Jan 12: Welcome and Overview of Astronomy 2020
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...2.pptx.pdf
Time: Monday, Jan 12, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 4 months ago )
Location: Duane D130
Jan 14: Why do we explore?
- Reading: Mankind Beyond Earth text, p. 1-24
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Jan14.pdf
- Homework: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW1.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Jan 14, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 4 months ago )
Location: Duane D130
Jan 16: Describing Motion on Earth and in Space
- Reading: http://www.physicscla...d-Velocity
- Reading: http://www.physicscla...celeration
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Jan16.pdf
Time: Friday, Jan 16, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 4 months ago )
Location: Duane D130
Jan 19: No Class - MLK Holiday
Time: Monday, Jan 19, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Jan 21: Newton's Laws of Motion
- Reading: http://www.physicscla...ton-s-Laws
- Homework 1 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Jan21.pdf
- Homework: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW2.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Jan 21, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Jan 23: Conservation Laws
- Reading: http://www2.jpl.nasa....bsf3-1.php
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Jan23.pdf
Time: Friday, Jan 23, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Jan 26: Energy
- Reading: http://www.physicscla...ass/energy
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Jan26.pdf
Time: Monday, Jan 26, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Jan 28: Law of Gravitation
- Reading: http://www2.jpl.nasa....bsf3-1.php
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...8.pptx.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Jan 30: Spacecraft Trajectories
- Reading: Interplanetary Trajectories at http://www2.jpl.nasa....bsf4-1.php
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Jan30.pdf
- Homework Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Friday, Jan 30, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Feb 2: Early Years of NASA: Explorer 1 & Space Radiation
- Reading: http://en.wikipedia.o...Explorer_1
- Read about Van Allen Radiation Belt at http://en.wikipedia.o...ation_belt
- Reading: Mankind Beyond Earth, p. 45-61
- Homework: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW3.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Feb2.pdf
Time: Monday, Feb 2, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Feb 4: Early Years of NASA: Mercury & Gemini
- Reading: Project Mercury: http://en.wikipedia.o...ct_Mercury
- Reading: Project Gemini: http://en.wikipedia.o...ect_Gemini
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Feb4.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Feb 4, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Feb 6: Early Years of NASA: Apollo
- Reading: http://en.wikipedia.o...lo_program
- Reading: Mankind Beyond Earth, p. 68-74.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Feb6.pdf
Time: Friday, Feb 6, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Feb 9: Space Shuttle & the International Space Station
- Reading: Space Shuttle Program at: http://en.wikipedia.o...le_program
- Reading: Mankind Beyond Earth, p. 74-79.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Feb9.pdf
- Homework #3 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Monday, Feb 9, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Feb 10: Exam 1 Review Session
Time: Tuesday, Feb 10, 2015, at 5:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Location: Duane G130
Feb 11: Exam 1
- Answer key to Version A of Exam 1: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Feb 11, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Feb 13: Commercial Space Transportation
- Read: NASA website on Commercial Space Transportation - http://www.nasa.gov/e...MPr-P7F98F
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Feb13.pdf
Time: Friday, Feb 13, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Feb 16: Space Telescopes: Optics
- Reading on Space Telescope Optics: http://en.wikipedia.o..._telescope
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Feb16.pdf
- Homework: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW4.pdf
Time: Monday, Feb 16, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Feb 18: Space Telescopes: Imagers & Spectrographs
- Reading: Astronomical Spectroscopy at http://en.wikipedia.o...ectroscopy
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Feb18.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Feb 18, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Feb 20: The Hubble Space Telescope
- Reading: http://en.wikipedia.o..._Telescope
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Feb20.pdf
Time: Friday, Feb 20, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Feb 23: The James Webb Space Telescope
- Reading: http://en.wikipedia.o..._Telescope
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Feb23.pdf
- Homework #4 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Monday, Feb 23, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Feb 25: X-ray Telescopes: The Chandra Observatory
- Reading: http://chandra.harvard.edu/
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Feb25.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Feb 25, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Feb 27: Overview of NASA's Space Telescopes
- Reading: NuSTAR: http://en.wikipedia.o...ki/NuSTAR; Kepler: http://en.wikipedia.o...direct=no; Fermi: http://en.wikipedia.o..._Telescope, SOFIA: http://en.wikipedia.o..._Astronomy
- Notes: https://lunar.colorad.../Feb27.pdf
- Homework #5 due on Mar. 9: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW5.pdf
Time: Friday, Feb 27, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Mar 2: Properties of the Sun
- Reading: Article on the Sun at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Mar2.pdf
Time: Monday, Mar 2, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Mar 4: The Sun & Space Weather
- Reading: Space Weather at http://en.wikipedia.o...ce_weather
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Mar4.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Mar 4, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Mar 6: Space Radiation
- Reading: Mankind Beyond Earth, p. 169-187.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Mar6.pdf
Time: Friday, Mar 6, 2015, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Mar 9: The Moon: It's History & Evolution
- Reading: The Moon at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Mar9.pdf
- Homework#6: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW6.pdf
- Homework#5 solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Monday, Mar 9, 2015, at 3:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Mar 11: Fiske Planetarium: A New Look at the Old Moon
- Reading: Mankind Beyond Earth, Chapter 5, p. 88-113.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Mar11.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Mar 11, 2015, at 3:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Mar 13: Low Frequency Radio Telescopes on the Moon's Farside
- Reading: http://www.abc.net.au...fe/6219920
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Mar13.pdf
Time: Friday, Mar 13, 2015, at 3:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Mar 16: Exploring the Solar System: Where can we go?
