PHYX104 

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Schedule

Week 01A Grand Tour of the Universe (August 22 - 26)
Lecture 01The Contents of the Universe
Lecture 02Scientific Notation
Lecture 03Timescales in the Universe
No Lab
Week 02An Astronomical Toolbox (August 29 - September 2)
Lecture 04The Phases of the Moon
Lecture 05The Seasons on Earth
Lab 01Fundamentals of Measurement and Error Analysis I
Week 03Understanding the Moon (September 5 - 9)
Lecture 06The Origin of the Moon
Lecture 07Mechanics of the Solar System
Week 04Observing the Sky (September 12 - 16)
Lecture 08The Geometry of the Solar System
Lecture 09The Scientific Method
Week 05The Solar System I (September 19 - 23)
Lecture 10Geocentric and Heliocentric Models
Lecture 11The Formation of the Planets
Week 06The Solar System II (September 26 - 30)
Lecture 12The Terrestrial Planets
Lecture 13The Jovian Planets
Lab 03Cratering and the Lunar Surface I
Week 07The Planets (October 3 - 7)
Lab 03Cratering and the Lunar Surface II
Week 08Midterm Exam (October 14)
Week 09Waves and Energy (October 17 - 21)
Lecture 14Waves and Light
Lecture 15Atomic Structure
Lab 04Cratering and the Martian Surface I
Week 10Atoms (October 24 - 28)
Lecture 16Absorption and Emission
Lecture 17Stellar Temperatures
Lab 04Cratering and the Martian Surface II
Week 11Stars (October 31 - November 4)
Lecture 18Nuclear Reactions
Lecture 19Binary Stars
Lab 05Parallax Measurements and Determining Distances I
Week 12Stellar Burning (November 7 - 11)
Lecture 20The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Lecture 21White Dwarfs
Lab 05Parallax Measurements and Determining Distances II
Week 13Stellar Death (November 14 - 18)
Lecture 22Neutron Stars
Lecture 23Black Holes
Lab 06The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram and Stellar Evolution I
Week 14Galaxies (November 18 - December 2)
Lecture 24  The Milky Way
Lecture 25The Expansion of the Universe
Lab 06The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram and Stellar Evolution II
Week 15The Fate of the Universe (December 5 - 9)
Lecture 26A Universe of Galaxies
Week 16Final Exam (December 12)