Lecture notes will be available by the start of the quarter.
| Dates | Topic and Lecture Notes (click on Title) | Reading* |
| Th Jan 3 (L1) | The Electromagnetic Spectrum | Ch 4 |
| Tu Jan 8 (L2) | Light and Matter; The Sun, Part 1 | Ch 4, 10 |
| Th Jan 10 (L3) | The Sun, Part 2 | Ch 10 |
| Tu Jan 15 (L4) | Properties of Stars, Part 1 | Ch 11 |
| Th Jan 17 | TEST 1: Light, The Sun and Stars | Ch 4, 10, 11 |
| Tu Jan 22 (L5) | Properties of Stars, Part 2 | Ch 11 |
| Th Jan 24 (L6) | Formation and Structure, Part 1 | Ch 12 |
| Tu Jan 29 (L7) | Formation and Structure, Part 2; Death Part 1 | Ch 12, 13 |
| Th Jan 31 (L8) | Death, Part 2 | Ch 13 |
| Tu Feb 5 | TEST 2: Star Properties, Formation, Death | Ch 11, 12, 13, |
| Th Feb 7 (L9) | Neutron Stars & Black Holes, Part 1 | Ch 14 |
| Tu Feb 12 (L10) | Neutron Stars & BH, Part 2; Milky Way, Part 1 | Ch 14, 15 |
| Th Feb 14 (L11) | The Milky Way, Part 2 | Ch 15 |
| Tu Feb 19 (L12) | External Galaxies, Part 1 | Ch 16 |
| Th Feb 21 | TEST 3: Compact Objects & Galaxies | Ch 14, 15, 16 |
| Tu Feb 26 (L13) | External Galaxies, Part 2 | Ch 16 |
| Th Feb 28 (L14) | Active Galaxies, Part 1 | Ch 17 |
| Tu Mar 5 (L15) | Active Galaxies, Part 2; Cosmology, Part 1 | Ch 17, 18 |
| Th Mar 7 (L16) | Cosmology, Part 2 | Ch 18 |
| Finals Week | TEST 4: Galaxies, Quasars and Cosmology | Ch 16, 17, 18 |