| No. | Date | Lecture | Chapter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep. | 2 | Introduction, the Scale of Things | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | The Appearance of the Sky | 2 | |
| 3 | 9 | Seasons and the Sun | 2 | |
| 4 | 11 | Motion of the Moon | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | Geocentric to Heliocentric | 1-4 | |
| 6 | 18 | Planetary Motion | 2,4 | |
| 7 | 23 | Mechanics and the Laws of Motion | 4 | |
| 8 | 25 | Gravity and Orbits | 4 | |
| 9 | 30 | Orbits and Tides | 4 | |
| 10 | Oct. | 2 | The Electromagnetic Spectrum | 5 |
| 11 | 7 | Light and Atoms | 5 | |
| 12 | 9 | Telescopes | 6 | |
| 14 | Mid-term Exam | -- | ||
| 13 | 16 | Origins and Planet Surveys | 7 | |
| 14 | 21 | Formation of Planets | 7 | |
| 15 | 23 | Earth | 8 | |
| 16 | 28 | Moon | 9 | |
| 17 | 30 | The Other Terrestrials | 10-12 | |
| 18 | Nov. | 4 | Terrestrial Atmospheres | 8-12 |
| 19 | 6 | Jupiter and Saturn | 13,15 | |
| 20 | 11 | Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto | 16 | |
| 21 | 13 | Satellites and Rings | 14-16 | |
| 22 | 18 | Meteorites and Asteroids | 17 | |
| 23 | 20 | Comets | 17 | |
| 24 | 25 | Extrasolar Planets | 7 | |
| 27 | Thanksgiving! | -- | ||
| 25 | Dec. | 2 | Introduction to Special Relativity | 24 |
| 26 | 4 | Basics of the Sun | 18 | |
| 27 | 9 | The Sun-Earth Connection | 18 | |
| 28 | 11 | Why the Sun Shines | 18 |
Final Exam: Monday, Dec 15, 2003, 8:00-10:00 AM, CSS 2428