Astronomy 130: Introductory Astronomy II
Sections 3 and 4, Spring 2026
Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday
Location: RITA,
room 387
Time: TR 3:05 pm - 4:20 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 15-24 of the book by
Bennett, J., Donahue, M., Schneider, N., and Voit, M., titled The Cosmic
Perspective 10/e). Please let me know if you have a conflict with any test and
final exam dates.
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8 Jan |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
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13 Jan |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
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15 Jan |
Ch. 5 Light and Matter |
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19 Jan |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No
Classes) |
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20 Jan |
Ch. 6 Telescopes |
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22 Jan |
Ch. 6 Telescopes |
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27 Jan |
Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars |
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29 Jan |
Ch. 15 Surveying the Stars |
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3 Feb |
TEST 1, chapter 5, 6 |
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5 Feb |
Ch. 16 Star Birth |
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10 Feb |
Ch. 16 Star Birth |
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12 Feb |
Ch. 17 Star Stuff |
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17 Feb |
Ch. 17 Star Stuff |
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19 Feb |
Ch. 18 The Bizarre Stellar
Graveyard |
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24 Feb |
TEST 2, chapters 15, 16, 17 |
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26 Feb |
Ch. 18 The Bizarre Stellar
Graveyard |
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3 Mar |
Spring Break, no classes |
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5 Mar |
Spring Break, no classes |
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10 Mar |
Ch. 19 Our Galaxy |
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12 Mar |
Ch. 19 Our Galaxy |
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17 Mar |
Ch. 20 Galaxies |
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19 Mar |
Ch. 20 Galaxies |
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24 Mar |
TEST 3, chapters 18, 19, 20 |
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26 Mar |
Ch. 21 Galaxy Evolution |
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31 Mar |
Ch. 21 Galaxy Evolution |
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2 April |
Ch. 22 The Birth of the
Universe |
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7 April |
Ch. 22 The Birth of the
Universe |
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9 April |
Ch. 23 Dark Matter and Dark
Energy |
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14 April |
Ch. 23 Dark Matter and Dark Energy |
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16 April |
Ch. 24 Life in the Universe |
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21 April |
Review |
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23 April |
Reading Day |
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24 April |
FINAL EXAM: ROOM
RITA 387 (3:30 pm to 5:30 pm) |
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4 May |
Final Grades Due at noon |
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5 May |
Final Grade available to
students in MyPortal |
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