- Reading: Overview of the Solar System at http://en.wikipedia.o...lar_System
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Mar16.pdf
- Homework #6 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Monday, Mar 16, 2015, at 3:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Mar 17: Exam 2 Review Session
Time: Tuesday, Mar 17, 2015, at 5:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Location: Duane G130
Mar 18: Exam 2
- Exam 2 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015, at 3:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Mar 20: Fiske Planetarium: The Earth as a Planet
- Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Mar20.pdf
Time: Friday, Mar 20, 2015, at 3:00pm for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )
Mar 23: No Class - Spring Break
Time: Monday, Mar 23, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )
Mar 25: No Class - Spring Break
Time: Wednesday, Mar 25, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )
Mar 27: No Class - Spring Break
Time: Friday, Mar 27, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )
Mar 30: Robotic Exploration of Mars
- Reading: The Mars Curiosity Rover website at http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Mar30.pdf
- Homework: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW7.pdf
Time: Monday, Mar 30, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )
Apr 1: Fiske Planetarium: Exploring Mars
- Reading: The Planet Mars at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Apr1.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Apr 1, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )
Apr 3: Preparing for Human Exploration of Mars
- Reading: Mankind Beyond Earth, Chapter 10, p. 188-218.
- Reading: http://lunar.colorado...s/Mars.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Apr3.pdf
Time: Friday, Apr 3, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )
Apr 6: The planet Mercury
- Reading: The Planet Mercury at http://en.wikipedia.o...i/Mercury_(planet)
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Apr6.pdf
Time: Monday, Apr 6, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 4 weeks ago )
Apr 8: Venus
- Reading: The Planet Venus at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Apr8.pdf
- Homework #7 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Apr 8, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 4 weeks ago )
Apr 10: Venus - Lessons in Climate Evolution
- Reading: Venus at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Apr10.pdf
- Homework #8: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW8.pdf
Time: Friday, Apr 10, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 weeks ago )
Apr 13: The Giant Planets: Jupiter and Its moons
- Reading: Jupiter at http://en.wikipedia.o...ki/Jupiter
- Reading: Europa at http://en.wikipedia.o...ki/Europa_(moon)
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Apr13.pdf
Time: Monday, Apr 13, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 weeks ago )
Apr 15: The Giant Planets: Saturn and Titan
- Reading: Saturn at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn
- Reading: Mankind Beyond Earth, p. 225-231.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Apr15.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Apr 15, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 weeks ago )
Apr 17: The Ice Giant Planets: Uranus and Neptune
- Reading: Uranus at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus
- Reading: Neptune at http://en.wikipedia.o...ki/Neptune
- Reading: Moons of the Ice Giants - Mankind Beyond Earth, p. 231-235.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Apr17.pdf
Time: Friday, Apr 17, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 weeks ago )
Apr 20: Asteroids & Asteroid Retrieval
- Reading: Asteroids at http://en.wikipedia.o...i/Asteroid
- Reading: Mankind Beyond Earth, p. 221-223.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Apr20.pdf
- Homework #8 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Monday, Apr 20, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 weeks ago )
Apr 21: Review Session of Exam 3
Time: Tuesday, Apr 21, 2015, at 5:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 weeks ago )
Location: Duane G130
Apr 22: Exam 3
- Exam 3 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Apr 22, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 2 weeks ago )
Apr 24: Pluto & the Kuiper Belt
- Reading: Pluto at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto
- Reading: Kuiper Belt at http://en.wikipedia.o...uiper_belt
- Homework #9: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW9.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Apr24.pdf
Time: Friday, Apr 24, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 1 week ago )
Apr 27: Exoplanets
- Reading: Exoplanets at http://en.wikipedia.o.../Exoplanet
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Apr27.pdf
Time: Monday, Apr 27, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 1 week ago )
Apr 29: Fiske Planetarium: Einstein, Worm Holes, & Interstellar Travel
- Reading: Interstellar Travel at http://en.wikipedia.o...lar_travel
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Apr29.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Apr 29, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 5 days ago )
May 1: Summary and Review for Final Exam
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/May1.pdf
- Homework #9 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Friday, May 1, 2015, at 4:00pm for 60 minutes ( 3 days ago )
May 3: Final Exam Review
Time: Sunday, May 3, 2015, at 5:00pm for 60 minutes ( 1 day ago )
Location: Duane E-126
May 4: Final Exam
- Final Exam Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Monday, May 4, 2015, at 1:30pm for 150 minutes ( 8 hours ago )
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