I. Introduction and History (Ch. 1 - 2)

          Astronomy: Introduction, Scientific Method and Observation (8/21)

          Observations, Constellations and Coordinate Systems (8/23)

          Motions, tilt of Earth's axis, Phases of the Moon, Eclipses, Planet motions (8/28 - 8/30)

          History and development of astronomy including Kepler's Laws (8/30 - 9/6)

          Gravity and Newton's Laws of Motion, orbits (9/11)

     II. Light, Earth, Moon ( Ch. 3, 5, 6)

         Light: Properties and Temperature (9/18 - 9/20)

         Light: Spectroscopy and Atoms (9/20)

         Earth: Properties, Interior, Surface (9/25 - 9/27)

         Earth: Atmosphere, Magnetic Fields (9/27 - 10/2)

         Moon (10/2, 10/9)

         Models Review (10/2)

     III. The Other Planets (Ch 7- 10)

         Overview of Solar System (10/11 - 10/16)

         angular momentum (10/11)

         Inner planets

               + Mercury (10/16 - 10/18)

               + Venus (10/18 - 10/23)

               + Mars (10/23 - 10/25)

               + summary of terrestrial planets (10/25)

          Outer planets

               + Jupiter (10/30 - 11/1)

               + Saturn (11/1 - 11/6)

               + Uranus (11/13)

               + Neptune (11/15)

               + Pluto (11/20)

          Meteors, Asteroids and Comets (11/27 - 11/29)

     IV. The Sun (Chapter 11) (12/4)

     V. Overview (Review) of Solar System (12/6)

     VI. Life in the Universe/Other Solar Systems (Essay 3, p. 539) (12/4 briefly)