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

Week	Date	Topic	Chapter
1	August 23	Intro., Scientific Notation, Our Place in the Universe, Discovering the Sky	1,2
2	August 30	Science of Astronomy, Navigation	3,SI
3	September 8	Motion	4,5
4	September 13	Light                                            planetarium 9/17	6
5	September 20	Telescopes	7
6	September 27	Solar System       ( Exam #1     9/27)	8
7	October 4	Formation of SS	9
8	October 11	The Sun	15
9	October 18	Planetary Geology	10
10	October 25	Planetary Atmospheres (Exam #2    10/25) planetarium 10/27	11
11	November 1	Gas Giants	12
12	November 8	Asteroids, Comets	12,13
13	November 15	Thanksgiving -- No class	x
14	November 22	Asteroids and other space junk	13
15	November 29	Earth as a Planet (Exam #3         12/1)	14
16	December 6	Exoplanets planetarium 12/6
	December 13	Final Exam  7:30pm