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Syllabus
The following is a tentative syllabus which will be updated and modified as the semester progresses.
Lectures notes will be posted on Classes*v2 at least 30 minutes before each class. |
| DATE | LECTURE | PROBLEM SETS (PS) + READING |
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| 1. Thur Sept 2 |
Introduction | |
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2. Tues Sept 7 3. Thur Sept 9 |
Exoplanets: Planetary Orbits Exoplanets: Our Solar System |
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4. Tues Sept 14 5. Thur Sept 16 |
Exoplanets: Other Solar Systems Exoplanets: What are Hot Jupiters? |
PS#1 due |
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6. Tues Sept 21 7. Thur Sept 23 |
Exoplanets: Planet Transits Exoplanets: Direct Imaging |
PS#2 due |
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8. Tues Sept 28 9. Thur Sept 30 |
Exoplanets: Habitability and Conditions For Life TEST |
PS#3 due TEST |
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10. Tues Oct 5 11. Thur Oct 7 |
Black Holes: Guest Lecture -- Intro to Black Holes Black Holes: How do Black Holes Form? |
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12. Tues Oct 12 13. Thur Oct 14 |
Black Holes: Small Black Holes Black Holes: Big Black Holes |
PS#4 due |
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14. Tues Oct 19 15. Thur Oct 21 |
Black Holes: The Galactic Center Black Holes: Microlensing and Relativity |
PS#5 due |
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16. Tues Oct 26 17. Thur Oct 28 |
Black Holes: Gravity Waves + LIGO TEST |
PS#6 due TEST |
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18. Tues Nov 2 19. Thur Nov 4 |
Dark Matter: Introduction Dark Matter: Galaxy Masses and Rotation Curves |
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20. Tues Nov 9 21. Thur Nov 11 |
Dark Matter: MACHOs Dark Matter: WIMPS |
PS#7 due |
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22. Tues Nov 16 23. Thur Nov 18 |
Dark Matter: Indirect Dark Matter Detection Dark Matter: Direct Dark Matter Detection |
PS#8 due |
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0. Tues Nov 23 0. Thur Nov 25 |
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving |
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24. Tues Nov 30 25. Thur Dec 2 |
Dark Matter: Dark Energy Dark Matter: The Fate of the Universe |
PS#9 due |
| 0. Dec 11 | FINAL (Group 22) | FINAL |
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