Astronomy 130: Introductory Astronomy II
Sections 1 and 2, Fall 2025
Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday
Location: RITA,
room 387
Time: TR 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Instructor: Dr. George
Chartas
Office: RITA 307
Office
hours: TR 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Phone: (843)
953-3609
Email:
chartasg@cofc.edu
Schedule
We will cover chapters 5-6 and 15-23 of the book by
Bennett, J., Donahue, M., Schneider, N., and Voit, M., titled The Cosmic
Perspective 9/e). Please let me know if you have a conflict with any of the
test and final exam dates.
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19 Aug |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
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21 Aug |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
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26 Aug |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
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28 Aug |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
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2 Sept |
Ch. 6 Telescopes |
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4 Sept |
Ch. 6 Telescopes |
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9 Sept |
Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars |
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11 Sept |
TEST 1, chapter 5, 6 |
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16 Sept |
Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars |
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18 Sept |
Ch. 16 Star Birth |
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23 Sept |
Ch. 16 Star Birth |
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25 Sept |
Ch. 17 Star Stuff |
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30 Sept |
Ch. 17 Star Stuff |
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2 Oct |
Ch. 18 The Bizarre Stellar
Graveyard |
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7 Oct |
TEST 2, chapters 15, 16, 17 |
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9 Oct |
The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard |
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14 Oct |
Fall Break |
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16 Oct |
Ch. 19 Our Galaxy |
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21 Oct |
Ch. 19 Our Galaxy |
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23 Oct |
Ch. 20 Galaxies |
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28 Oct |
Ch. 20 Galaxies |
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30 Oct |
Ch. 21 Galaxy Evolution |
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4 Nov |
Ch. 21
Galaxy Evolution |
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6 Nov |
TEST 3, chapters 18, 19, 20 |
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11 Nov |
Ch. 22 The Birth of the
Universe |
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13 Nov |
Ch. 22 The Birth of the
Universe |
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18 Nov |
Ch. 23 Dark Matter and Dark
Energy |
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20 Nov |
Ch. 24 Life in the Universe |
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25 Nov |
Ch. 24 Life in the Universe/Review (last class) |
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27 Nov |
Thanksgiving Break. No Classes |
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2 Dec |
READING DAY |
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4 Dec |
FINAL EXAM: ROOM RITA
387 (6:00pm – 8:00pm) |
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