Astronomy 123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe

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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:

No Class: Mar 31
  1. Ancient Cosmology
Week 02:
  1. Medieval Cosmology
  2. Newtonian Cosmology
  3. Atomic Theory
Week 03:
  1. Clockwork Universe
  2. Quantum Physics
  3. Elementary Particles
Week 04:
  1. Relativity
  2. Mass/Energy Equivalence
Apr 23: Exam #1
Week 05:
  1. Milky Way
  2. Hubble Sequence
  3. Quasars
Week 06:
  1. Distance Scale
  2. Creation
  3. Geometry of the Universe
Week 07:
  1. Dark Matter/Dark Energy
  2. Early Universe
May 14: Exam #2
Week 08:
  1. Inflation
  2. Anthropic Principle
  3. Baryongenesis
Week 09:
  1. Nucleosynthesis
  2. Neutrinos
  3. Cosmic Background
Week 10:
  1. Large Scale Structure
  2. Galaxy Formation
  3. Fate of the Universe
Jun 04: Exam #3

Quiz Schedule:

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

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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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