Astronomy Course

Syllabus



Schedule



Sample Tests (2003)



Observing Exercises



Knowing the Heavens, Constellations & Ancient Astronomy

Chapters 1-3.

Solar System Layout and Laws

Chapters 4-5.

Light & Telescopes

Chapter 6.

Earth and Moon

Chapters 8-9.

The Terrestrial Planets

Chapters 10-11: Mercury, Venus and Mars.

Jupiter and Saturn

Chapter 12: The two giant planets and their weird moons.

The Outermost Planets

Chapter 13: Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

Other Solar Sytem

Chapters 15: Comets, Meteors, Asteroids, and the Origin of the Solar System.

Measuring Properties of Stars

Chapter 16: Brightness, Distances, Colors, Temperatures, and Composition of Stars

The Sun

Chapter 17: The Sun's Motion, and the Sun's Physical Characteristics

Birth of Stars

Chapter 18: Interstellar Atoms, Dust and Nebulae

Life and Death of Stars

Chapters 19-20: The H-R Diagram and the Birth, Life, and Death of Stars

Star Groups

Chapters 21: Binaries, Multiples, and Star Clusters

Galaxies

Chapters 22-23: Milky Way, Local Group, and Expanding Universe