Readings refer to Introductory Astronomy & Astrophysics, Zeilik & Gregory, Fourth Edition, Saunders College Publishing.
| 1 |
Course Organization; Introduction |
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| 2 |
Greek Astronomy |
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| 3 & 4 |
Astronomy in the Era of Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler, and Galileo |
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| 5 |
Review of Classical Mechanics; Circular Orbits |
Chapter 1 |
| 6 & 7 |
Full Kepler Orbit Problem |
Chapter 1 |
| 8 & 9 |
Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter |
Chapter 8 |
| 10 & 11 |
Telescopes and Detectors |
Chapter 9 |
| 12 - 37 |
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Chapters 11 -24 |
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