Dates
|
Topic
|
Reading
|
Homework
|
8/20
|
Introduction
|
1.1-1.3, A.3-A.4, B.1-B.3
|
|
8/22
|
Milky
Way
|
2.1-2.3, 2.6
|
HW #1
|
8/27
|
Galaxies:
types and properties
|
3.1-3.3
|
|
8/29
|
Galaxies:
distances,
luminosities,
black
holes
|
3.4, 3.6-3.7, 3.5
|
HW #2
|
9/5
|
Galaxies:
stellar populations
|
3.9-3.10
|
HW #3
|
9/10
|
Cosmology:
expanding
universe
|
4.1-4.3 |
|
9/12
|
WISE data (wisecc.py) |
WISE
mission paper |
|
9/17
|
Project work day
|
|
|
9/19
|
Cosmology:
thermal history and problems
|
4.4-4.5 |
HW #4
|
9/24
|
Active
galactic nuclei: history and black holes
|
5.1, 5.3 |
|
9/26
|
Project work day |
|
|
10/1
|
Active
galactic nuclei: components, varieties, cosmology |
5.2, 5.4-5.6 |
HW #5
|
10/3
|
Proposal
presentations |
|
|
10/8
|
Clusters:
local group, clusters
|
6.1-6.2 |
|
10/10
|
Clusters:
X-rays, SZ effect, scaling relations, evolution
|
6.3-6.4, 6.6 |
|
10/15
|
Clusters:
gravitational lensing
|
2.5.1, 3.8, 6.5
|
HW #6
|
10/17
|
Cosmology
II: density fluctuations
|
7.1-7.4 |
|
10/22
|
Cosmology
II: structure evolution
|
7.5-7.7 |
HW #7 |
10/24
|
Project work day |
|
|
10/29
|
Cosmology
III: galaxy and cluster surveys |
8.1-8.2 |
Project first draft
|
10/31
|
Cosmology
III:
Supernovae,
Lyman-alpha
forest
|
8.3-8.5 |
|
11/5
|
Cosmology
III:
CMB
fluctuations |
8.6-8.7 |
HW #8
|
11/7
|
Universe
at high redshift |
9.1-9.2 |
|
11/12
|
Project presentations (SM,
LT, BG)
|
|
|
11/14
|
Project presentations (MA,
BS, DD)
|
|
|
11/19, 21
|
No class - Thanksgiving
|
|
|
11/26
|
Universe
at high redshift |
9.3-9.6 |
HW #9 |
11/28
|
Gamma-ray
bursts
|
9.7 |
Project second draft |
12/3
|
No class
|
|
|
12/5
|
Project final presentations
(1:30 to 4:30)
|
|
Project final draft |