Astronomy 110G: INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY

Section M02,M03,M04 - Fall 2013

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• Week 1: Introduction to ASTR110 labs ( Intro material and groups )
• Week 2: LABOR DAY, no lab
• Week 3: The Origin of the Seasons
• Week 4: The Surface of the Moon
• Week 5: Measurement and Error: How Many Galaxies in the Universe?
• Week 6: Shaping Surfaces in the Solar System
• Week 7: Galaxy morphology
• Week 8: Measuring distances using parallax
• Week 9: Kepler' Laws
• Week 10: Optics
• Week 11: The Power of Light: Understanding spectroscopy
• Week 12:The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
• Week 13:Introduction to the Geology of the Terrestrial Planets
• Week 14: Review