Astro
346 - Spring 2007
Calender
and Tentative Outline
Date Lecture Readings
(ZGS)
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Jan. |
8 Mon. |
Intro.: Astronomy |
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10 |
I. The Universe:
Distance Scale, Hubble Law |
Ch. 22 |
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12 |
I. Large-Scale Geography |
Ch. 23 |
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15 Mon. |
MLK Holiday |
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17 |
II. Electromagnetic
Radiation: Doppler Effect, Intensity and Flux |
Ch. 8-1 |
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19 |
II. Thermal Continuum
Emission |
Ch. 8-6 |
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22 Mon. |
II. Nonthermal Emission |
pg. 369, 466 (P30-P31) |
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24 |
II. Atoms and Line
Emission, Spectral Class |
Ch. 8-2, 8-3, Ch. 13-1,
13-2 |
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26 |
II. Line Intensities,
Boltzmann & Saha Equations |
Ch. 8-4 |
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29 Mon. |
II. Line Broadening,
Stellar Abundances |
Ch. 8-5 |
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31 |
Interlude: Special Relativity and Interstellar Travel |
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Feb |
2 |
Problems and Review |
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5 Mon. |
III. The Sun as a
Star |
Ch. 10 |
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7 |
III. Stars: Basic Stellar Observations |
Ch. 11 |
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9 |
Quiz 1 |
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12 Mon. |
III. Basic Stellar
Observations continued |
Ch. 11 |
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14 |
III. Binaries and Stellar
Masses |
Ch. 12 |
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16 |
III Binaries continued |
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19 Mon. |
III. Static Stellar
Structure, Energy Sources |
Ch. 16-1, 16-2 |
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21 |
III. Clusters, HR Diagram,
IMF |
Ch. 13-3, Ch. 16-4 |
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23 |
III. Single Star Evolution
(Low & High Mass) |
Ch. 16-3, 16.5 |
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26 Mon. |
III. Single Star Evolution
continued |
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28 |
III. Variable Stars: Types,
Pulsation & Mass Loss, Planetary Nebulae |
Ch. 18: 1-4, 17-1 |
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Mar. |
2 |
IV. Supernovae |
Ch. 18-5 |
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5 Mon. |
V. Stellar Remnants: White Dwarfs |
Ch. 17-1 |
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7 |
V. Neutron Stars and
Pulsars |
Ch. 17-2 |
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9 |
Problems and Review |
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Mar. |
12-16 |
*********** SPRING
BREAK************** |
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19 Mon. |
V. Black Holes |
Ch. 17-3 |
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21 |
VI. The Galaxy: Components &Stellar Populations |
Ch. 14, Ch. 20-2 |
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23 |
Quiz 2 |
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26 Mon. |
VI. The Interstellar Medium |
Ch. 19-1, 19-2 |
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28 |
VI. The Interstellar Medium
continued |
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30 |
VI. Star Formation |
Ch. 19-3 |
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Apr. |
2 Mon. |
VI. Star Formation
continued |
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4 |
Problems and Review |
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6 |
VII. Galaxies: Morphology |
Ch. 21 |
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9 Mon. |
VII. Galaxies: Evolution |
pg. 406 |
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11 |
VII. Colliding Galaxies |
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13 |
VII. Active Galactic Nuclei |
Ch. 24 |
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16 Mon. |
VII. Galaxy Clusters |
Ch. 23.1 |
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VIII. Cosmology: Big
Bang Theory |
Ch. 25 |
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VIII. Big Bang Theory
continued |
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23 Mon. |
VIII. History of the
Universe |
Ch. 26 |
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VIII. History of the
Universe continued |
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27 |
Problems and Review |
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Apr. May |
30 2-5 |
Finals Week - Quiz 3 |
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