Syllabus - Astronomy

OUTLINE (not necessarily order) OF OUR COURSE:

INTRODUCTION

• Logistics

• General Science Skills

• General Math Skills

BACKYARD ASTRONOMY

• Vocabulary

• Geometry

PREVIEW- THE COSMIC LANDSCAPE

• Universal Address

• What's Out There

RISE OF ASTRONOMY

• Ancient

• Enlightenment

• Modern

SURVEY OF SOLAR SYSTEMS

• Stars

• Planets

• Other Satellites

LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE

• Drake Equation

• Anthropomorphic Principle

LIGHT & ATOMS

• Electromagnetism

• Characteristics of Light

• Wave-Particle Duality

GRAVITY & MOTION

• Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

• Newton's Laws of Motion

• Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion

KEEPING TIME

• Solar Time

• Time Zones

• Daylight Saving Time

TELESCOPY

• Refractors

• Reflectors

• Combination

FINAL EXAM REVIEW

• • Practice