ASTR 312 Class Materials

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Handouts/Guides
Course OutlineLecture scheduleClicker solutionsOpenStax eTextbook
SkychartsGalileo’s Battle for the Heavens GuideIn the Shadow of the Moon Guide 
CLASS NOTES (PDF)
01. Intro02. Sky & Astrology03. Early Astronomy
04. The Greeks05. Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler06. Bruno, Galileo, Newton
07. Modern Age08. Technology09. Space Age
SUPPLEMENTAL VIDEOs (VIUTUBE)
01. What is science?02a. Constellations02b. Astrology
03. Interpretation04a. Aristarchus & parallax04b. Geocentric model
05a. Retrograde explained05b. Kepler’s Laws06a. Colour vision
06b. Dave Scott (Apollo 15)06c. Galileo’s evidence07a. Venus Transit 12
07b. Inertia & motion07c. Globular cluster locations07d. Inverse square law
08. Adaptive optics09. Saturn V & Apollo 1, 2 
PRESENTATION GUIDELINES (PDF)
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