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Lecture Date
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Lecture Topic
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Reading
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Aug. 30
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Introduction, CCD cameras I
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Ch. 9-9.3
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Sep. 4
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CCD cameras II, introduction to Lab 1, reports
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Sep. 6
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Observatory visit and
checkout
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Sep. 11
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MATLAB
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Handout |
Sep. 13
|
Statistics I
|
Ch. 2, handout |
Sep. 18
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Statistics II
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Ch. 2, handout |
Sep. 20
|
Coordinates I
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Ch. 3
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Sep. 27
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Coordinates II
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Ch. 3
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Oct. 2
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Time
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Ch. 4
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Oct. 4
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Charts, catalogs, and
databases
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Ch. 4
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Oct. 9
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Geometrical optics I
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Ch. 5
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Oct. 11
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Geometrical optics II |
Ch. 5
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Oct. 16
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Geometrical optics III |
Ch. 5
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Oct. 18
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Midterm
(CSS
2428, 2:00-3:15 PM) |
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Oct. 23
|
Telescopes |
Ch. 6
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Oct. 25
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The atmosphere |
Ch. 10
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Oct. 30
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Physical optics I
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Nov. 1
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Physical optics II
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Nov. 6
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Adaptive optics
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Ch. 6.5
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Nov. 8
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Diffraction gratings
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Ch. 11
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Nov. 13
|
Grating spectrographs I |
Ch. 11
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Nov. 15
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Grating spectrographs II |
Ch. 11
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Nov. 20
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Grating spectrographs III |
Ch. 11
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Nov. 22
|
Thanksgiving holiday |
|
Nov. 27
|
Grating spectrographs IV |
Ch. 11
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Nov. 29
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Interferometers |
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Dec. 4
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Detectors
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Ch. 7-8.2
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Dec. 6
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Detectors
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Ch. 7-8.2 |
Dec. 11
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Wrap up
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Dec. 17
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FINAL EXAM (CSS 2428, 10:30 - 12:30
am) |
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