Date | Homework | Topic | Reading |
W Jan 09 |
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Introduction
(Slides)
(Video)
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FA: |
As:Chapter 1 |
F Jan 11 |
Homework 1 |
Distance and Angle
(Board)
(Slides)
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FA: |
As:Chapter 19.1-19.2 |
M Jan 14 |
Homework 2,3 |
Sky Coordinate Systems
(Board)
(Slides)
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FA:Chapters 1.1-1.3 |
As: Chapter 2.1 |
W Jan 16 |
Homework 4,5 |
Local Siderial Time & Hour Angle
(Board)
(Slides)
.
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FA: Chapters 1.4-1.6 |
As: |
F Jan 18 |
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FLANDRAU PLANETARIUM
(SkyChart)
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M Jan 21 |
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY - NO CLASS
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W Jan 23 |
Homework 6,7 |
Spherical Trig
(Board.pdf)
(Law of Cosines/Sines Derivation)
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F Jan 25 |
Homework 8,9 |
Properties of Light
(Slides)
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FA: |
As: Chapter 5.1-5.2 |
M Jan 28 |
Homework 10,11 |
Flux & Luminosity
(Board)
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FA: Chapter 13.2 |
As: |
W Jan 30 |
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FLANDRAU PLANETARIUM
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FA: |
As: |
F Feb 01 |
Homework 12 |
Magnitudes
(Board)
(Slides)
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FA: Chapter 13.2 |
As: Chapters 17.1-17.2 |
M Feb 04 |
Homework 13 |
Blackbody Radiation
(Board)
(Slides)
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FA: pages 140-143 |
As: Chapter 5.2 |
W Feb 06 |
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Spectral Lines
(Board)
(Slides)
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FA: |
As: |
F Feb 08 |
Homework 14 |
Virial Theorem
(Board)
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FA: Chapter 3.4 |
As: |
M Feb 11 |
Homework 15 |
Stellar Energy Sources
(Board)
(Slides)
(Video 1)
(E=mc2 Video)
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FA: Chapter 15.2 |
As: Chapter 16.1, |
W Feb 13 |
Homework 16 |
Nucleosynthesis
(Board)
(Slides)
(Video)
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FA: Chapter 15.3 |
As: Chapters 15.1, 16.2-16.4 |
F Feb 15 |
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Nucleosynthesis Cont.
(Slides)
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FA: |
As: |
M Feb 18 |
Homework 17 |
H-R Diagram
(Slides)
H-R Animation
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FA: Chapters 14.2-14.4 |
As: Chapter 5.3-5.5, 18.4 |
W Feb 20 |
Homework 18 |
Stellar Classification
(Slides)
(Video)
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FA: |
As: |
F Feb 22 |
Homework 19 |
Stellar Evolution
(Slides)
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FA: Chapter 17.2 |
As: Chapters 21.2 and 22 |
M Feb 25 |
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Exam prep
Practice Exam
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W Feb 27 |
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MIDTERM
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F Mar 01 |
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NO CLASS
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M Mar 04 |
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SPRING BREAK
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W Mar06 |
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SPRING BREAK
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F Mar 07 |
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SPRING BREAK
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M Mar 11 |
Homework 20 |
Stellar Death
(Slides)
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FA: Chapter 18 |
As: Chapter 23 |
W Mar 13 |
Homework 21 |
Cepheids
(Slides)
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FA: Chapter 17.3 |
As: Chapters 19.3-19.4 |
F Mar 15 |
Homework 22,23 |
Interstellar Dust
(Slides)
.
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FA: Chapter 20.3 |
As: Chapter |
M Mar 18 |
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Star & Planet Formation
(Slides)
(Simulation)
.
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FA: Chapter 7.4, 14.3, 21.1-21.2 |
As: Chapter 8.3, 12.2 |
W Mar 20 |
Homework 24,25 |
Kepler's 1st Law
(Board)
(Slides)
(Ephemeris Generator)
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FA: Chapter 3.1 |
As: Chapter 3.1.1 |
F Mar 22 |
Homework 26,27 |
Kepler's 2nd & 3rd Laws
(Board)
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As: Chapter 3.1.2-3.1.3 |
M Mar 25 |
Homework 28 |
Albedo
(Board)
(Slides)
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As: Chapter 8.2 |
W Mar 27 |
Homework 29 |
Gas Giants
(Slides)
(Titan Movie)
.
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FA: Chapter 11, 12.1-12.3 |
As: Chapter 10.2, 12.1 |
F Mar 29 |
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Terrestrial Planets
(Slides)
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FA: Chapter 7.1-7.3, 9, 10 |
As: Chapter 10.1 |
M Apr 01 |
Homework 30 |
Asteroids, Kupier Belt, Comets
(Slides)
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FA: Chapter 12.4, 13 |
As: Chapter 11 |
W Apr 03 |
Homework 31 |
Exoplanets RV Method
(Slides)
(RV Movie)
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FA: Chapter 21.3-21.6 |
As: Chapter 12.3 - 12.4 |
F Apr 05 |
Homework 32 |
Exoplanets Transit Method
(Slides)
(Transit Video)
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FA: Chapter |
As: Chapter |
M Apr 08 |
Homework 33,34 |
Redshift
(Slides)
(Board)
|
FA: |
As: Chapter 5.6 |
W Apr 10 |
Homework 35 |
Hubble Law
(Slides)
(Board)
.
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FA: Chapter 20.4-20.5 |
As: Chapter 26.5 |
F Apr 12 |
Homework 36,37 |
Dark Matter
(Slides)
|
FA: Chpater 19.2 |
As: Chapter 28.4 |
M Apr 15 |
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NO CLASS
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W Apr 17 |
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Properties of Galaxies
(Slides)
Curtis-Shapley Debate
Why Spiral Arms?
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FA: Chapter 20.1 - 20.4 |
As: Chapters 26.1-26.3 |
F Apr 19 |
Homework 38 |
Evolution of Galaxies
(Slides)
|
FA: Chapter 21-22 |
As: Chapter 27-28 |
M Apr 22 |
Homework 39 |
Big Bang Cosmology
(Slides)
(CosmoCalc)
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FA: Chapter 23.1 |
As: Chapter 29 |
W Apr 24 |
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NO CLASS
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F Apr 26 |
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Scale Factor
(Slides)
(Board)
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FA: Chapters 23.2, 23.4 |
As: |
M Apr 29 |
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Evolution of Universe
(Slides)
(Board)
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FA: Chapter 24 |
As: |
W May 01 |
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Evolution of Life/Astrobiology
(Slides)
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FA: |
As: Chapter 8,30 |
M May 06 |
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FINAL EXAM 10:30-12:30
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