Course Syllabus for Astronomy 2025-2026

Text: Astronomy Today, 9th edition, Chaisson & McMillan

Dr. Lawlis, instructor

Date Course Material Homework Assignment Reading
8/25    
8/26    
8/27 Welcome   Ch 1: 5-10
8/28 No class   Ch 1: 11-17
8/29 Charting the Heavens HW#1: p. 30: Dis 1-3; CST 1-3
9/1 Labor Day No school
9/2 Charting the Heavens HW#2: p. 30: Dis 4-6; CST 4-6 Ch 1: 18-23
9/3 Charting the Heavens HW#3: p. 30: Dis 7-9; CST 7-9 Ch 1: 24-29
9/4 No class  
9/5 Charting the Heavens  
9/8 Charting the Heavens    
9/9 Quiz: Chapter 1  
9/10 The Copernican Revolution HW#4: p. 57: Dis 1-3; CST 1-3 Ch 2: 33-39
9/11 No class   Ch 2: 40-45
9/12 The Copernican Revolution HW#5: p. 57: Dis 4-6; CST 4-6
9/15 The Copernican Revolution HW#6: p. 57-58: Dis 7-9; CST 7-9 Ch 2: 46-51
9/16 The Copernican Revolution   Ch 2: 52-56
9/17 The Copernican Revolution  
9/18 No class  
9/19 TBA   Red, White and Gold Day
9/22 Test: Chapters 1-2   Ch 3: 59-65
9/23 Radiation HW#7: p. 77: Dis 1-3; CST 1-3  
9/24 Radiation HW#8: p. 77: Dis 4-6; CST 4-6 Ch 3: 66-71
9/25 No class Ch 3: 72-76
9/26 Radiation HW#9: p. 77: Dis 7-9; CST 7-9  
9/29 Radiation    
9/30 Radiation  
10/1 Quiz: Chapter 3   Ch 4: 79-85
10/2 Yom Kippur No school
10/3 Spectroscopy HW#10: p. 97: Dis 1-3; CST 1-3 Ch 4: 86-91
10/6 Spectroscopy HW#11: p. 97: Dis 4-6; CST 4-6  
10/7 Spectroscopy    
10/8 Spectroscopy HW#12: p. 97: Dis 7-9; CST 7-9 Ch 4: 92-96
10/9 No class    
10/10 Spectroscopy
10/13 Fall break   No school
10/14 Fall break   No school
10/15 PSAT Day    
10/16 No class  
10/17 Test: Chapters 3-4   Ch 5: 99-106
10/20 Telescopes HW#13: p. 130: Dis 1-3; CST 1-3 Ch 5: 107-113
10/21 Telescopes   Ch 5: 114-121
10/22 Telescopes HW#14: p. 130: Dis 4-6; CST 4-6 Ch 5: 122-129
10/23 No class   Ch 6: 134-141
10/24 Conference Day   No school
10/27 Telescopes HW#15: p. 130-31: Dis 7-9; CST 7-9 Ch 6: 142-147
10/28 Telescopes Ch 6: 148-153
10/29 Quiz: Chapter 5   Ch 6: 154-156
10/30 No class  
10/31 The Solar System HW#16: p. 157: Dis 1-3; CST 1-3  
11/3 The Solar System HW#17: p. 157: Dis 4-6; CST 4-6
11/4 The Solar System    
11/5 The Solar System HW#18: p. 157-58: Dis 7-9; CST 7-9
11/6 No class   Ch 16: 386-392
11/7 The Solar System Ch 16: 393-399
11/10 Test: Chapters 5-6   Ch 16: 400-406
11/11 The Sun HW#19: p. 414: Dis 1-3; CST 1-3 Ch 16: 407-413
11/12 The Sun HW#20: p. 414: Dis 4-6; CST 4-6
11/13 No class  
11/14 The Sun HW#21: p. 414-15: Dis 7-9; CST 7-9  
11/17 The Sun   Ch 17: 417-423
11/18 The Sun
11/19 Quiz: Chapter 16   Ch 17: 424-429
11/20 No class   Ch 17: 430-435
11/21 The Stars HW#22: p. 442: Dis 1-3; CST 1-3 Ch 17: 436-441
11/24 The Stars HW#23: p. 442-43: Dis 4-6; CST 4-6  
11/25 The Stars    
------------ Thanksgiving Break ------------
12/1 The Stars HW#24: p. 442-43: Dis 7-9; CST 7-9
12/2 The Stars  
12/3 Test: Chapters 16-17   Ch 19: 465-470
12/4 No class   Ch 19: 471-476
12/5 Star Formation HW#25: p. 488: Dis 1-3; CST 1-3 Ch 19: 477-482
12/8 Star Formation HW#26: p. 488: Dis 4-6; CST 4-6 Ch 19: 483-487
12/9 Star Formation
12/10 Star Formation HW#27: p. 488: Dis 7-9; CST 7-9
12/11 No class  
12/12 Star Formation   Ch 20: 490-496
12/15 Quiz: Chapter 19   Ch 20: 497-502
12/16 Stellar Evolution HW#28: p. 514: Dis 1-3; CST 1-3 Ch 20: 503-508
12/17 Stellar Evolution HW#29: p. 514: Dis 4-6; CST 4-6 Ch 20: 509-513
12/18 No class  
12/19 Stellar Evolution
------------ Winter Break ------------
1/5 Stellar Evolution HW#30: p. 514: Dis 7-9; CST 7-9
1/6 Stellar Evolution  
1/7 Test: Chapters 19-20    
1/8 No class    
1/9 Review
1/12 Review  
1/13 US Exams
1/14 US Exams
1/15 US Exams
1/16 US Exams Semester Ends