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Prof. Kaaret |
Important dates | |
| Exam #1 | Wednesday, February 11 | |
| Exam #2 | Wednesday, March 4 | |
| Exam #3 | Wednesday, April 8 | |
| Exam #4 | Wednesday, April 29 | |
| Final Exam | Monday, May 11, 7:30 am | |
News:
Lectures:
Click on the
lecture number and topic to download the slides used for that
lecture. To save paper, I suggest printing the slides 6 to a
page. This can be done by selecting "Page Scaling" on
the print dialog in Adobe Reader. To get Adobe Reader go
to http://get.adobe.com/reader/.
The
reading is the relevant sections from the textbook: The Cosmic
Perspective: Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology, by Bennett et al. 5th
Edition.
| Unit #4 |
Galaxies and Cosmology |
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| Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Homework |
| 3/30 |
Lecture 22 - The Milky Way, Shape and Size | 19.1 |
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| 4/1 |
Lecture 23 - The Milky Way's Spiral Arms | 19.2 |
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| 4/3 |
Lecture 24 - Orbits and Dark Matter, the Center of the Milky Way | 22.1-22.2, 19.4 |
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| 4/10 |
Lecture 25 - Galaxies | 20.1-20.2 |
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| 4/13 |
Lecture 26 - Formation of Galaxies | 19.3, 21.1-21.2 | |
| 4/15 |
Lecture 27 - Cosmic Distance Scale | 20.3 |
HW #10 is due |
| 4/17 |
No class | ||
| 4/20 |
Lecture
28 - Galaxies and Black Holes |
21.3 |
HW #11 is due |
| Lecture
29
- Large Scale Structure |
22.3 |
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| 4/22 |
Lecture
30
- The Big Bang |
23.1 |
HW #12 is due |
| 4/24 |
Lecture
31
- The Geometry of the Universe |
23.2 |
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| 4/27 |
Review |
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| 4/29 |
Fourth hour exam on Lectures 22-29 | ||
| 5/1 |
No class |
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| 5/4 |
Lecture
32
- Contents of the
Universe |
22.4 |
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| 5/6 |
Lecture
33
- Cosmic Inflation |
23.3-23.4 |
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| 5/8 |
Review |
HW #13 is due |
| Unit #3 |
Black Holes |
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| Date |
Topic |
Reading | Homework |
| 3/6 |
Lecture 16 - White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars | 18.1-18.2, pp. 482-485 |
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| 3/9 |
Lecture 17 - Black Holes | 18.3, S2.1-S2.3 |
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| 3/11 |
Lecture 18 - More Black Holes (same slides as for lecture 17) | S3.1-S3.4 |
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| 3/13 |
No class - Friday before spring
break |
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HW #7 is due |
| 3/23 |
Lecture 19 - Accretion Disks | 18.3 |
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| 3/25 |
Lecture 20 - Active Galaxies and Black Hole Jets | 21.3 |
HW #8 is due |
| 3/27 |
Lecture 21 - X-Rays from Black Holes | 5.4 |
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| 4/1 |
HW #9 is due | ||
| 4/6 |
Review |
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| 4/8 |
Third hour exam |
| Unit #2 |
Stars |
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| Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Homework |
| 2/13 |
Lecture
9
- The Sun |
14.1-14.3 |
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| 2/16 |
Lecture
10
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Stars: Brightness, Temperature, Color |
15.1, 5.2, 5.4 |
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| 2/18 |
Lecture 11 - Stellar and Atomic Spectra | 15.1, 5.1-5.4 |
HW #4 is due |
| 2/20 |
Lecture 12 - Main Sequence Stars | 15.2 |
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| 2/23 |
Lecture 13 - Star Formation | 16.1-16.2 |
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| 2/25 |
Lecture
14
- Evolution of Stars |
17.1-17.2, 15.3 |
HW #5 is due |
| 2/27 |
Lecture
15
- Deaths of Stars, Supernovae |
17.3 |
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| 3/2 |
Review |
HW #6 is due |
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| 3/4 |
Second hour exam |
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Unit #1 |
Sky, Moon, Planets |
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Date |
Topic |
Reading |
HW |
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1/21 |
1.1-1.2, 1.4 |
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1/23 |
3.4, 1.2 |
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1/26 |
Lecture 3 - Night Sky and Motion of the Earth around the Sun |
2.1, 2.2, 1.3 |
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1/28 |
2.2, 2.3 |
HW #1 is due |
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1/30 |
2.4, 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.2 |
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2/2 |
p. 32, 2.4 |
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2/4 |
5.1, 5.5 |
HW #2 is due |
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2/6 |
24.1-24.4 |
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2/9 |
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HW #3 is due |
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2/11 |
First hour exam |
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