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Summer 2008
Below is the schedule of lectures and CLEA Labs. The
assigned reading for each day (MWF) is given in parentheses after the
topic.
| DATE |
TOPIC |
ASSIGNED READING |
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| Week 1: | |||
| 6/30 |
Mon Lectures #1 |
Gravity, Motion, Newton's &
Kepler's Laws |
Chpt. 3 |
| 7/1 |
Tues CLEA Lab | Jupiter's Moons |
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| 7/2 |
Wed Lectures #2 |
Formation of the Solar System,
Asteroids,
Meteorites, Comets, and Parallax |
Chpt. 12, Section 13.2 |
| 7/3 |
Thur CLEA Lab |
Asteroids |
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| 7/4 |
Fri Lectures |
None - 4th July Holiday |
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| Week
2: |
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| 7/7 |
Mon Lectures #3 |
Physics of Light, Wein's Law and
Basics of Stars |
Chpt. 4, Chpt. 13 |
| 7/8 |
Tues CLEA Lab |
Stellar Spectra |
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| 7/9 |
Wed Lectures #4 |
The Sun & Evolution of Low
Mass Stars |
Chpt. 14, Chpt. 16 |
| 7/10 |
Thur (all day) |
Palomar
Field Trip |
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| 7/11 |
Fri Lectures #5 |
Evolution of High Mass Stars |
Chpt. 17 |
| Week
3: |
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| 7/14 |
Mon Lectures #6 |
Star Clusters and the Milky Way | Chpt. 19 |
| 7/15 |
Tues CLEA Lab |
HR Diagrams |
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| 7/16 |
Wed Lectures #7 |
Galaxies & Hubble's Law |
Chpt. 18 |
| 7/17 |
Thur CLEA Lab |
Hubble Redshift-Distance
Relationship |
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| 7/18 |
Fri Lectures #8 |
Dark Matter |
Excursion 19.1, Section 18.4, Section 21.3 |
| Week
4: |
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| 7/21 |
Mon Lectures #9 |
The Expanding Universe | Chpt. 20 |
| 7/22 |
Tues CLEA Lab |
"Battle of the Astronomy All
Stars" Competition |
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| 7/23 |
Wed Lectures #10 |
The Early Universe &
Evolution of Structure |
Chpt. 21 |
| 7/24 |
Thur CLEA Lab |
Finalize Posters |
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| 7/24 |
Thur Project Lab |
Poster
Display Session in the lobby of Reines Hall (Building #401 on the campus map) |
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| 7/25 |
Fri Morning |
Closing
Ceremony |