Astronomy 122: Birth and Death of Stars

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AST121: The Solar System
AST123: Galaxies and Cosmology

Lectures:

Week 01:
(Sep 30 /Oct 02)
  1. Introduction
  2. Celestial Sphere
  3. Matter & Energy
Week 02:
(Oct 07/09)
  1. Light
  2. Quantum Physics
  3. Fundamental Forces
Week 03:
(Oct 14/16)
  1. Telescopes & Observatories
  2. Stellar Properties
  3. Stellar Types
    Oct 21: Exam #1
Week 04:
(Oct 23)
  1. Binary Stars
  2. HR Diagram
Week 05:
(Oct 28/30)
  1. Stellar Structure
  2. Star Formation
  3. Stellar Evolution: MS
Week 06:
(Nov 04)
  1. Star Clusters
  2. Stellar Evolution: RGB
  3. Stellar Evolution: WD
    Nov 06: Exam #2
Week 07:
(Nov 11/13)
  1. Stellar Death
  2. Neutron Stars
  3. Relativity
  4. Black Holes
Week 08:
(Nov 18/20)		 No Classes during Week 8
Week 09:
(Nov 25)
  1. Interstellar Medium: Cold
  2. Interstellar Medium: Warm
  3. Interstellar Medium: Hot
Week 10:
(Dec 02)
  1. Milky Way
  2. Stellar Populations
    Dec 04: Exam #3

Quiz Schedule:

Quiz #01/Lecture 01 - Oct 05
Quiz #02/Lecture 02 - Oct 05
Quiz #03/Lecture 03 - Oct 05
Quiz #04/Lecture 04 - Oct 12
Quiz #05/Lecture 05 - Oct 12
Quiz #06/Lecture 06 - Oct 12
Quiz #07/Lecture 07 - Oct 19
Quiz #08/Lecture 08 - Oct 19
Quiz #09/Lecture 09 - Oct 19
Quiz #10/Lecture 10 - Oct 26
Quiz #11/Lecture 11 - Oct 26
Quiz #12/Lecture 12 - Nov 02
Quiz #13/Lecture 13 - Nov 02

All quizzes must be done by midnight of due date
Quiz #14/Lecture 14 - Nov 02
Quiz #15/Lecture 15 - Nov 05
Quiz #16/Lecture 16 - Nov 05
Quiz #17/Lecture 17 - Nov 05
Quiz #18/Lecture 18 - Nov 16
Quiz #19/Lecture 19 - Nov 16
Quiz #20/Lecture 20 - Nov 16
Quiz #21/Lecture 21 - Nov 16
Quiz #22/Lecture 22 - Nov 30
Quiz #23/Lecture 23 - Nov 30
Quiz #24/Lecture 24 - Nov 30
Quiz #25/Lecture 25 - Dec 03
Quiz #26/Lecture 26 - Dec 03

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The background graphic of these pages is from a chart in Johannes Kepler's 1606 celestial atlas entitled De Stella Nova.

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