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Readings refer to Introductory Astronomy & Astrophysics, Zeilik & Gregory, Fourth Edition, Saunders College Publishing.

LEC # TOPICS READINGS
1 Course Organization; Introduction
2 Greek Astronomy
3 & 4 Astronomy in the Era of Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler, and Galileo
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 Chapters 11 -24