Class Notes will be posted before or after lectures.  Minor post-lecture update is possible.

Students are strongly encouraged to read the corresponding chapters in the text book before the class, in order to have better absorption and concentrate on the reasoning and critical thinking during the lecture time.

#	Date	Reading	Notes (*)
01	Jan. 25, 2006	Chap. 4, 5	Syllabus, Introduction, and Review on Physical Laws (.ppt)
02	Jan. 01, 2006	Chap. 18	Our Star, the Sun
03	Feb. 08, 2006	Chap. 19	The Nature of Stars
04	Feb. 15, 2006	Chap. 20	The Birth of Stars
05	Feb. 22, 2006	Exam 1 Chap. 21	on Chap. 4, 5 , 18, 19 and 20 Stellar Evolution: After the Main Sequences
06	Mar. 01, 2006	Chap. 22	Stellar Evolution: the Death of Stars
07	Mar. 8, 2006	Chap. 23	Neutron Stars
	Mar. 15, 2006	Spring Break
08	Mar. 22, 2006	Chap. 24	Black Holes
09	Mar. 29, 2006	Exam 2 Chap. 25	on Chap. 21, 22, 23, 24 Our Galaxies
10	Apr. 5, 2006	Chap. 26	Galaxies
11	Apr. 12, 2006	Chap. 27	Quasars, Active Galaxies, and Gamma Ray Bursts
12	Apr. 19, 2006	Chap. 28	Cosmology
13	Apr. 26, 2006	Exam 3 Chap. 29	on Chap. 25, 26, 27, 28 Exploring the Early Universe
14	May 3, 2006	Chap. 30	The Search of  Extraterrestrial Life
	May 10, 2006 7:30 -- 10:15 PM	Final Exam	Chap. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,30

(*): text with italic fond is subject to change.