Schedule

Week

Time	MONDAY	WEDNESDAY	FRIDAY
14:30 – 15:20	LAB A350	A346 – ASTR1101 only : Calculations	A352 All students
15:30 – 16:20		A346 - Lecture
16:30 – 17:20		A346 – ASTR 3310 only

Office hours (A382b):

• Wednesday 12:30 - 13:20
• Friday 9:30 - 10:20

Term

Week of	Topic		Monday – Labs are mandatory
Jan 4	Chapter 1: Why learn astronomy		Lecture (Introduction to the course)
Jan 11	Chapter 2: Patterns in the sky		Lab 1: The Zodiac
Jan 18	Chapter 2: Patterns in the sky		Lab 2: The Celestial Sphere
Jan 25	Chapter 3: Motion of astronomical bodies		Lab2, Lab 3: The Apparent Motion of the Sun in Vancouver
Feb 1	Chapter 4: Gravity and orbits		Lab 3  (end)
Feb 8	Reading Week
Feb 15	Chapter 7: Birth of planetary systems	Wednesday: Presentation of term projects Attendance is mandatory	Midterm
Feb 22	Chapter 8: Terrestrial planets		Lab 4: The Apparent Motion of the Sun in Different Locations
Feb 29	Chapter 8: The Moon		Lab 5: The Moon
Mar 7	Chapter 9: Atmospheres of terrestrial planets		Lab 6: Eclipses
Mar 14	Chapter 10: The giant planets		Lab 7: Motion of the Inner Planets
Mar 21	Chapter 11: Moons and rings - Friday: closed  Lecture on Wednesday		Lab review
Mar 28	Chapter 12: Dwarf planets and small bodies		Monday: closed
Apr 4	Review Friday:no class		Lab test

Before reading week:
ASTR 1101 students do calculations on Wednesday from 14:30 to 16:20
ASTR 3310 students research their project 15:30 - 16:20 and have a lecture 16:30 - 17:20

After reading week:
ASTR 1101 students do calculations on Wednesday from 14:30 to 15:20
ASTR 1101 students give their presentation on Wednesday from 15:30 to 16:20
ASTR 3310 students give their presentation on Wednesday from 16:30 to 17:20

ASTR 1101 presentations

February 17th: #1, 2, 3
February 24th: #4, 5, 6
March 2th: #7, 8, 9
March 9th: #10, 11, 12
March 16th: #13, 14, 15
March 28th: #16, 17, 18

ASTR 3310 presentations

February 24th: # 1, 2
March 2th: #3, 4
March 9th: #5, 6
March 16th: #7, 8
March 28th: #9, 10