| Date | Reading | Topics |
| Thursday Jan 15 | Ch 1-3 | Overview, Pseudoscience, Measurement |
| Tuesday Jan 20 | Planetarium, What goes on in the Sky | |
| Thursday Jan 22 | Ch 4 | The Sky explained |
| Tuesday Jan 27 | Ch 5 | History and some physics |
| Thursday Jan 29 | Ch 5-6 | formation of solar system |
| Tuesday Feb 3 | Ch 7 | Comets, asteroids, meteorites |
| Thursday Feb 5 | Ch 8 | The Earth and Moon |
| Tuesday Feb 10 | EXAM #1, Ch 1-8 | |
| Thursday Feb 12 | Ch 9 | Terrestrial planets |
| Tuesday Feb 17 | Ch 10 | Jovian planets and Pluto |
| Thursday Feb 19 | Ch 11 | Light |
| Tuesday Feb 24 | Ch 11-12 | Light, Telescopes |
| Thursday Feb 26 | Ch 12-13 | Telescopes, Spectra |
| Tuesday Mar 3 | Ch 13 | Spectra |
| Thursday Mar 5 | EXAM #2, Ch 9-13 | |
| SPRING BREAK, March 8-12 | ||
| Tuesday Mar 17 | Ch 14 | Stellar Spectra |
| Thursday Mar 19 | Ch 15 | Observation of Stars |
| Tuesday Mar 24 | Ch 16 | Structure of Stars |
| Thursday Mar 26 | Ch 16 | More on Structure of Stars |
| Tuesday Mar 31 | Ch 17 | Star Formation |
| Thursday Apr 2 | Ch 18 | Stellar Evolution |
| Tuesday Apr 7 | EXAM #3, Ch 14-18 | |
| Thursday Apr 9 | Ch 19 | Cataclysmic Astronomy |
| Tuesday Apr 14 | Ch 20 | The Milky Way |
| Thursday Apr 16 | Ch 21 | Other Galaxies |
| Tuesday Apr 21 | Ch 22 | Active Galaxies, Quasars |
| Thursday Apr 23 | Ch 23 | Origin and Evolution of the Universe |
| Tuesday Apr 28 | Ch 23 + Review | |
| Thursday Apr 30 | EXAM #4, Ch 19-23 | |
| Tuesday May 5 | FINAL, 8:00-10:00 PM |