Class 1
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019
Lecture 1: Introduction to the course
Class 2
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019
Lecture 2: Mythology & Religion
Class 3
Monday, Sept. 9, 2019
Lecture 3: Earthrise with some context
Class 4
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019
Lecture 4: The Moon and Religion
Class 5
Monday, Sept. 16, 2019
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (Engineering and Science)
Guest lecture by Michael Pryzby (Lead Spacecraft Systems Engineer)
Exploring data of the Moon using ASU’s QuickMap
No lecture slides
Class 6
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019
Class 7
Monday, Sept. 23, 2019
Lecture 5: Formation of the Moon
Project 1 Due (Class Presentations)
No lecture slides
Class 8
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019
Class 9
Monday, Sept. 30, 2019
Lecture 6: Evolution of the Infant Moon
Class 10
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019
Lecture 7: Introduction to Rockets
Class 11
Monday, Oct. 7, 2019
Lecture 8: Rocket Science
Project 2 Due (Class Presentations)
No lecture slides
Class 12
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019
Class 13
Monday, Oct. 14, 2019
Lecture 9: The Cold War and the Space Race
Class 14
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019
Lecture 10: The Cold War and the Space Race
Class 15
Monday, Oct. 21, 2019
Lecture 11: The Cold War and the Space Race
Project 3 Due (Class Presentations)
No lecture slides
Class 16
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019
Class 17
Monday, Oct. 28, 2019
Lecture 12: The Cold War and the Space Race
Class 18
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019
Lecture 13: Who Owns the Moon?
The Moon in Cinema (Part 1)
Movies: A Trip to the Moon (1902), It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Right Stuff (1983), and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Class 19
Monday, Nov. 4, 2019
The Moon in Cinema (Part 2)
Movies: Apollo 13 (1995), Independence Day (1996), and From the Earth to the Moon (1998): Part 2 (Apollo 1), Part 3 (We have cleared the tower), and Part 5 (Spider)
Class 20
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019
The Moon in Cinema (Part 3)
Movies: Back to the Future III (1990), From the Earth to the Moon (1998): Part 6 (Mare Tranquilitatis [sic]), Part 7 (That’s all there is), Part 10 (Galileo was right), and Part 11 (The Original Wives’ Club)
Class 21
Monday, Nov. 11, 2019
The Moon in Cinema (Part 4)
Movies: October Sky (1999), Despicable Me (2010), Mune: Guardian of the Moon (2014), Hidden Figures (2016), and First Man (2018)
Class 22
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019
Class 23
Monday, Nov. 18, 2019
Lecture 14: Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon
Class 24
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019
Lecture 15: Water on the Moon and Future Exploration
Final Project Due (Class Presentations)
No lecture slides
Class 25
Monday, Dec. 2, 2019
Final Project Due (Class Presentations)
No lecture slides
Class 26
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019