OFFICE HOURS Professor : SEE BELOW FOR EXAM PERIOD TIMES
Will be done primarily in Zoom (see link on course Canvas page)
OR via email appointment for different time in Zoom or in person
PRE EXAM OFFICE HOURS
By ZOOM
Wed Dec 15 11:00-13:00 : Prof Gladman REVIEW SESSION (Henn 318, NOT zoom!)
Wed Dec 15 14:30-15:30 : TA Alan
Thu Dec 16 09:30-10:30 : Prof Gladman
NOTE: The format x.y means chapter X, section Y
# Date Lecture Topic Pages or Chapter.Section
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1 Sep 8 Course logistics, systems of units xxiv-xxvi, Sect 1.1, 1.3(to end of 'Rotation and Orbit' paragraphs), App C.1-C.4
2 Sep 10 The local sky and celestial sphere Sect 2.1 (skip Matehmatical Insight 2.1)
3 Sep 13 The paths of stars and the Sun Sect S1.2 (which starts near p91, skipping boxes on SolarDays/Analemma and Math Insight S1.2)
4 Sep 15 Motion of Sun across the sky Section S1.2 again.
5 Sep 17 Seasons. Precession Section 2.2
6 Sep 20 Time-keeping and calendars Section 3.1, S1.1 (skip Math Insight S1.1)
7 Sep 22 Time zones. Scale and angular measure Sects 1.2, S1.3 (around p100). In Sect 2.1: Math Insight 2.1 + review parag "Angular Size and Distances).
8 Sep 24 Distance scale and lunar phases. Sect 2.3 (up to but NOT including eclipses), Special Topic box 'Eratosthenes...' in Sect 3.2 on about pg. 62.
9 Sep 27 More Lunar phases. Sect 2.3 AGAIN (up to but NOT including eclipses)
10 Sep 29 Lunar and solar eclipses rest of Sect 2.3 (p 41-45)
11 Oct 1 The motion of the planets. 2.4, 3.2
12 Oct 4 Science 3.4, 3.5
13 Oct 6 Galileo to Newton 3.3
14 Oct 8 Newton's laws and orbits 4.1, 4.2, 4.4 (but skip Math Insight 4.3). All 3 sections only 10 pages!
Oct 11 THANKSGIVING. No class. n/a
15 Oct 13 More on orbits 4.4 again, but this time WITH Math Insight 4.3 "Newton's Version of Kepler's Third Law"
16 Oct 15 Intro to Light and intro to Telescopes 5.1,5.2,6.1,(6.2 to start of, but not including, "What do Astronomers..."). Math Insight 6.1 and 6.2 included!
17 Oct 18 spectra 5.3, 5.4 but stop where Doppler effect starts
18 Oct 20 Doppler effect and more Telescopes rest of 5.4, rest of 6.2, 6.3
Oct 22 MIDTERM EXAM, in Class covers up to and including Oct 13 reading content and lectures, and first three Tutorials.
19 Oct 25 Intro to our Solar System 7.1, 7.2
20 Oct 27 Planet formation 8.1, 8.2
21 Oct 29 Spacecraft exploration. Radioactive dating 7.3, 8.3
22 Nov 1 Impacts 9.2 to end of 'Impact cratering'. 12.5
23 Nov 3 Asteroids and meteorites 12.1, 12.2
24 Nov 5 Comets and the outer Solar System 12.3, 12.4
25 Nov 8 Terrestrial and jovian interiors. 9.1 (Include Math 9.1; skip final subsec on magnetic fields), 11.1 but only to end of Sec Internal Heat
Nov 10 Mid-Term Reading Break. No class.
Nov 12 Mid-Term Reading Break. No class.
26 Nov 15 Start Exoplanets (longer reading!) 13.1, 13.2 to end of `Planetary Density', including Math Insight boxes 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
27 Nov 17 More Exoplanets rest of 13.2, 13.3, 13.4
28 Nov 19 Processes on Moon and Mercury Remainder of 9.2 (see Nov 1st) and 9.3
29 Nov 22 Terrestrial worlds: Mars Venus Earth 9.4 (skip subsection : Surface Evidence...), 9.5, 9.6
30 Nov 24 Tides and Rings 4.5 (tides), 11.3
31 Nov 26 Moons of the Solar System 11.2
32 Nov 26 Our Sun and intro to atmospheres Sec 14.1, in Sec 14.2 only sections 'The Solar Thermostat' and 'How does the energy ...out of the Sun'?, Section 10.1 to end of 'How Atmospheres Affect Planets'.
33 Nov 29 Atmospheric processes and Mars Rest of 10.1 (includes Math Insight 10.1), 10.2 starting at 'What Factors can cause long-term climate change?', Math Insight 10.2, Sec 10.4
34 Dec 3 Atmospheres of Venus and Earth 10.5, 10.6
35 Dec 6 Life in the Solar System Sec 24.1, but skip large 'How did life arise on Earth?' starting again at 'Could Life have Migrated to Earth?", 24.2, 24.3, skipping the two 'Special Topic' boxes
-- Dec 15 REVIEW SESSION. Henn 318. 11:00-13:00. See email for procedures.
Dec 16 FINAL 12:00-14:30, CEME 1204. Know where building is. Don't be late!
The readings are to be completed BEFORE the corresponding lecture;
you then must do the reading assignment posted on:
HW1solution is here (PDF file)
HW2solution is here (PDF file)
HW3solution is here (PDF file)
Tutorial Section Listing
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Day PDT Section Lead TA / Support --------------- ------- ----------------------- Monday 11:00 T1A Alan / Simone Tuesday 14:00 T1C Simone/ Yukun Wednesday 14:00 T1B Yukun/ Alan Friday 11:00 T1F Yukun/ Simone
Alan Knee : aknee@phas.ubc.ca (Tutorials and Mastering)
Yukun Huang : yhuang@phas.ubc.ca (Tutorials and grader)
Simone Hagey : shagey@phas.ubc.ca (Tutorials and grader)
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