Text readings for OER Astronomy 101 course:
Module 1: Introduction to Astronomy
Section 2.1 – The Sky Above
Section 2.4 – The Birth of Modern Astronomy
Section 4.1 – Earth and Sky
Section 4.2 – The Seasons
Section 4.5 – Phases and Motions of the Moon
Section 4.7 – Eclipses of the Sun and Moon
Module 2: Properties of Motion and Light
Section 3.1 – The Laws of Planetary Motion
Section 3.2 – Newton’s Great Synthesis
Section 3.3 – Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation
Section 5.1 – The Behavior of Light
Section 5.2 – The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Section 5.3 – Spectroscopy in Astronomy
Section 5.6 – The Doppler Effect
Section 6.1 – Telescopes
Section 6.2 – Telescopes Today
Section 6.4 – Radio Telescopes
Module 3: The Earth and Moon System
Section 8.1 – The Global Perspective
Section 8.2 – The Earth’s Crust
Section 8.3 – Earth’s Atmosphere
Section 9.1 – General Properties of the Moon
Section 9.2 – The Lunar Surface
Section 9.3 – Impact Craters
Section 9.4 – The Origin of the Moon
Module 4: The Solar System
Part I – The Inner Solar System
Section 14.3 – Formation of the Solar System
Section 9.5 – Mercury
Section 10.1 – The Nearest Planets: An Overview
Section 10.2 – The Geology of Venus
Section 10.3 – The Massive Atmosphere of Venus
Section 10.4 – The Geology of Mars
Section 10.5 – Water and Life on Mars
Part II – The Outer Solar System
Section 11.2 – The Giant Planets
Section 11.3 – The Atmospheres of the Giant Planets
Section 30.3 – Searching for Life Beyond Earth
Section 12.5 – Planetary Rings
Section 13.1 – Asteroids
Section 13.3 – The “Long-Haired” Comets
Module 5: The Sun
Section 15.1 – The Structure and Composition of the Sun
Section 15.2 – The Solar Cycle
Section 15.3 – Solar Activity Above the Photosphere
Section 16.1 – Sources of Sunshine: Thermal and Gravitational Energy
Section 16.2 – Mass, Energy, and the Theory of Relativity
Section 16.3 – The Solar Interior: Theory
Module 6: Stellar Properties
Section 17.1 – The Brightness of Stars
Section 17.2 – The Colors of Stars
Section 17.3 – The Spectra of Stars
Section 17.4 – Using Spectra to Measure Stellar Radius, Composition, and Motion
Section 18.2 – Measuring Stellar Masses
Section 18.4 – The H-R Diagram
Section 21.1 – Star Formation
Section 21.2 – The H-R Diagram and Study of Stellar Evolution
Section 22.1 – Evolution from the Main Sequence to Red Giants
Section 22.2 – Star Clusters
Section 23.1 – The Death of Low Mass Stars
Section 23.2 – Evolution of Massive Star: An Explosive Finish
Section 23.4 – Pulsars and the Discovery of Neutron Stars
Section 24.5 – Black Holes
Module 7: Galaxies
Section 25.1 – The Architecture of the Galaxy
Section 25.2 – Spiral Structure
Section 25.3 – The Mass of the Galaxy
Section 25.4 – The Center of the Galaxy
Section 25.5 – Stellar Populations in the Galaxy
Section 26.1 – The Discovery of Galaxies
Section 26.2 – Types of Galaxies
Section 26.3 – Properties of Galaxies
Section 27.1 – Quasars
Section 28.2 – Galaxy Mergers and Active Galactic Nuclei
Section 28.3 – The Distribution of Galaxies in Space
Section 28.4 – The Challenge of Dark Matter
Module 8: Cosmology
Section 29.1 – The Age of the Universe
Section 29.2 – A Model of the Universe
Section 29.3 – The Beginning of the Universe
Section 29.4 – The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Section 29.5 – What is the Universe Really Made Of?
Section 29.6 – The Inflationary Universe