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NOTE Daily topics are subject to change (slide later) pending snow days or other significant and unanticipated events!
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7-JanMIntro and some basicsRead the syllabus! First homework assignment is described on the syllabus.1
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9-JanWQuantifying Light: Luminosity, Intensity, and Fluxch 5, lecture notes2
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11-JanFQuantifying Light: Magnitudes and Spectrach 5, lecture notes
Homework #0 (see syllabus)
3AC/DC bulb
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14-JanMH-R Diagram, Color-magnitude Diagramsch 5, lecture notes4
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16-JanWProblem Solving Day #1 / Homework #1 DueHomework #15
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18-JanFEffects of the Atmospherech 7, lecture notes6
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21-JanMLK Day: no class.
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23-JanWCoordinate Systems: Loren Anderson Guest Lecture!ch 1, lecture notes7Sarah travel?
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25-JanFCoordinate Systems (in planetarium!); HW 2 Due; Loren Anderson Guest Lecture!ch 1, lecture notesHomework #28
Sarah travel (U Wash colloquium)
Planetarium
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28-JanMNo class.
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30-JanWUniversity closed
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1-FebFUniversity closedOrrery
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4-FebMPlanning Observations, Timech 2, lecture notesNEW CLASS DAY/TIME STARTS: 4:30-5:20 room 103!9Lens
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6-FebWIntroduction to Telescopes, including optics basicsch 6, lecture notes10
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8-FebFTelescopes (partly on roof?) / Homework #3 Duech 6, lecture notesHomework #311
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11-FebMPhotometrych 10, lecture notes12
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13-FebWSpectroscopych 11, lecture notes13
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15-FebFProblem Solving Day / Homework #4 Duech 12, lecture notesHomework #414
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18-FebMRadio Astronomylecture notes15
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20-FebWHigh-energy Telescopeslecture notes16
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22-FebFProblem Solving Day / Homework #5 DueHomework #517
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25 FebMError analysis, Chi^2, least squares fittinglecture notes; Appendix 118
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27-FebWGravitational Waves19
Sarah travel (toronto colloquium)
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1-MarFMidterm ReviewHomework #620
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4-MarMMidtermch 1,2,6,7,10,11,12, lecture notes21
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6-MarWTrip to GBT!22
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8-MarFLinux (Computer Lab)23
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9-17 MarSpring Break! No class.
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18-MarMPython (Computer Lab)24
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20-MarWPython (Computer Lab)25
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22-MarFLaTeX (Computer Lab)26
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25-MarMWork on Project #1 (Computer Lab)27
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27-MarWWork on Project #1 (Computer Lab)28
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29-MarFRooftop Observatory Introduction / Work on Project #1 (Computer Lab)29
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1-AprMWork on Project #1 (Computer Lab)30
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3-AprWWork on Project #2 (Computer Lab)Project #131
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5-AprFWork on Project #2 (Computer Lab)32
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8-AprMWork on Project #2 (Computer Lab)33
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10-AprWWork on Project #3 (Computer Lab)Project #234SEI open
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12-AprFWork on Project #3 (Computer Lab)35
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15-AprMWork on Project #3 (Computer Lab)36
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17-AprWWork on Final Project (Computer Lab)Project #337
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19 AprSpring Recess: No Class.
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22-AprMWork on Final Project (Computer Lab)38
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24-AprWWork on Final Project (Computer Lab)39
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26-AprFFinal Project Due (Computer Lab)40
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