Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe

I. FOUNDATIONS  ---   Questions ?     Lecture √

0. Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy            ?

0. Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy       √              

1. The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science         ?

1. The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science        √              

2. Light and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos              ?

2. Light and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos        √              

3. Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy          ?

3. Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy    √              

II. OUR PLANETARY SYSTEM  ---   Questions ?     Lecture √

4. Solar System: Interplanetary Matter & Birth of the Planets      ?

4. The Solar System: Interplanetary Matter and the Birth of the Planets        √              

5. Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard                               ?

5. Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard          √              

6. The Terrestrial Planets: A Study in Contrasts                           ?

6. The Terrestrial Planets: A Study in Contrasts          √              

7. The Jovian Planets: Giants of the Solar System                       ?

7. The Jovian Planets: Giants of the Solar System          √              

8. Moons, Rings, and Plutoids: Small Worlds Among Giants         ?

8. Moons, Rings, and Plutoids: Small Worlds Among Giants          √     

III. THE STARS   ---   Questions ?     Lecture √

9. The Sun: Our Parent Star                                                        ?

9. The Sun: Our Parent Star           √              

10. Measuring Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and Main Sequence          ?

10. Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence      √              

11. The Interstellar Medium: Star Formation in the Milky Way   ?

11. The Interstellar Medium: Star Formation in the Milky Way      √              

12. Stellar Evolution: The Lives and Deaths of Stars                 ?

12. Stellar Evolution: The Lives and Deaths of Stars          √              

13. Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter   ?

13. Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter       √    

IV. GALAXIES AND THE UNIVERSE      ---   Questions ?     Lecture √

14. The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space                              ?

14. The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space              √              

15. Normal & Active Galaxies: Building Blocks of Universe         ?

15. Normal and Active Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe        √              

16. Hubble’s Law & Dark Matter: Large-Scale Structure of Cosmos  ?

16. Hubble’s Law and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos  √              

17. Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe      ?

17. Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe          √              

18. Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?                                    ? 

18. Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?        √    

     

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