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# STARK STATE COLLEGE GENERAL SYLLABUS

## Course Information

Course Name: Astronomy

Course Number: PHY105

## Required Materials

Textbook(s):

Instant Access (including CCP)

The Essential Cosmic Perspective; 9^{th} edition; Bennett, Donahue, Schneider & Voit; Pearson 2022

MasteringAstronomy – Online homework

Required Readings: N/A

Additional Materials:

These are required for this course

• Lab Manual – from bookstore

• Lab Kit – For online only

Brightspace – Learning Management System (LMS)

• Stellarium software – download version. Install on your phone and computer for free

Respondus Lockdown Browser

## Course Outline/Calendar

The date of coverage and order of coverage may be modified based on the faculty member and events beyond the control of faculty members that interfere with class times and teaching.

16 Week Calendar: in person and online


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Week</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Chapters / Exam</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Experiments</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Projects / other</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>1</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 1 A Modern View of the Universe</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Night Sky I</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Syllabus quiz, Plagiarism quiz, MS Office quiz</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>2</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 2 Discovering the Universe for Yourself
Ch 3 The Science of Astronomy</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Scientific Method</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>SLC visit</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>3</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 4 Making Sense of the Universe</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Seasons
Assign: Night Sky II</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Due: Sun or Moon
proposal with SLC Visit</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>4</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 5 Light and Telescopes</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Phases of the Moon</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>5</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Exam I
Ch 6 Formation of the Solar System</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Light and Spectra</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>6</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 7 Earth and the Terrestrial Worlds
Ch 8 Jovian Planet Systems</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Scale Solar System</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>7</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 9 Asteroids, Comets &amp; Dwarf Planets</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Mass of Jupiter</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Due: Observation Check I</td></tr></table>

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<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>8</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 10 Other Planetary Systems</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Crater Creation</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>9</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Exam II
Ch 11 Our Star</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>10</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 12 Surveying the Stars
Ch 13 Star Stuff</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Crab Nebula</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Due: Observation Check II</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>11</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 14 The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>HR Diagram
Due: Night Sky II</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>12</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Exam III
Ch 15 Our Galaxy</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Milky Way Galaxy</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>13</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 16 A Universe of Galaxies
Ch 17 The Birth of the Universe</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Hubble’s Law</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Due: Sun or Moon Project</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>14</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 18 Dark Matter, Dark Energy, &amp; the Fate of the Universe</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>15</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 19 Life in the Universe</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Drake Equation</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>16</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Final</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr></table>

## 8 Week Calendar


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Week</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Chapters / Exam</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Experiments</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Other</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>1</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 1 A Modern View of the Universe
Ch 2 Discovering the Universe for Yourself</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Night Sky I
Scientific Method</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Syllabus quiz
Plagiarism quiz
Discussion: Introductions</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>2</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 3 The Science of Astronomy
Ch 4 Making Sense of the Universe
Ch 5 Light and Telescopes</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Assign: Night Sky II
Seasons
Phases of the Moon</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Moon Proposals</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>3</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Exam I (Due Wednesday)
Ch 6 Formation of the Solar System
Ch 7 Earth and the Terrestrial Worlds</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Light and Spectra
Scale Solar System</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>4</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 8 Jovian Planet Systems
Ch 9 Asteroids, Comets &amp; Dwarf Planets
Ch 10 Other Planetary Systems</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Mass of Jupiter
Crater Creation</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Moon Check I</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>5</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Exam II (Due Wednesday)
Ch 11 Our Star
Ch 12 Surveying the Stars</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Crab Nebula
HR Diagram</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>6</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 13 Star Stuff
Ch 14 The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard
Exam III</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Milky Way Galaxy</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Moon Check II</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>7</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 15 Our Galaxy
Ch 16 A Universe of Galaxies
Ch 17 The Birth of the Universe</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Hubble’s Law &amp; Cosmology
Due: Night Sky II</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>8</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch 18 Dark Matter, Dark Energy, &amp; the Fate of the Universe
Ch 19 Life in the Universe
Final</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Drake Equation</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Moon Project
Discussion: Favorite or missed topic</td></tr></table>