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Syllabus (revised Mar 2, swap lectures 15-18) |
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| ''Galaxies and the Universe'' Spring 2011 MW 2:30 - 3:45 LC101 |
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LECTURE | HW | READING (8th or 9th edition) |
ONLINE ACTIVITY
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| Mon 1/10 |
Our Location in Space and Time |
Preface, Ch. 1, Ch. 2 | An 1-1, AIMM 1-1 | |||||||
| Wed 1/12 | SNOWSTORM!! Class cancelled |
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| Fri 1/14 |
Gravity and Newton's Laws |
Ch 3 sec 6, Ch. 4 sec 3,4,5,6,7 | An 4-6,4-7,7-1; AIMM 4-2 | |||||||
| Wed 1/19 |
Nearly All the Clues Come From Light |
Ch. 5 sec 1,2,5; Ch 6 sec 7 |
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| Mon 1/24 |
Blackbody Radiation |
Ch. 5 sec 3,4 | AIMM 5-1 | |||||||
| Wed 1/26 |
Light and Atoms | HW1 due |
Ch. 5 sec 6,7,8 |
An 5-1, 5-2 | ||||||
| Mon 1/31 |
What is a Star? & The Energy Source of Stars |
Ch. 16 sec 1,2,5,6,7 |
An 16-1 | |||||||
| Wed 2/2 |
The Masses and Lifetimes of Stars | HW2 due |
Ch. 17 sec 4-9, Box 19-2 | An 19-1, 20-1 | ||||||
| Mon 2/7 |
Life Cycles of Stars & Importance of Massive Stars | Ch. 18 p.471 only; Ch 19 sec 1,2,3; | An 18-4, 20-3, 20-7, 22-2 | |||||||
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| Ch 20 sec 1-7 | |||||||||
| Wed 2/9 |
Measuring Distances in the Universe | HW3 due |
Ch. 17 s1,2; Ch 19 sec5,6; | An 17-1, 17-2 | ||||||
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Ch 24 sec4, Box 24-1 | ||||||||||
| Mon 2/14 |
The Discovery of the Milky Way Galaxy |
Ch 23 sec 1,2 |
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| Wed 2/16 |
Varieties of Galaxies | HW4 due |
Ch. 24 sec 1,2,3 |
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| Mon 2/21 |
Motions of Stars and Gas in Galaxies & Doppler Shift |
Ch 5 sec 9; Ch 23 sec 3 | AIMM 5-3, An 24-7 | |||||||
| Wed 2/23 | MID-TERM EXAM |
EXAM |
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| Mon 2/28 | Dark Matter in Galaxies | Ch 23 sec 4,5 | An 7-1 | |||||||
| Wed 3/2 |
Clusters, Superclusters & Galaxy Interactions |
NO HW DUE | Ch 24 sec 6,7,8 | An 24-1,2,3,4,5,6 | ||||||
| Mon 3/21 |
Relativity & Supermassive Black Holes I
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Ch 22-1; Box 22-2; Ch 23 sec 6 |
An 4-7, An 23-1, Vid 23-2 | |||||||
| Wed 3/23 |
Relativity & Supermassive Black Holes II |
HW5 due |
Ch 22-2 |
An 22-1 | ||||||
| Mon 3/28 |
Relativity & Supermassive Black Holes III |
Ch 22 sec 3-8 |
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| Wed 3/30 |
Quasars & Other Active Galactic Nuclei | HW6 due |
Ch 25 sec 1-6 |
Vid 25-1; An 25-1,2
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| Mon 4/4 |
Introduction to Cosmology & The Expanding Universe | Ch 24 sec 5; Ch 26 sec 2 |
An 26-1 | |||||||
| Wed 4/6 |
Age & Fate of the Universe |
HW7 due |
Ch 26 sec 1,3 |
An 26-4 | ||||||
| Mon 4/11 |
Events Over Cosmic Time |
Ch 26 sec 1,3; Ch 25 sec 1 review |
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| Wed 4/13 |
The Microwave Background Radiation |
HW8 due |
Ch 26 sec 4,5 |
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| Mon 4/18 | Microwave Background & Shape of the Universe |
Ch 26 sec 4,5 |
An 26-2,3 | |||||||
| Wed 4/20 |
The Curvature of Space & Dark Energy
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HW9 due |
Ch 26 sec 6,7,8 |
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| Wed 4/27 |
The Big Bang! & The Early Universe | OBS DUE |
Ch. 27 |
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| Important Dates: |
Jan 19-21 courses schedules due Feb 23 (Wed) -- MID-TERM EXAM Mar 4 (Fri) -- Last day to withdraw w/o transcript record Mar 28 (Mon) -- Last day to convert from Credit/D/Fail to a letter grade May 5 (Thurs) -- FINAL EXAM 2pm | |
| Text: |
Freedman (& Geller) & Kaufmann, Universe 8th Edition (2008) or 9th edition (2011) Available at The Yale Bookstore OR... e-book version ... click on Universe 8th or 9th edition, and follow the instructions. | |
| Online Activity: |
The " Online Activity" referred to on the syllabus are Animations (Anim or An),
Videos (Vid),
and Active Interactive Media Modules (AIMMs) which are found on the
website for the textbook ,
(or on the CD which comes with the 7th edition of the textbook).
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