Week	Dates	Read Essential Cosmic Perspective.	Class Discussion Topics & PowerPoint Lectures	In-Class Discussion Homework Homework due in class, typed by 1:30 PM (or posted in Blackboard if you can't come to class)	Online Homework Short homework assignments are submitted using Mastering Astronomy. Typically due on Sunday by 11:55 PM PDT	Online Chapter Quizzes One online quiz in Mastering Astronomy usually due weekly on Sunday by  11:55 PM PDT
1	1/17-19	Start Chapter 1	Topics of the Week: Who are you?  What kind of learning matches your preferences best?  What grade do you intend to aim for? How does Astronomy relate to our lives? "If the Earth was a grain of Cream of Wheat...." A Scale of the Solar System Model	Try by Sunday 1/22: Initial Homework Assignment: Login to Blackboard!   Post Biographies in Blackboard Reply to others You should do this assignment even if still trying to ADD the class or if you do not yet have your  book!	Create your  Mastering Astronomy Userid and password
2	1/24-1/26	Finish Chapter 1	Topics of the Week: The "Scientific Method" & Observations of the Sky Astronomy & the Process of Science Observations of the Sky	Due Tuesday 1/31: Discussion #1: Where was the Sun when you were born? (Astrology & Astronomy) You should do this assignment even if still trying to ADD the class or if you do not yet have your  book!	Due Sunday 1/29: HW#1: Scale of the Universe Available to turn in late if you have not yet purchased Mastering Astro access, with only a small loss of credit	Due by Sunday, 1/29: Introductory (non-graded) concept survey completed at Mastering Astronomy
3	1/31-2/2	Chapter 2	Topics of the Week: Moon Phases & Eclipses Why are there seasons?  When is the Earth closest to the Sun? How do most people explain seasons?		Due Sunday 2/5:  HW#2: Seasons this will be available to turn in late if you have not yet purchased your Mastering Astro access, with only a small loss of credit	Quiz on Chapter 1 completed by Sunday 2/5
4	2/7-2/9	Start Chapter 3	Topics of the Week: The History of Astronomy How has astronomy been a part of other cultures throughout history?	Due Tuesday 2/14:  Discussion #2: The Reasons for Seasons	Due Sunday 2/12:   HW#3: Lunar Phases & HW#4 Eclipses	Quiz on Chapter 2 completed by Sunday 2/12
5	2/14-2/16	Finish Chapter 3 Start Chapter 4	Topic of the Week: Galileo's Great Discoveries Deadline for P/NP option 2/16		Due Tuesday 2/21: HW#5 Orbits & Kepler's Laws	Quiz on Chapter 3 completed by Tuesday 2/21 (note date extended for President's Holiday)
6	2/21-2/23	Finish Chapter 4	Topic of the Week:  Gravity What do we still not understand about the universe's longest distance force?	Due Tuesday 2/28: Discussion #3: Magnetism & Gravity Survey	Due Sunday 2/26: HW#6 Gravity & Motion
7	2/28 - 3/1	Start Chapter 5	Topic of the Week: Light & Telescopes What can we learn about ourselves by building telescopes and analyzing starlight?		Due Sunday 3/4: HW#7 Telescopes	Quiz on Chapter 4 completed by Sunday 3/4
8	3/6-3/8	Finish Chapter 5	Topics of the Week:  Spectroscopy	Due Tuesday 3/13: Discussion #4: Women Hold Up Half the Sky	Due Sunday, 3/11: HW#8 Light & Spectroscopy	Quiz on Chapter 5 completed by Sunday 3/11
9	3/13-3/15	Review Chapters 1 - 5 for exam	Preparing for the Midterm Exam What do you picture when you think of "an astronomer"?  Does gender matter in doing science?	Midterm Thursday 3/15 in class: Chapters 1-5
10	3/20-3/22	Chapter 6	Topics of the Week: Properties of the Planets & Formation of the Solar System How do we know other stars have planets?		Due by Sunday 3/25: HW #9: Formation of the Solar System
11	3/27-3/29	Chapter 7	Topics of the Week: Terrestrial Planets & The Moon & Mercury What are we learning out Earth by exploring other planets?	Due Tuesday 4/3: Discussion #5: Good Science vs. Bad Science: Asteroid XF11	Due by Sunday 4/1:   HW #10: Detecting Extra Solar Planets	Quiz on Chapter 6 completed by Sunday 4/1
12	4/3-4/5	Chapter 7	Topic of the Week: Goldilocks & the three planets! Venus & Mars What have we learned about the Earth, Moon, and inner planets from NASA probes? "W" deadline Friday 4/6		Due by Sunday 4/8: HW #11: Shaping Planetary Surfaces
13	4/10-4/12	Spring Break
14	4/17-4/19	Chapter 8	Topic of the Week: Jupiter & Jupiter's Moons	Due Tuesday 4/24: Discussion #6: NASA and the Federal Budget	Due by Sunday, 4/22  HW #12: The Greenhouse Effect & Shaping Planetary Temperatures	Quiz on Chapter 7 completed by Sunday 4/22
15	4/24-4/26	Chapter 8	Topics of the Week: Saturn & the Outer Planets. How much do we spend exploring space?  Is NASA worth the money?			Quiz on Chapter 8 completed by Sunday 4/29
16	5/1-5/3	Chapter 9	Topic of the Week: Pluto & the Kuiper Belt Comets, Meteors, & Asteroids Is Global Climate Change Real?  How can we decide what to do?	Due Tuesday 5/8: |Discussion #7: Global Warming Debate	Due by Sunday 5/6  HW #13:  Jovian Planets & Asteroids	Quiz on Chapter 9 completed by Sunday 5/6
17	5/8-5/10	Chapter 10	Topics of the Week: Our Sun as a Star Does the Sun's "weather" affect us on earth?		Due by Sunday, 5/13  HW #14: The Sun	Quiz on Chapter 10 completed by Sunday 5/13
18	5/15-5/17	Chapter 18	Topics of the Week: SETI & The search for Life in Space How do you think civilization will progress as a result of science over your lifetime?  How about over the next 500 years?		Due by Sunday 5/20 HW #15 SETI	Quiz on Chapter 18 completed by Sunday 5/20 All extra credit must be submitted no later than Sunday, 5/20!
19	5/22		Final Exam    Tuesday 5/22: 12:00 Noon - 1:50 PM	Constellation Quiz: 12:00 - 12:30 PM Essay Exam: 12:30 - 1:50 PM Chapters 6-10 & 18		Post-class astronomy survey (ungraded, but required) completed at Mastering by Sunday 5/27