| ASTR 230 | Section 1 | Fall 2005 |
|---|
| Date | Topics | Reading | Assignment Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | Introductions | Syllabus | |
| Aug 26 | Size Scales & Our Galaxy | Ch 1 & Ch2 A | |
| Aug 29 | Cosmology and the Origin of Elements | Ch 2 A | |
| Aug 31 | The Early Galaxy and the First Stars | Ch 2 B & C | |
| Sept 2 | From Atoms to Molecules to Clouds | Ch 3 A & B | HW 1 |
| Sept 5 | Labor Day Holiday | ||
| Sept 7 | Star Formation | Ch 3 C | |
| Sept 9 | Origin of planets | Ch 3 D & E | Presentation Synopsis |
| Sept 12 | Nature of Solar Systems | Ch 3 E | |
| Sept 14 | Habitable Planets | Ch 3 F | |
| Sept 16 | Planets of Life | Ch 4 A | HW 2 |
| Sept 19 | Nature of Life | Ch 4 A | |
| Sept 21 | Student Talks |
Talk: "Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis" Talk: "Life on Mars" Talk: "Precursors to Life" |
Carl Thomas Hassan Bhayani Aaron Bowling |
| Sept 23 | Origin of Life | Ch 4 A & B | HW 3 |
| Sept 26 | Student Talks |
Talk: "Fermilab: The Early Universe" Talk: "Alternative Dimensions" Talk: "Space Ship One" |
Andrew Coughlin Nicolas Jaramillo Chris Fischetti |
| Sept 28 | Student Talks |
Talk: "Cyberetic Organisms" Talk: "Mining the Moon" Talk: "Planetary Civilization" |
Jeremy Grimaldi Michael Yurgil Tianxiao Ma |
| Sept 30 | Origin of Life 2 | Ch 4 C & D | HW 4 |
| Oct 3 | Student Talks |
Talk: "Terraforming" Talk: "Planetary Geology" Talk: "Life Created by Other Life" |
David Bradbury Rachael Sherwood Eric Ou |
| Oct 5 | Alternatives | Ch 4 E, F, and G | |
| Oct 7 | Student Talks | Talk: "Self-Healing Materials" Talk: "Killer Asteroids" Talk: "Wormholes" |
HW 5 Sujay Javdekar Christopher Norman Mark Lenkowski |
| Oct 10 | Life in the Solar System | CH 5 A and B | |
| Oct 12 | Student Talks |
Talk: "Intestellar Space Travel" Talk: "Public Opnion of ET" Talk: "Propulsion" |
Michael Cellini Elisha Reichert Corey Osland |
| Oct 14 | Life in the Solar System 2 | Ch 5 C and D | HW 6 |
| Oct 17 | Biological Evolution | Ch 6 A | |
| Oct 19 | Origin of Intelligence | Ch 6 B | |
| Oct 21 | Hour Exam | ||
| Oct 24 | Student Talks |
Talk: "Faster Than Light Travel" Talk: "Interstellar Travel" Talk: "Space Colonization" |
Jonathan Dellinger Nathan Louer Amit Behal |
| Oct 26 | Student Talks |
Talk: "Moving Humans" Talk: "Living in Space" Talk: "SETI" |
Jim Kestler Melanie Kang Brian Krutsch |
| Oct 28 | Student Talks | Talk: "Roswell" Talk: "How Will They Look?" Talk: "ETs in Literature" |
Drew Sultan Kurt Peterson Jim Vorel |
| Oct 31 | Cultural Evolution | Ch 7 A | |
| Nov 2 | Evolution of the World View | CH 7 B | |
| Nov 4 | Lifetime | CH 7 C | HW 7 |
| Nov 7 | Student Talks |
Talk: "Is It Worth It?" Talk: "UFOs" Talk: "Aliens in Folklore, Mythology, and Antropology" |
Nick Warren Jeff Greenswag Jennifer Brown |
| Nov 9 | Communication | Ch 8 A,B and Ch 9 A, B, C | |
| Nov 11 | Communication 2 | Ch 9 D, E | HW 8 |
| Nov 14 | Future of Civilization Student Talk |
Ch 7 D, Ch 10 A "Alien Depiction through the Mainstream Media" |
Ian Gold |
| Nov 16 | Future of Civilization | Ch 7 D, Ch 10 A | |
| Nov 18 | Killer Supernovae Special Guest: Brian Fields |
HW 9 | |
| Nov 21-25 | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| Nov 28 | Student Talks |
Talk: "Self-Replicating Probes" Talk: "Area 51" Talk: "Alien Abductions" |
Julianne Fisette Caitlin Ford Jamal Reece |
| Nov 30 | Travel | Ch 7 D, Ch 10 A | |
| Dec 2 | Travel 2 | Ch 10 A | HW 10 |
| Dec 5 | Visitations | Ch 10 B | Research Papers Due |
| Dec 7 | Contact | Ch 10 C | HW EC |
| Dec 9 | Review | ||
| 1:30-4:30 pm, Friday December 16 | FINAL EXAM | ||