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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. Observing the ISM - IR, Optical & UV (Graded Reading)
47. Observing the ISM - Radio & Microwave (Graded Reading)
48. Bright Stars - Luminous or Nearby? (Graded Reading)
49. Introduction to the Magnitude System
50. Apparent and Absolute Magnitude (Graded Reading)
51. Parallax (Graded Reading)
52. The Spectra of Stars (and Brown Dwarfs)
53. Colors of Stars
54. Measuring a Star’s Size – The Challenge (Graded Reading)
55. Stellar Radii (Lesson)
56. Introduction to the Stars: A Celestial Census
57. A Stellar Census
58. Measuring Stellar Masses
59. The H–R Diagram
60. Introduction to the Sun: A Garden-Variety Star
61. The Structure and Composition of the Sun
62. The Solar Cycle
63. Solar Activity above the Photosphere
64. Space Weather
65. Introduction to the Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse
66. Mass, Energy, and the Theory of Relativity
67. The Solar Interior: Theory
68. The Solar Interior: Observations
69. Introduction to Stars from Adolescence to Old Age
70. Star Formation
71. Evolution from the Main Sequence to Red Giants
72. Further Evolution of Stars
73. The Evolution of More Massive Stars
74. Star Clusters
75. Checking Out the Theory
76. Introduction to the Death of Stars
77. The Death of Low-Mass Stars
78. Evolution of Massive Stars: An Explosive Finish
79. Supernova Observations
80. Pulsars and the Discovery of Neutron Stars
81. The Evolution of Binary Star Systems
82. The Mystery of the Gamma-Ray Bursts
83. Introduction to Black Holes and Curved Spacetime
84. Introducing General Relativity
85. Overview of Our Planetary System
86. Introduction to Celestial Distances
87. Fundamental Units of Distance
88. Variable Stars: One Key to Cosmic Distances
89. Introduction to the Milky Way Galaxy
90. The Architecture of the Galaxy
91. Spiral Structure
92. The Mass of the Galaxy
93. The Center of the Galaxy
94. Introduction to Galaxies
95. The Discovery of Galaxies
96. Types of Galaxies
97. Properties of Galaxies
98. The Expanding Universe
99. Introduction to Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Supermassive Black Holes
100. Quasars
101. Supermassive Black Holes: What Quasars Really Are
102. Introduction to the Evolution and Distribution of Galaxies
103. Observations of Distant Galaxies
104. Galaxy Mergers and Active Galactic Nuclei
105. The Distribution of Galaxies in Space
106. The Challenge of Dark Matter
107. The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies and Structure in the Universe
108. Introduction to the Big Bang
109. The Age of the Universe
110. A Model of the Universe
111. The Beginning of the Universe
112. The Cosmic Microwave Background
113. What Is the Universe Really Made Of?
114. The Inflationary Universe
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