Aug 27: Why do we Explore Space?
- Reading - The Elusive Why of Space Exploration: http://lunar.colorado...es/Why.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Aug27.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Aug 27, 2019, at 12:30pm for 75 minutes ( 5 months ago )
Location: Duane G-130
Aug 29: Motion on Earth and in Space
- Reading - Section 4.1 in Chapter 4 of Cosmic Perspective.
* Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Aug29.pdf
* Homework #1: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW1.pdf
Time: Thursday, Aug 29, 2019, at 12:30pm for 90 minutes ( 4 months ago )
Location: Duane G-130
Sep 3: Newton's Laws of Motion
- Reading - Section 4.2 of Cosmic Perspective.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Sep3.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Sep 3, 2019, at 12:30pm for 75 minutes ( 4 months ago )
Location: Duane G-130
Sep 5: Fiske Planetarium - CapCom Go! & Conservation Laws
- Reading - Section 4.3 of Cosmic Perspective.
* Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Sep5.pdf
* Homework #1 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...W1_Sol.pdf
Time: Thursday, Sep 5, 2019, at 12:30pm for 75 minutes ( 4 months ago )
Location: Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Dr, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Sep 10: Angular Momentum and Energy
- Reading - Sections 4.3 and 4.4 in Cosmic Perspective.
*Homework #2 - http://lunar.colorado...es/HW2.pdf - Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep10.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Sep 10, 2019, at 12:30pm for 75 minutes ( 4 months ago )
Location: Duane G130
Sep 12: Gravity and Spacecraft Trajectories
- Reading - Section 4.5 in Cosmic Perspective.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep12.pdf
Time: Thursday, Sep 12, 2019, at 12:30pm for 75 minutes ( 4 months ago )
Location: Duane G130
Sep 17: Early Years of NASA
- Read about Explorer 1 at http://en.wikipedia.o...Explorer_1
- Read about Van Allen Radiation Belts at http://en.wikipedia.o...ation_belt
- Read about Project Mercury at https://en.wikipedia....ct_Mercury
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep17.pdf
- Homework #2 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...W2_Sol.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Sep 17, 2019, at 12:30pm for 60 minutes ( 4 months ago )
Sep 19: The Apollo Program
- Reading - https://en.wikipedia....lo_program
- Homework #3: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW3.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep19.pdf
Time: Thursday, Sep 19, 2019, at 12:30pm for 60 minutes ( 4 months ago )
Sep 24: The Space Shuttle and the International Space Station
- Reading - https://en.wikipedia....e_program.
- Reading - https://www.nasa.gov/...index.html
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep24.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Sep 24, 2019, at 12:30pm for 60 minutes ( 4 months ago )
Sep 26: NASA's Commercial Space Economy
- Reading - https://www.nasa.gov/...index.html
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep26.pdf
- Homework #3 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...W3_Sol.pdf
Time: Thursday, Sep 26, 2019, at 12:30pm for 60 minutes ( 4 months ago )
Oct 1: Space Telescopes
- Reading - Cosmic Perspective: Chapter 5, Sections 5.1-5.2.
*Reading - Cosmic Perspective: Chapter 6, Sections 6.1-6.3.
* Homework #4: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW4.pdf - Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Oct1.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Oct 1, 2019, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Oct 3: Fiske Planetarium - Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes
- Reading - Section 6.3 in Cosmic Perspective.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct03.pdf
Time: Thursday, Oct 3, 2019, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Oct 8: NASA's Space Telescopes
- Reading - Section 6.4 in Cosmic Perspective.
* Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Oct8.pdf
* Homework #4 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...W4_Sol.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Oct 8, 2019, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Oct 9: Review Session for Exam #1
Time: Wednesday, Oct 9, 2019, at 5:00pm for 90 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Location: Duane G130
Oct 10: Exam #1
- Exam #1 Solutions - http://lunar.colorado...m1_sol.pdf
Time: Thursday, Oct 10, 2019, at 12:30pm for 75 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Oct 15: Design of a NASA Space Science Mission: FARSIDE
- Review FARSIDE website at https://www.colorado....cf72ad674/">https://www.colorado....cf72ad674/.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct15.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Oct 15, 2019, at 12:30pm for 75 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Oct 17: Space Weather and Space Radiation
- Read - Chapter 14, Sections 14.1 and 14.3, in Cosmic Perspective.
