Astronomy 123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe

Administrative:

Syllabus
Frequently Asked Questions about AST123
Schombert's Schedule
Academic Calendar
Math Anxiety
What to Study?
Why Big Lecture Classes?
Academic Learning Services

Internet Resources:

Solar System Live
Unit Converter

21st Century Science
Astronomy/Physics Glossary

AST121: The Solar System

Astronomy Web Textbook
Temperature Scale

Greek Alphabet
Exponents and Logarithms

AST122: Birth and Death of Stars

Lectures:

Week 01:
  1. Ancient Cosmology
  2. Medieval Cosmology
Week 02:
  1. Newtonian Cosmology
  2. Atomic Theory
  3. Clockwork Universe
Week 03:
  1. Quantum Physics
  2. Elementary Particles
  3. Relativity
Jan 26: Exam #1
Week 04:
  1. Mass/Energy Equivalence
  2. Milky Way
Week 05:
  1. Hubble Sequence
  2. Quasars
  3. Distance Scale
Week 06:
  1. Creation
  2. Geometry of the Universe
  3. Dark Matter/Dark Energy
Feb 16: Exam #2
Week 07:
  1. Early Universe
  2. Inflation
Week 08:
  1. Anthropic Principle
  2. Baryongenesis
  3. Nucleosynthesis
Week 09:
  1. Neutrinos
  2. Cosmic Background
  3. Large Scale Structure
Week 10:
  1. Galaxy Formation
  2. Fate of the Universe
Mar 11: Exam #3

Quiz Schedule:

Quiz #01/Lecture#01 - Jan 10
Quiz #02/Lecture#02 - Jan 10
Quiz #03/Lecture#03 - Jan 17
Quiz #04/Lecture#04 - Jan 17
Quiz #05/Lecture#05 - Jan 17
Quiz #06/Lecture#06 - Jan 24
Quiz #07/Lecture#07 - Jan 24
Quiz #08/Lecture#08 - Jan 24
Quiz #09/Lecture#09 - Jan 31
Quiz #10/Lecture#10 - Jan 31
Quiz #11/Lecture#11 - Feb 07
Quiz #12/Lecture#12 - Feb 07
Quiz #13/Lecture#13 - Feb 07
Quiz #14/Lecture#14 - Feb 14
Quiz #15/Lecture#15 - Feb 14
Quiz #16/Lecture#16 - Feb 14
Quiz #17/Lecture#17 - Feb 21
Quiz #18/Lecture#18 - Feb 21
Quiz #19/Lecture#19 - Feb 28
Quiz #20/Lecture#20 - Feb 28
Quiz #21/Lecture#21 - Feb 28
Quiz #22/Lecture#22 - Mar 07
Quiz #23/Lecture#23 - Mar 07
Quiz #24/Lecture#24 - Mar 07
Quiz #25/Lecture#25 - Mar 10
Quiz #26/Lecture#26 - Mar 10
All quizzes must be done by midnight on the dates listed above
Scores and answers will be available after each deadline

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

Copyright Information