Readings refer to:
Zeilik, Michael, and Stephen A. Gregory. Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics. 4th ed. Fort Worth, TX: Saunders College Publishing, 1997. ISBN: 9780030062285.
Course readings.
| LEC # |
TOPICS |
READINGS |
| 1 |
Course Organization; Introduction |
|
| 2 |
Greek Astronomy |
|
| 3-4 |
Astronomy in the Era of Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler, and Galileo; Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion |
|
| 5 |
Review of Classical Mechanics; Circular Orbits |
Chapter 1 |
| 6-7 |
Full Kepler Orbit Problem |
Chapter 1 |
| 8 |
Introduction to Electromagnetic Waves; Doppler Effect |
Chapter 8 |
| 9-10 |
Reflection, Refraction, and Optics |
|
| 11-12 |
Optical, Radio, and X-Ray Telescopes |
Chapter 9 |
| 13-14 |
Distances and Magnitudes |
Chapter 11 |
| 15 |
Binary Systems |
Chapter 12 |
| 16-17 |
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagrams |
Chapter 13 |
| 18-20 |
Initial Mass Function; Olbert's Paradox; The Milky Way |
Chapters 14, 19, 20 |
| 21-25 |
Birth, Structure, and Evolution of Stars |
Chapters 15, 16 |
| 26-28 |
Star Death: White Dwarves, Neutron Stars, Supernovae, and Black Holes |
Chapter 17 |
| 29 |
Cepheid Variables; Mass Transfer Binaries |
Chapter 18 |
| 30-31 |
Interstellar Medium |
Chapter 15 |
| 32 |
HII Regions; Galaxy Types |
Chapters 15, 21 |
| 33 |
Masses of Galaxies and Galaxy Clusters; Distance Ladder |
Chapters 21, 22, 23 |
| 34 |
Age and Large Scale Structure of the Universe; Intergalactic Medium |
Chapter 23 |
| 35 |
Active Galactic Nuclei |
Chapter 24 |
| 36-37 |
Newtonian Cosmology; Thermal History of the Universe |
Chapters 25, 26 |
