General Astronomy 29:61
Lecture Notes
Fall 2012
August 20: Initial Pleasantries
August 22: Overview of the Solar System, Coordinate Systems
...Notes and Equations
August 24: Astronomical Coordinate Systems
...Notes and Equations
August 27: Astronomical Coordinate Systems, Equatorial Coordinate System
...Notes and Equations
August 29: Precession of the Equinoxes, Time and Astronomy
...Notes and Equations
September 5 and 7: Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
September 10: Kepler's Laws and Newton's Laws
...Notes and Equations
September 12: Planetary Orbits from Newton's Laws
...Notes and Equations
September 14: Celestial Mechanics (cont.)
...Notes and Equations
September 17: Orbital Elements and the Earth-Moon System
...Notes and Equations
September 24: Dynamic Properties of the Moon and Lunar Geology
...Notes and Equations
September 28: The Basis of Radioisotope Dating
...Notes and Equations
October 1: Results of Radioisotope Dating and the Geological History of the Moon
...Notes and Equations
October 3: Introduction to Light
...Notes and Equations
October 8: Light and Atoms
...Notes and Equations
October 10: Kirchoff's Laws of Radiation
...Notes and Equations
October 12: Telescopes and the Detection of Light
...Notes and Equations
October 15: Magnification of Telescopes and Diffraction Limit
...Notes and Equations
October 17: CCD Detectors and Atmospheric Light Transmission
...Notes and Equations
October 19: The Sun as a Solar System Object
...Notes and Equations
October 22: The Solar Atmosphere: Photosphere and Chromosphere
...Notes and Equations
October 24: The Solar Corona and Solar Wind
...Notes and Equations
October 26: Important Processes in the Solar System
...Notes and Equations
October 31: Equilibrium Surface Temperatures of Planets
...Notes and Equations
November 2: Why Planets Have Atmospheres
...Notes and Equations
November 5: The Earth as a Planet
...Notes and Equations
November 9: Extent of and Layers in the Earth's Atmosphere
...Notes and Equations
November 12: Upper Atmosphere and Auroras
...Notes and Equations
November 14: Earth's Magnetic Field and Van Allen Belts
...Notes and Equations
November 16: The Planets: Mercury and Venus
...Notes and Equations
November 16: Introduction to the Planets
November 26: Geology of Mercury; Venus
...Notes and Equations
November 28: Atmosphere of Venus
November 30: Exploration of Mars
December 03: The Jovian Planets
...Notes and Equations
December 05: Composition and Interior of Jupiter
...Notes and Equations
December 7: Interiors of Jupiter and Saturn; Moons of Jovian Planets
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