PHYS 1040: Astronomy |
"Astronomy is a science for everyone. Anyone
who looks at the sky and contemplates its wonders is an astronomer." -- David Levy |
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Number: PHYS 1040 Title: Astronomy Lectures: MWF 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Room: Ott Planetarium (Lind 203) Text: "UNIVERSE: The Definitive Visual Guide" Martin Rees, Ed. |
Instructor: Shane L. Larson Office: Sci Lab 211 Phone: 626-6222 eMail: |
SKY ALERT!
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CLEAR SKY CLOCK (click for explanation)
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Homework Assignments
| Assignment | Solutions |
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HWK 01 (pdf) DUE: Friday, 18 January 2008 |
SOLUTIONS (pdf) |
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HWK 02 (pdf) DUE: Wed, 30 January 2008 |
SOLUTIONS (pdf) |
| MIDTERM 1 SOLUTIONS (pdf) | |
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HWK 03 (pdf) DUE: Wed, 20 February 2008 (Eclipse Day!) |
SOLUTIONS (pdf) |
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HWK 04 (pdf) DUE: Fri, 29 February 2008 (Leap Day!) |
SOLUTIONS (pdf) |
| MIDTERM 2 SOLUTIONS (pdf) | |
| Drake Puzzle (pdf) | SOLUTIONS (pdf) |
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HWK 05 (pdf) DUE: Mon, 31 March 2008 |
SOLUTIONS (pdf) |
Lectures
| Week No. | Lecture | Movies |
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| 1: 8 Jan 2008 - 12 Jan 2008 |
(PDF)
Lecture 1: Cosmic Tour (PDF) Lecture 2: Observing/The Moving Earth (PDF) Lecture 3: Dynamic Skies & Ancient Astronomy |
L1: No movies! :-( L2: No movies! :-( L3: No movies! :-( |
| 2: 14 Jan 2008 - 18 Jan 2008 |
(PDF)
Lecture 4: Light & Gravity (PDF) Lecture 5: Planetarium Activity Day (PDF) Lecture 6: Modern Astronomy |
L4: No movies! :-( L5: No movies! :-( L6: No movies! :-( |
| 3: 23 Jan 2008 - 25 Jan 2008 |
(PDF)
Lecture 7: Big Bang Cosmology (PDF) Lecture 8: Matter Content of the Cosmos |
L7: No movies! :-( L8: [1] Lunar Eclipse Movie 20 Feb 2008 [QT 89MB] |
| 4: 28 Jan 2008 - 1 Feb 2008 |
(PDF)
Lecture 9: Fate of the Cosmos (PDF) Lecture 10: Review Friday: Snow Day! |
L9: [1] 2dF Flythrough [QT
85MB] L10: No movies! :-( |
| 5: 4 Feb 2008 - 8 Feb 2008 |
Monday: Midterm (PDF) Lecture 11: Quasars and AGN (PDF) Lecture 12: Supermassive Black Holes |
L12: [1] Flat spacetime (Slide 7)
(QT [1MB]) [2] Curved spacetime (Slide 8) (QT [5MB]) [3] Spacetime orbits (Slide 9) (QT [2MB]) [4] Center of Galaxy orbits (Slide 15) (QT [6MB]) [5] Tidal Disruption (Slide 20) (QT [24MB]) |
| 6: 11 Feb 2008 - 15 Feb 2008 |
(PDF)
Lecture 13: Galaxies (PDF) Lecture 14: Galaxy Collisions Planetarium Day: Cosmic Journey |
L13: No Movies. :-( L14: [1] Satellite Cannibalized (Slide 17) (MPG [8MB]) [2] Spiral Merger (Slide 18) (MPG [5MB]) [3] Polar Ring Formation (Slide 19) (QT [8MB]) |
| 7: 20 Feb 2008 - 22 Feb 2008 |
(PDF)
Lecture 15: The Local Group (PDF) Lecture 16: The Halo & Globular Clusters |
L15: [1] M31-Milky Way Collision - Dubinski (Slide 19)
(QT
[21MB])
L16: [1] Microlens Concept (Slide 11)
(QT
[2MB]) |
| 8: 25 Feb 2008 - 29 Feb 2008 |
(PDF)
Lecture 17: Stellar Astrophysics (PDF) Lecture 18: Stellar Evolution (PDF) Lecture 19: Stellar Graveyard |
L17: No Movies! :-( |
| 9: 3 Mar 2008 - 7 Mar 2008 |
(PDF)
Lecture 20: Review Wednesday: Midterm! Friday: Distance Ladder Activity |
L20: No Movies! :-( |
| 10: 17 Mar 2008 - 21 Mar 2008 |
(PDF)
Lecture 22: Binary Stars (PDF) Lecture 23: Stellar Remnants (PDF) Lecture 24: Interstellar Medium |
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| 11: 24 Mar 2008 - 28 Mar 2008 |
(PDF)
Lecture 25: SETI/CETI
(In Class Activity: Drake Puzzle) (PDF) Lecture 26: Extrasolar Planets (PDF) Lecture 27: Review |
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| 12: 31 Mar 2008 - 4 April 2008 |
Last Midterm! (PDF) Lecture 28: The Sun (PDF) Lecture 29: Flotsam & Jetsam |
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| 13: 7 April 2008 - 11 April 2008 |
Monday: Posters Day 1 (Schedule) Wednesday: Posters Day 2 (Schedule) (PDF) Lecture 30: Terrestrial Worlds |
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| 14: 14 Apr 2008 - 18 Apr 2008 |
(PDF)
Lecture 31: Terrestrial Worlds II (PDF) Lecture 32: Giant Planets (PDF) Lecture 33: Future of Astronomy |
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| 15: 21 Apr 2008 - 25 Apr 2008 |
(PDF)
Lecture 34: Gravitational Waves (PDF) Lecture 35: Starships Friday: FINAL EXAM |
Astronomy on the Web
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