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by Janice Hester
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Introduction
1. The Nature of Astronomy
Andrew Franknoi; David Morrison; and Sidney C. Wolff
2. The Nature of Science
3. The Laws of Nature
4. The Scientific Method
Janice Hester
5. Falsifiability
6. Confidence
7. A Tour of the Universe
8. The Universe on the Large Scale
9. Our Location in Space (Assignment)
10. Lookback Time (Assignment)
11. Numbers in Astronomy - Powers of Ten
12. The Pizza and Proportional Reasoning
13. What is moving? The Stars or the Earth?
14. Celestial Sphere - Introduction
15. The Sky Above
16. Earth and Sky
17. Constellations - A Summary
18. Celestial Coordinates - A Summary
19. The Seasons
20. Eclipses of the Sun and Moon
21. Introduction to Gravity and Orbits
22. Thinking about Motion (Graded Reading)
23. Newton's Laws (Graded Reading)
24. Gravity and Orbits (Graded Reading)
25. The Laws of Planetary Motion
26. Orbits in the Solar System
27. Motions of Satellites and Spacecraft
28. The Behavior of Light
29. The Electromagnetic Spectrum
30. Spectroscopy in Astronomy
31. Spectra (Graded Reading)
32. Thermal Radiation (Graded Reading)
33. Thermal Spectra (Graded Reading)
34. Spectral Lines and Photons (Graded Reading)
35. Spectral Lines and Elements (Graded Reading)
36. Spectral Lines and Electron Orbitals (Graded Reading)
37. Modeling Absorption and Emission Spectra (Assignment)
38. The Doppler Effect
39. Introduction to Astronomical Instruments
40. Telescopes
41. Telescopes Today
42. Visible-Light Detectors and Instruments
43. Radio Telescopes
44. Observations outside Earth’s Atmosphere
45. The Future of Large Telescopes
46. Introduction to the Sun: A Garden-Variety Star
47. The Structure and Composition of the Sun
48. The Solar Cycle
49. Solar Activity above the Photosphere
50. Space Weather
51. Introduction to the Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse
52. Mass, Energy, and the Theory of Relativity
53. The Solar Interior: Theory
54. The Solar Interior: Observations
55. Overview of Our Planetary System
56. Composition and Structure of Planets
57. Introduction to Comets and Asteroids: Debris of the Solar System
58. Asteroids
59. The "Long-Haired" Comets
60. The Origin and Fate of Comets and Related Objects
61. Phases and Motions of the Moon
62. Ocean Tides and the Moon
63. Ring and Moon Systems Introduced
64. The Galilean Moons of Jupiter
65. Titan and Triton
66. Planetary Rings
67. Pluto and Charon - Part 1
68. Introduction to Cratered Worlds
69. General Properties of the Moon
70. The Lunar Surface
71. Impact Craters
72. Dating Planetary Surfaces
73. Mercury
74. Cosmic Influences on the Evolution of Earth
75. Asteroids and Planetary Defense
76. The Origin of the Moon
77. Meteors
78. Meteorites: Stones from Heaven
79. Earth’s Crust
80. Introduction to Earthlike Planets: Venus and Mars
81. The Nearest Planets: An Overview
82. The Geology of Venus
83. The Geology of Mars
84. Pluto and Charon - Part 2
85. The Global Perspective
86. Earth’s Atmosphere
87. Life, Chemical Evolution, and Climate Change
88. The Massive Atmosphere of Venus
89. Water and Life on Mars
90. Divergent Planetary Evolution
91. Planetary Evolution
92. Introduction to the Giant Planets
93. Exploring the Outer Planets
94. The Giant Planets
95. Atmospheres of the Giant Planets
96. Origin of the Solar System
97. Formation of the Solar System
98. Evidence That Planets Form around Other Stars
99. Planets beyond the Solar System: Search and Discovery
100. Exoplanets Everywhere: What We Are Learning
101. New Perspectives on Planet Formation
102. Introduction to Life in the Universe
103. Astrobiology
104. Searching for Life beyond Earth
105. Bright Stars - Luminous or Nearby? (Graded Reading)
106. Introduction to the Magnitude System
107. Apparent and Absolute Magnitude (Graded Reading)
108. Parallax (Graded Reading)
109. The Spectra of Stars (and Brown Dwarfs)
110. Colors of Stars
111. Measuring a Star’s Size – The Challenge (Graded Reading)
112. Stellar Radii (Lesson)
113. Introduction to the Stars: A Celestial Census
114. A Stellar Census
115. Measuring Stellar Masses
116. The H–R Diagram
117. Introduction to Stars from Adolescence to Old Age
118. Star Formation
119. Evolution from the Main Sequence to Red Giants
120. Further Evolution of Stars
121. The Evolution of More Massive Stars
122. Star Clusters
123. Checking Out the Theory
124. Introduction to the Death of Stars
125. The Death of Low-Mass Stars
126. Evolution of Massive Stars: An Explosive Finish
127. Supernova Observations
128. Pulsars and the Discovery of Neutron Stars
129. The Evolution of Binary Star Systems
130. The Mystery of the Gamma-Ray Bursts
131. Introduction to Black Holes and Curved Spacetime
132. Introducing General Relativity
133. Observing the ISM - IR, Optical & UV (Graded Reading)
134. Observing the ISM - Radio & Microwave (Graded Reading)
135. Introduction to Celestial Distances
136. Fundamental Units of Distance
137. Variable Stars: One Key to Cosmic Distances
138. Introduction to the Milky Way Galaxy
139. The Architecture of the Galaxy
140. Spiral Structure
141. The Mass of the Galaxy
142. The Center of the Galaxy
143. Introduction to Galaxies
144. The Discovery of Galaxies
145. Types of Galaxies
146. Properties of Galaxies
147. The Expanding Universe
148. Introduction to Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Supermassive Black Holes
149. Quasars
150. Supermassive Black Holes: What Quasars Really Are
151. Introduction to the Evolution and Distribution of Galaxies
152. Observations of Distant Galaxies
153. Galaxy Mergers and Active Galactic Nuclei
154. The Distribution of Galaxies in Space
155. The Challenge of Dark Matter
156. The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies and Structure in the Universe
157. Introduction to the Big Bang
158. The Age of the Universe
159. A Model of the Universe
160. The Beginning of the Universe
161. The Cosmic Microwave Background
162. What Is the Universe Really Made Of?
163. The Inflationary Universe
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