* Homework #5: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW5.pdf - Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct17.pdf
Time: Thursday, Oct 17, 2019, at 12:30pm for 75 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Oct 22: Origin and Evolution of the Moon
- Read - Sections 8.2 and 9.3 in Cosmic Perspective.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct22.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Oct 22, 2019, at 12:30pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Oct 24: Fiske Planetarium - New Explorations of the Moon
- Reading: Sections 9.2-9.3 in Cosmic Perspective.
* Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct24.pdf
* Homework #5 solutions: http://lunar.colorado...W5_Sol.pdf
Time: Thursday, Oct 24, 2019, at 12:30pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Oct 29: Class Canceled due to Snow
- Read - Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.4, and 10.4 in Cosmic Perspective.
* Homework #6: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW6.pdf">http://lunar.colorado...es/HW6.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Oct 29, 2019, at 12:30pm for 75 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Oct 31: Robotic & Human Exploration of Mars - Fiske Planetarium
- Read - Section 9.4 in Cosmic Perspective.
* Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct31.pdf
Time: Thursday, Oct 31, 2019, at 12:30pm for 75 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Nov 5: Fiske Planetarium - Earth as a Planet
- Read - Sections 9.6 and 10.6 in Cosmic Perspective.
* Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Nov5.pdf
* Homework #6 solutions: http://lunar.colorado...W6_Sol.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Nov 5, 2019, at 12:30pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Nov 6: Review Session for Exam #2
Time: Wednesday, Nov 6, 2019, at 5:00pm for 90 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Location: Duane G130
Nov 7: Exam #2
- Exam #2 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...m2_Sol.pdf
Time: Thursday, Nov 7, 2019, at 12:30pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Nov 12: Mercury and Venus
- Reading- Sections 9.5 and 10.3 in Cosmic Perspective.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Nov12.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Nov 12, 2019, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Nov 14: Venus and Climate Change
- Reading- Sections 10.1 and 10.5 in Cosmic Perspective.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Nov14.pdf
Time: Thursday, Nov 14, 2019, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Nov 19: The Jovian Planets & their Water Worlds
- Read - Chapter 11 in Cosmic Perspective.
* Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Nov19.pdf
* Homework #7 - https://lunar.colorad...es/HW7.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Nov 19, 2019, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Nov 21: The Ice Giant Planets & Asteroids
- Reading - Sections11.2, 12.1, 12.2, 12.5 in CosmicPerspective.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Nov21.pdf
Time: Thursday, Nov 21, 2019, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Nov 26: Fall Break - No Class
Time: Tuesday, Nov 26, 2019, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Nov 28: Fall Break - No Class
Time: Thursday, Nov 28, 2019, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )
Dec 3: Pluto and the Kuiper Belt
- Reading - Section 12.4 in Cosmic Perspective.
* Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Dec3.pdf
* Homework #7 solutions: http://lunar.colorado...W7_Sol.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Dec 3, 2019, at 12:30pm for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )
Dec 4: Review Session for Exam #3
Time: Wednesday, Dec 4, 2019, at 5:00pm for 90 minutes ( 1 month ago )
Location: Duane G130
Dec 5: Exam #3
- Exam #3 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...m3_Sol.pdf
Time: Thursday, Dec 5, 2019, at 12:30pm for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )
Dec 10: Fiske Planetarium - Einstein & Interstellar Travel
- Reading: Sections 13.1-13.2 in Cosmic Perspective.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Dec10.pdf
Time: Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )
Dec 12: Perspective on Space Astronomy & Exploration
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Dec12.pdf
Time: Thursday, Dec 12, 2019, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )
Dec 14: Final Exam Review
Time: Saturday, Dec 14, 2019, at 4:30pm for 90 minutes ( 4 weeks ago )
Location: Duane G1B20 (first basement level)
Dec 15: Final Exam
- You may bring one page (both sides) of notes + a calculator.
- Final Exam covers all material from the 1st class (Aug.27) to final class (Dec. 12) including:
- All the assigned reading (see class webpages under Schedule).
- All homework assignments.
- Three mid-term exams.
- All material discussed in class including in-class group exercises & clicker questions.
- Final Exam Solutions: https://lunar.colorad...al_Sol.pdf
Time: Sunday, Dec 15, 2019, at 4:30pm for 150 minutes ( 4 weeks ago )
Location: Duane G130
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