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Syllabus
The following is a tentative syllabus. An up-to-date syllabus can be found on Canvas |
| DATE | LECTURE | ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS |
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1. Wed Aug 31 2. Fri Sep 2 |
Introduction: Sources of Astrophysical Info Introduction: Spectral Energy Distributions |
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0. Mon Sept 5 3. Wed Sep 7 4. Fri Sep 9 |
No class, Labor Day Optical Imaging: Coordinate Systems and Magnitudes Optical Imaging Section: Scale Models + Python I |
PS0 due PS1 due |
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5. Mon Sept 12 6. Wed Sep 14 7. Fri Sep 16 |
Optical Imaging: Observing Through the Atmosphere Optical Imaging: Telescopes I Optical Imaging Section: Optical Lab |
PS2 due |
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8. Mon Sept 19 9. Wed Sep 21 10. Fri Sep 23 |
Optical Imaging: Telescopes II Optical Imaging: CCDs and Electronic Detectors Optical Imaging Section: CCD Lab |
PS3 due |
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11. Mon Sept 26 12. Wed Sep 28 13. Fri Sep 30 |
Optical Imaging: Calibrating Images I Optical Imaging: Calibrating Images II Optical Imaging Section: Data Redux + Review |
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14. Mon Oct 3 15. Wed Oct 5 16. Fri Oct 7 |
Radio: Introduction to Radio Astronomy I Radio: Introduction to Radio Astronomy II Radio: Introduction to Radio Astronomy III |
PS4 due . |
0. Mon Oct 10 0. Wed Oct 12 17. Fri Oct 14 |
Midterm Exam Review Midterm Exam Radio: Radio Telescopes |
PS5 due . |
18. Mon Oct 17 0. Wed Oct 19 0. Fri Oct 21 |
Radio: Radio Astronomy Fall Break: No Class Fall Break: No Class |
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19. Mon Oct 24 20. Wed Oct 26 21. Fri Oct 28 |
Radio: Radio Data Reducion Radio: Radio Data Reducion Radio: Radio Data Reducion |
PS6 due |
22. Mon Oct 31 23. Wed Nov 2 24. Fri Nov 4 |
Topics in AstroStatistics: Topics in AstroStatistics: Topics in AstroStatistics: |
PS7 due |
25. Mon Nov 7 26. Wed Nov 9 27. Fri Nov 11 |
Optical Spectra: Intro to Spectroscopy Optical Spectra: Intro to Spectroscopy Optical Spectra: Intro to Spectroscopy |
PS8 due |
28. Mon Nov 14 29. Wed Nov 16 30. Fri Nov 18 |
Optical Spectra: Intro to Spectroscopy Optical Spectra: Spectrographs I Optical Spectra: Spectrographs II |
PS9 and one paragraph proposal topics due |
0. Mon Nov 21 | Thanksgiving |
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31. Mon Nov 28 32. Wed Nov 30 33. Fri Dec 2 |
Special Topics: Scientific Writing Optical Spectra: Spectral Data Reduction I Optical Spectra: Spectral Data Reduction II |
Observing Proposals Due |
34. Mon Dec 5 35. Wed Dec 7 36. Fri Dec 9 |
Special Topics: Telescope Allocation Committee I Special Topics: Telescope Allocation Committee II Special Topics: Applying to Graduate School |
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0. TBD | Final Exam |
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