ASTR 214 Block Schedule, Fall 2016 Semester

The lecture portion of this course is divided into six blocks of material, each with assigned readings, problems, and an examination. [Laboratory assignments are scheduled separately.]
The content noted here is a rough summary, not a complete list of everything you should learn.
Reading quizzes will be given prior to discussion of the relevant topics in lecture.
Some quiz or exam dates may change, but section and problem numbers are fixed. Note that we do not always follow the topic order of the text. All section and problem numbers refer to the 4th edition of 21st Century Astronomy by Kay, Palen, Smith, & Blumenthal (2013).
Problems include the chapter number to avoid ambiguity (e.g., 1.27 = chapter 1, problem 27).
Assigned problems are intended to guide your learning. They will not be graded but can be discussed anytime. All are fair game on exams, as are reading quiz questions, lecture exercises, laboratories, and other relevant material.
For further questions, please consult the syllabus or just ask.

Block Sections Content Quizzes Problems Exam
#1 1.1-1.6 intro to astro Wed 24 Aug 1.27 1.32 1.41 1.51
2.29 2.35 2.37 2.44
2.48 2.53
5.43 5.47 5.52
6.35 6.36 6.44 Fri 9 Sep
2.1-2.7 sky motion, seasons, lunar phases, eclipses Wed 24 Aug
5.1-5.7 light prop, energy levels, doppler, inverse square, thermal radiation Wed 31 Aug
6.1-6.7 optical, radio telescopes, satellites, probes, etc. Wed 7 Sep
#2 3.1-3.6 planetary motions, Kepler's laws, Newton's laws Mon 12 Sep 3.44
4.37 4.44
7.38 7.40 7.51
8.31 8.39
9.27 9.49
10.39 10.52
11.44 11.52
12.48 12.53 Mon 26 Sep
4.1-4.5 gravity, tidal forces, orbit resonances Wed 14 Sep
7.1-7.6 Solar system formation Fri 16 Sep
8.1-8.6 terrestrial planets + Moon Mon 19 Sep
9.1-9.6 terrestrial atmospheres Mon 19 Sep
10.1-10.7 jovian planets Wed 21 Sep
11.1-11.6 moons + rings Fri 23 Sep
12.1-12.6 small bodies: KBOs, asteroids, comets, meteors, dust Fri 23 Sep
#3 13.1-13.5 star brightness, parallax, masses, H-R diagram Wed 28 Sep 13.46 13.47 13.49 13.52 13.53
14.34 14.37 14.48 14.51 14.54
15.33 15.36 15.43 15.47 15.53 Fri 14 Oct
14.1-14.5 Solar structure, interior, atmosphere Mon 3 Oct
15.1-15.5 diffuse ISM, molecular clouds, collapse, protostars Mon 10 Oct
#4 16.1-16.6 main sequence life, low-mass evol, white dwarfs, binary evolution Mon 17 Oct 16.29 16.34 16.36 16.47
16.48 16.52 16.53
17.29 17.37 17.49 17.50
17.52 17.53 17.54
18.27 18.50 Fri 28 Oct
17.1-17.5 high-mass evolution, supernovae, neutron stars, cluster evolution Fri 21 Oct
18.1-18.5 special + general relativity, black holes Mon 24 Oct
#5 19.1 +
21.1-21.6 history, Milky Way size, structure, center, formation Mon 31 Oct 19.27
21.30 21.32 21.35 21.43
21.45 21.46 21.52
20.28 20.31 20.32 20.37
20.42 20.45 20.49 Fri 11 Nov
20.1-20.5
+ 23.1 galaxy types, spiral arms, dark matter, AGN, clusters Fri 4 Nov
#6 19.2-19.6 cosmological principle, hubble expansion, big bang Mon 14 Nov 19.31 19.44 19.47 19.50 19.55
22.28 22.32 22.50 22.52
23.32 23.36 23.43 23.48
24.36 24.38 Fri 2 Dec
22.1-22.6 modern cosmology, inflation, early universe Fri 18 Nov
23.2-23.6 origins + evolution of structure, deep future Mon 21 Nov
24.1-24.5 origins of life, astrobiology, seti, future of life Wed 30 Nov
Final 1.1-24.5 comprehensive final exam -- review all topics review all review all Fri 9 Dec

Block	Sections	Content	Quizzes	Problems	Exam
#1	1.1-1.6	intro to astro	Wed 24 Aug	1.27 1.32 1.41 1.51 2.29 2.35 2.37 2.44 2.48 2.53 5.43 5.47 5.52 6.35 6.36 6.44	Fri 9 Sep
2.1-2.7	sky motion, seasons, lunar phases, eclipses	Wed 24 Aug
5.1-5.7	light prop, energy levels, doppler, inverse square, thermal radiation	Wed 31 Aug
6.1-6.7	optical, radio telescopes, satellites, probes, etc.	Wed 7 Sep
#2	3.1-3.6	planetary motions, Kepler's laws, Newton's laws	Mon 12 Sep	3.44 4.37 4.44 7.38 7.40 7.51 8.31 8.39 9.27 9.49 10.39 10.52 11.44 11.52 12.48 12.53	Mon 26 Sep
4.1-4.5	gravity, tidal forces, orbit resonances	Wed 14 Sep
7.1-7.6	Solar system formation	Fri 16 Sep
8.1-8.6	terrestrial planets + Moon	Mon 19 Sep
9.1-9.6	terrestrial atmospheres	Mon 19 Sep
10.1-10.7	jovian planets	Wed 21 Sep
11.1-11.6	moons + rings	Fri 23 Sep
12.1-12.6	small bodies: KBOs, asteroids, comets, meteors, dust	Fri 23 Sep
#3	13.1-13.5	star brightness, parallax, masses, H-R diagram	Wed 28 Sep	13.46 13.47 13.49 13.52 13.53 14.34 14.37 14.48 14.51 14.54 15.33 15.36 15.43 15.47 15.53	Fri 14 Oct
14.1-14.5	Solar structure, interior, atmosphere	Mon 3 Oct
15.1-15.5	diffuse ISM, molecular clouds, collapse, protostars	Mon 10 Oct
#4	16.1-16.6	main sequence life, low-mass evol, white dwarfs, binary evolution	Mon 17 Oct	16.29 16.34 16.36 16.47 16.48 16.52 16.53 17.29 17.37 17.49 17.50 17.52 17.53 17.54 18.27 18.50	Fri 28 Oct
17.1-17.5	high-mass evolution, supernovae, neutron stars, cluster evolution	Fri 21 Oct
18.1-18.5	special + general relativity, black holes	Mon 24 Oct
#5	19.1 + 21.1-21.6	history, Milky Way size, structure, center, formation	Mon 31 Oct	19.27 21.30 21.32 21.35 21.43 21.45 21.46 21.52 20.28 20.31 20.32 20.37 20.42 20.45 20.49	Fri 11 Nov
20.1-20.5 + 23.1	galaxy types, spiral arms, dark matter, AGN, clusters	Fri 4 Nov
#6	19.2-19.6	cosmological principle, hubble expansion, big bang	Mon 14 Nov	19.31 19.44 19.47 19.50 19.55 22.28 22.32 22.50 22.52 23.32 23.36 23.43 23.48 24.36 24.38	Fri 2 Dec
22.1-22.6	modern cosmology, inflation, early universe	Fri 18 Nov
23.2-23.6	origins + evolution of structure, deep future	Mon 21 Nov
24.1-24.5	origins of life, astrobiology, seti, future of life	Wed 30 Nov
Final	1.1-24.5	comprehensive final exam -- review all topics	review all	review all	Fri 9 Dec

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