..
The movies and tutorials can be previewed on Astronomy Place at
www.astronomyplace.com
The tutorials in boldface should be completed and submitted prior to class. The movies are strongly recommend.
The other online materials and materials from the SkyGazer CD Rom are optional.
(The recommended SkyGazer items are listed in the expanded syllabus available on the Blackboard course
website at courseweb.library.upenn.edu)
Date
Sep 4
Bennett
Ch 1: Our Place in the Universe
#1
Sep 9
Tutorials
Scale of the Universe
Ch 2.1 – 2.4 Discovering the Universe for
Yourself
Seasons
The Celestial Sphere
Time and Seasons
Ch 2.5 – 2.6: Discovering the Universe for
Yourself
#3
Sept 16
From the Big Bang to
Galaxies
Special: A Tour of the
Solar System
#2
Sept 11
Movies
Phases of the Moon
Eclipse
Ch 3: The Science of Astronomy,
#4
S1: sections: 1, 5, and 6
Sep 18
Ch 5: Universal Motion
Orbits and Kepler’s
Laws
Ch 6: Light: The Cosmic Messenger
Light and
Spectroscopy
Orbits in the Solar System
#5
Sept
23
Ch 4 sections: 4.3, 4.4
#6
Sept.
25
The Doppler Effect
Ch 7: Telescopes
The Doppler Effect
Light and Spectroscopy
#7
Sept. 30
Ch 8: Our Solar System: An Intro and
Overview
#8
Ch 9: Formation of the Solar System
Formation of the Solar History of the Solar System
System
Orbits in the Solar System
Extrasolar Planetary
Detection
Special: A Tour of the
1
Date
Bennett
Tutorials
Movies
Solar System
Oct 2
Ch 10: Planetary Worlds: Earth and Other
Terrestrial Planets
Shaping Planetary
Surfaces
#9
History of the Solar System
Orbits in the Solar System
Special: A Tour of the
Solar System
Oct 7
Ch 11: Planetary Atmospheres: Earth &
Other Terrestrial Worlds
Surface Temperature
of Terrestrial Planets
#10
Special: A Tour of the
Solar System
Oct 9
Ch 12: Jovian Planet Systems
Special: A Tour of the
Solar System
#11
History of the Solar System
Orbits in the Solar System
Oct 14
NO CLASS
Oct 16
Ch 13: Remnants of Rock and Ice: Asteroids,
Comets and Pluto
History of the Solar System
#12
Oct 21
#13
Oct 23
Ch 15: Our Star
Special: A Tour of the
Solar System
The Sun
Measuring Cosmic
Distances
Lives of Stars
Ch 6: Light REVIEW
Ch 16: Stars
#14
The H-R Diagram
Oct 28
Ch 16: Stars Continued
The H-R Diagram
Lives of Stars
Ch 17: Star Stuff
The H-R Diagram
Lives of Stars
Stellar Evolution
Double Stars
Ch 18: The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard
Stellar Evolution
Lives of Stars
Ch S3: sections 1, 4 and 5
Black Holes
Ch 18: Continued
Stellar Evolution
#15
Oct 30
#16
Nov 4
#17
Nov 6
#18
Nov 11
Lives of Stars
Black Holes
Ch 19: Our Galaxy
REVIEW Orbits and
Kepler’s Laws
The Milky Way Galaxy
#19
2
Date
Nov 13
Bennett
Ch 20: A Universe of Galaxies
Tutorials
Measuring Cosmic
Distances
Movies
From the Big Bang to
Galaxies
#20
Hubble’s Law
Nov 18
Ch 21: Galaxy Evolution
From the Big Bang to
Galaxies
#21
Nov 20
Ch 22: Dark Matter and the Fate of the
Universe
Detecting Dark Matter
in a Spiral Galaxy
#22
Fate of the Universe
Nov 23
Hubble’s Law
From the Big Bang to
Galaxies
Ch 23 continued
Hubble’s Law
From the Big Bang to
Galaxies
Ch 24: Life in the Universe
REVIEW: Detecting
Extrasolar Planets
Search for Extra-terrestrial
Life
Ch 23: The Beginning of Time
#23
Nov 27
Dec 2
THANKSGIVING
#24
Dec 4
#25
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