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:
  1. Ancient Cosmology
  2. Medieval Cosmology
  3. Newtonian Cosmology
Week 02:
  1. Atomic Theory
  2. Clockwork Universe
  3. Quantum Physics
Week 03:
  1. Elementary Particles
  2. Relativity
Jan 24: Exam #1
Week 04:
  1. Mass/Energy Equivalence
  2. Milky Way
  3. Hubble Sequence
Week 05:
  1. Quasars
  2. Distance Scale
  3. Creation
Week 06:
  1. Geometry of the Universe
  2. Dark Matter/Dark Energy
Feb 14: Exam #2
Week 07:
  1. Early Universe
  2. Inflation
  3. Anthropic Principle
Week 08:
  1. Baryongenesis
  2. Nucleosynthesis
  3. Neutrinos
  4. Cosmic Background
Note: no classes Mar 4th, 6th and 11th
Week 10:
  1. Large Scale Structure
  2. Galaxy Formation
  3. Fate of the Universe
Mar 21: Exam #3 (note: exam time 8am)

Quiz Schedule:

Quiz #01/Lecture#01 - Jan 13
Quiz #02/Lecture#02 - Jan 13
Quiz #03/Lecture#03 - Jan 13
Quiz #04/Lecture#04 - Jan 20
Quiz #05/Lecture#05 - Jan 20
Quiz #06/Lecture#06 - Jan 20
Quiz #07/Lecture#07 - Jan 23
Quiz #08/Lecture#08 - Jan 23
Quiz #09/Lecture#09 - Feb 03
Quiz #10/Lecture#10 - Feb 03
Quiz #11/Lecture#11 - Feb 03
Quiz #12/Lecture#12 - Feb 10
Quiz #13/Lecture#13 - Feb 10
Quiz #14/Lecture#14 - Feb 10
Quiz #15/Lecture#15 - Feb 13
Quiz #16/Lecture#16 - Feb 13
Quiz #17/Lecture#17 - Feb 24
Quiz #18/Lecture#18 - Feb 24
Quiz #19/Lecture#19 - Feb 24
Quiz #20/Lecture#20 - Mar 02
Quiz #21/Lecture#21 - Mar 02
Quiz #22/Lecture#22 - Mar 02
Quiz #23/Lecture#23 - Mar 02
Quiz #24/Lecture#24 - Mar 16
Quiz #25/Lecture#25 - Mar 16
Quiz #26/Lecture#26 - Mar 16
All quizzes must be done by midnight of 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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