Course schedule

Week Lectures

Discussion Group

Module 1

Module-1
28th Jul 17th Aug

Introduction to
Astronomy

Lectures 1-4
Module 2

The Solar
System

5
6

Lectures 5-8
Module 3
Life on Earth
and in the Solar
System
Lectures 9-12

Module 4
8

The Stars

Lectures 13-15
Module 5

Module-1
28th Jul 17th Aug

Module-3/4
1st Sep 21st Sep
Module-3/4
1st Sep 21st Sep

Module-5/6
22nd Sep 26th Oct

24.1, 24.2
(Bennett and
Shostak,
Ch 5 to 10)
Chapter 14,
15, 16, 17,
18

Module 6

12

Galaxies and
Cosmology
Lectures 19-21

Module-5/6
22nd Sep 26th Oct

Module 2 discussion final

date 31st Aug
Short Answer Test
due 7th Sep
Module 3 quiz assignment
due 14th Sep
Module 3/4 Discussion final
date 21st Sep

Chapter 13,
24.3, 24.4,
24.5
(Bennett and
Shostak, Ch
11-13)

Module 4 quiz assignment

due 28th Sep

Essay due 12th Oct

Module-5/6
22nd Sep 26th Oct

11

Module 1 discussion final

date 17th Aug
Module 2 quiz assignment
due 24th Aug

Module-3/4
1st Sep 21st Sep

Lectures 16-18

10

Chapter 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12

Module-2
18th Aug 31st Aug
Module-2
18th Aug 31st Aug

Assignments due

Module 1 quiz assignment

due 10th Aug

Module-1
28th Jul 17th Aug

Other Worlds
Mid
semes
ter
break

Textbook
sections
Chapter 1,3,
4,5,6

Chapter 19,
20, 21, 22,
23

Module-5/6
22nd Sep 26th Oct

Module 5 quiz assignment

due 19th Oct
Module 5/6 discussion final
date and Discussion Best
Contributions due 26th Oct
Final Test due 2nd Nov

13
All submission dates are Sunday before midnight.