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Textbook: The Cosmic Perspective, Bennett et al, Addison Wesley

Week	Date	Topic	Chapter
1	August 28	Intro., Scientific Notation, Our Place in the Universe, Discovering the Sky	1,2
2	September 4	Science of Astronomy, Navigation	3,SI
3	September 11	Motion	4,5
4	September 18	Light	6
5	September 25	Telescopes	7
6	October 2	Solar System        Exam #1	8
7	October 9	Formation of SS	9
8	October 16	The Sun	15
9	October 23	Planetary Geology	10
10	October 30	Planetary Atmospheres Exam #2	11
11	November 6	Gas Giants	12
12	November 13	Asteroids, Comets	12,13
13	November 20	Thanksgiving -- No class	x
14	November 27	Asteroids and other space junk	13
15	December 4	Earth as a Planet Exam #3	14
16	December 11	Exoplanets
	December 20	Final Exam  7:30am