Astronomy 150 | Spring 2012

Course Schedule 

Note:  The lecture material may vary, but the assignment dates are fixed. Check back to this page for updates on the topics and readings.
All assignments (homework and reports) are due at the beginning of class on Friday.
Date Topic Assignment Due
Wed Jan 18 Introduction  
Fri Jan 20 The Night Sky  
Mon Jan 23 Planetary Motion  
Wed Jan 25 Meteors  
Fri Jan 27 Asteroids HW 1
Mon Jan 30 Star and Planet Formation: Molecular Clouds  
Wed Feb 1 Star and Planet Formation: The Rise of Rocks  
Fri Feb 3 Meteors and Earth HW 2
Mon Feb 6 Dino Killer  
Wed Feb 8 Jupiter Impact  
Fri Feb 10 Mitigation HW 3
Mon Feb 13 The Origin of Sunlight  
Wed Feb 15 The Active Sun  
Fri Feb 17 Hour Exam 1
Mon Feb 20 Sun-Earth Connection  
Wed Feb 22 Solar Superstorm  
Fri Feb 24 Evolution of the Sun HW 4, Planetarium
Mon Feb 27 Death of the Sun  
Wed Feb 29 Computer Lab  
Fri Mar 2 Supernova Explosions HW 5, Computer Lab 1
Mon Mar 5 Supernova Explosions  
Wed Mar 7 Supernova Threat  
Fri Mar 9 CSI Supernova HW 6
Mon Mar 12 Gamma-Ray Bursts  
Wed Mar 14 Killer GRBs  
Fri Mar 16 Death by LHC? Superluminal Neutrinos and Mini Black Holes HW 7, Night Observing
Mar 19-23 Spring Break
Mon Mar 26 Neutron Stars and Black Holes  
Wed Mar 28 General Relativity and Gravity  
Fri Mar 30 Lifestyles in and Around Black Holes HW 8
Mon Mar Apr 2 Spaghettification  
Wed Apr 4 The Milky Way Galaxy  
Fri Apr 6 Hour Exam 2
Mon Apr 9 When Galaxies Collide  
Wed Apr 11 Active Galaxies and Cosmic Blowtorches  
Fri Apr 13 The Universe Today HW 9, Solar Observing
Mon Apr 16 The Big Bang  
Wed Apr 18 No Lecture  
Fri Apr 20 Dark Energy and the Big Rip HW 10, Computer Lab 2
Mon Apr 23 The End of the Universe  
Wed Apr 25 Aliens  
Fri Apr 27 Aliens HW 11
Mon Apr 30 Finale  
Wed May 2 Hour Exam 3
Brian Fields
Last modified: Tue Mar 27 11:49:59 CDT 2012