| Week | Dates | Topic and Lecture Notes | Reading* |
| One | Jan 5, 7, 9 | Light and Matter, The Sun I | 83-96, 288-296 |
| Two | Jan 12, 14, 16 | The Sun II , Properties of Stars | 296-302, 305-318 |
| Three | Jan 19 | NO CLASS: MLK DAY | |
| Jan 21 | Review | ||
| Friday, Jan 23 | TEST 1 | ||
| Four | Jan 26, 28, 30 | Stellar Evolution | 321-344 |
| Five | Feb 2, 4, 6 | Stellar Death, Stellar Binaries | 345-363, 379-390 |
| Six | Feb 9 | Review | |
| Wednesday, Feb 11 | TEST 2 | ||
| Feb 13 | Interstellar Medium | 368-376 | |
| Seven | Feb 16, 18, 20 | Star Clusters, Galaxies I | 392-401, 404-426 |
| Eight | Feb 23 | Galaxies II | 426-436 |
| Feb 25 | Review | ||
| Friday, Feb 27 | TEST 3 | ||
| Nine | Mar 1, 3, 5 | Our Universe, Cosmology I | 439-477 |
| Ten | Mar 8, 10 | Cosmology II | 479-494 |
| Friday, Mar 12 | TEST 4 |