Fall 2000 ASTR 1120-001 Timetable

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Fall 2000 ASTR 1120-001 General Astronomy: Stars & Galaxies Timetable

Week Topic/Hypertext Tue Th
1 Ch. 2 The Scale of the Universe Aug 29 Aug 31
Prequiz (no grade)

2 Ch. 7 Light
Light and Radiation Sep 5 Sep 7
Problem Set 1 due

3 Ch. 14 Our Star
The Sun
Eddington's Address Sep 12
Quiz 1: Chs. 2, 7
Sep 14
4 Ch. 15 Stars
Stars Sep 19 Sep 21
Fiske: "Stars"
5 Chs. 16, 17, S5 Stellar Evolution
Stellar Evolution
Stellar Explosions Sep 26
Quiz 2: Chs. 14, 15

Problem Set 2 due
Sep 28
6 Oct 3 Oct 5
Fall Break
7 Oct 10 Oct 12 Mitch Begelman "Observational Evidence for Black Holes"
8 Ch. S3, S4 Relativity
Special Relativity
Falling into a Black Hole Oct 17
Quiz 3: Chs. 16, 17

Problem Set 3 due
Oct 19
9 Oct 24 Oct 26
Fiske: "Relativity & Black Holes"
10 Ch. 18 Our Galaxy
Milky Way Oct 31
Quiz 4: Chs. S3, S4

Problem Set 4 due
Nov 2
Fiske: "The Milky Way"
11 Ch. 19, 20 Galaxies
Galaxies
Active Galaxies Nov 7 Nov 9
Fiske: "The Local Group"
12 Nov 14 Nov 16
Fiske: "Galaxies"
Problem Set 5 due

13 Nov 21 Nov 23
Thanksgiving
14 Ch. 21, 22 Big Bang
The Universe Nov 28
Quiz 5: Chs. 18-20
Nov 30
15 Dec 5 Dec 7
Fiske: "Big Bang"
16 Dec 12
Quiz 6: Chs. 21, 22
Dec 14
Problem Set 6 due

17 Everything Dec 19
Final 7:30-10am (morning!)

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Updated 10 Oct 2000