Astronomy 122: Birth and Death of Stars

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AST121: The Solar System
AST123: Galaxies and Cosmology

Lectures:

Week 01:
(Apr 01/03)
  1. Introduction
  2. Celestial Sphere
  3. Matter & Energy
Week 02:
(Apr 08/10)
  1. Light
  2. Quantum Physics
  3. Fundamental Forces
Week 03:
(Apr 15/17)
  1. Telescopes & Observatories
  2. Stellar Properties
  3. Stellar Types
    Apr 22: Exam #1
Week 04:
(Apr 24)
  1. Binary Stars
  2. HR Diagram
Week 05:
(Apr 29 /May 01)
  1. Stellar Structure
  2. Star Formation
  3. Stellar Evolution: MS
Note: no class on May 06
Week 06:
(May 08)
  1. Star Clusters
  2. Stellar Evolution: RGB
Week 07:
(May 13)
  1. Stellar Evolution: WD
  2. Stellar Death
    May 15: Exam #2
Week 08:
(May 20/23)
  1. Neutron Stars
  2. Relativity
  3. Black Holes
Week 09:
(May 27/29)
  1. Interstellar Medium: Cold
  2. Interstellar Medium: Warm
  3. Interstellar Medium: Hot
Week 10:
(Jun 03)
  1. Milky Way
  2. Stellar Populations
    Jun 05: Exam #3

Quiz Schedule:

Quiz #01/Lecture 01 - Apr 06
Quiz #02/Lecture 02 - Apr 06
Quiz #03/Lecture 03 - Apr 06
Quiz #04/Lecture 04 - Apr 13
Quiz #05/Lecture 05 - Apr 13
Quiz #06/Lecture 06 - Apr 13
Quiz #07/Lecture 07 - Apr 20
Quiz #08/Lecture 08 - Apr 20
Quiz #09/Lecture 09 - Apr 20
Quiz #10/Lecture 10 - Apr 27
Quiz #11/Lecture 11 - Apr 27
Quiz #12/Lecture 12 - May 04
Quiz #13/Lecture 13 - May 04

All quizzes must be done by midnight of due date
Quiz #14/Lecture 14 - May 04
Quiz #15/Lecture 15 - May 11
Quiz #16/Lecture 16 - May 11
Quiz #17/Lecture 17 - May 14
Quiz #18/Lecture 18 - May 14
Quiz #19/Lecture 19 - May 25
Quiz #20/Lecture 20 - May 25
Quiz #21/Lecture 21 - May 25
Quiz #22/Lecture 22 - Jun 01
Quiz #23/Lecture 23 - Jun 01
Quiz #24/Lecture 24 - Jun 01
Quiz #25/Lecture 25 - Jun 04
Quiz #26/Lecture 26 - Jun 04

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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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