Astronomy 102:
Solar System Astronomy

Fall Semester 2009

This schedule is tentative and we reserve the right to adjust as necessary.

Homework is not listed here but is instead on the assignments page.

Week following Monday ...	Lab Exercise Topic That Starts this Week	Observing Project Deadlines	Schedule Notes
Aug. 24	The Scale of the Solar System
Aug. 31	The Phases of the Moon
Sept. 7	Getting into a 3000 year old Mindset (Meets in Planetarium)	Observing Project Signup Deadline Friday, Sept. 11	Field Trip Signup Deadline Friday, Sept. 11
Sept. 14	The Orbit of Mercury
Sept. 21	Kepler’s Laws	Planetarium Block 1 due Fri. Sept. 25	Midterm Exam #1 This Week [Study Guide/Practice Exam] (Tues. - Craig, Wed. - Cabanela)
Sept. 28	Mass of Jupiter		Field Trips (Sun, Sept. 27 through Thu., Oct. 1)
Oct. 5	Spectra	Planetarium Block 2 due Fri. Oct. 9
Oct. 12	NONE		Fall Breather (Mon. - Tues.)
Oct. 19	Simple Spectral Analysis
Oct. 26	Exoplanets	Planetarium Block 3 due Fri. Oct. 30	Rain Date Field Trips (Sun, Oct. 25 through Thu., Oct. 29)
Nov. 2	Radioactive Dating	Finding Stardust Project due Fri. Nov. 6
Nov. 9	Planetary Histories	Planetarium Block 4 due Fri. Nov. 13	Midterm Exam #2 This Week [Study Guide/Practice Exam] (Wed. - Cabanela, Thurs – Craig)
Nov. 16	Relative and Absolute Ages: Crater Dating
Nov. 23	NONE		Fall Break (Wed. - Fri.)
Nov. 30	Impacts: How Bad Can It Be?
Dec. 7	NONE	Planetarium Block 5 due Tues., Dec. 8

Final Exams:
Tuesday, December 15, 3pm - 5pm (Cabanela Lecture)
Monday, December 14, 12pm - 2pm (Craig Lecture)