Schedule of YOUR WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
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time (pm)
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Monday
prep & online
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Tuesday
Astronomy seminar and class
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Wednesday
prep & online
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Thursday
Cosmology seminar and class
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Friday
prep & online
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| earlier: |
Individually:
* Finish Universe and astronomy seminar
reading
* Read the workshops for this week. |
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Individually:
* Finish cosmology seminar reading
* Start new homework problems (those with answers
in the back of Universe. |
Office hours 2:30-3:30
in Lab II Rm 2272 |
Individually:
* Finish your workshop
* Review this week's material |
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5:00-6:30
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With your team. Discuss:
* the Astronomy seminar reading
* Workshop questions |
Seminar (Astro)
Longhouse
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With your team. Discuss:
* Cosmology seminar reading
* Homework problems |
Seminar (Cosmo)
Longhouse
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With your team. Discuss:
* team's workshop writeup
* Review Questions
at the end of this week's Universe chapter |
7:00-
10:00
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Post on Web-X (as
a team):
3 significant points and questions on tomorrow's Astronomy
seminar reading.
Workshop
questions. |
Astronomy
CAL
Workshop + Astro ML
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Post on Web-X (as a team):
3 significant points and questions on tomorrow's Cosmology
seminar reading.
Homework
questions. |
Astronomy
CAL
Lecture + Cosmo ML
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Post on Web-X:
Your team
workshop
report.
Your weekly research
report. |
| Individually:
Post your one-page essay
for astronomy seminar |
Individually:
Post your one-page essay
for cosmology seminar |
Individually:
Take the online quiz
for this week's Universe chapter. |
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key:
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group prep time
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in class time
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online activities
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individual work time |
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MINILECTURE guide:
Each week, two teams (of two people each) will each prepare a 15-minute
presentation to class on a topic in Astronomy or Cosmology that complements
our seminar reading, the Universe assignment, or the workshop for the week.
Check out the optional seminar texts on reserve in the library. Teach us
something new and interesting. Include one or two relevant celestial objects
we might observe together. Prepare 5-10 Powerpoint slides
and save the presentation in our class folder in the CAL, or put your material
on a web page, so you can easily share it with classmates. (We have
people in class who can help you learn Powerpoint and web page authoring.)
REFERENCE ALL YOUR SOURCES for graphics and data you include
in your presentation. Recommended resources include the texts listed below.
Evaluate all sources critically. |
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Key for text abbreviations:
W = workshops, D = Dawson, Out of the Classroom, A
= Audubon Society Guide to the Night Sky
Required seminar texts: RL = Red Limit; B=Bubbles,
Voids, and Bumps in Time; EU = Elegant Universe
(Recommended seminar texts): HH = Hawley and Holcomb,
Foundations of Modern Cosmology ; K = Krupp, Echoes of Ancient
Skies; FP = Stars of the First People, by Dorcas Miller; SA
= Scientific American special issue on modern cosmology, U = Universe,
by Kaufmann and Freedman |
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Spring A&C SYLLABUS:
Bold entries are required reading. (Entries
in parentheses are optional, recommended for presenters and facilitators.)
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Lecture and workshop
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week
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Minilectures
(ML) |
Seminar
readings |
Universe Ch.1-2, Space & time
( K1: The sky)
W: Space
& Time, D.1,8,9: Planisphere
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1
1,3 Apr
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EJZ: the big picture |
EU Ch.1-2:
String, Space & Time
(HH 1: In the Beginning)
(SA 2. Making sense of Modern Cosmology) |
Universe Ch. 2-3: Moon
(K7: Time)
W: Solar
Motion |
2
8,10 Apr
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Astro: moon video
Thursday
Cosmo: Emily + Katherine on Lunacy
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RL p.13-60: Intro
+ Ch.1: Expansion of the Universe
(HH 2: Cosmology becomes a science)
EU Ch. 3-4: Warps and QM
(HH 8: GR; SA 58: Is space finite?)
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Universe Ch. 4: Gravity
Moon and eclipse workshop
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3
15,17 Apr
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Astro: Mike, Travis,
Nathaniel
Cosmo: Geoff + Jonathan
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B Ch.1, 2: Intro,
Measuring the Universe
(HH 3: Newton's machine)
EU Ch. 5-6: GR vs QM, Superstring Theory
(HH 11: Modeling the universe)
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(finishing gravity)
(K2: ancient obs )
W: Start Weighing
Jupiter workshop; we'll finish it in week 8
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4
20, 24 Apr
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Astro: Derek +Andy
Cosmo: Jimmy, Adam, Dillon
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RL Ch. 2-3:
Cosmology and Why is the sky dark at night?
(HH 4: Light)
B Ch. 3-4: Mapping and Weighing universe
(HH 14: Dark matter and large-scale structure; SA
74: A cosmic cartographer)
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| (no class - work on research
projects) |
5
29 Apr, 1 May
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research |
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Universe Ch. 5-6:
W: Build
scope using lenses
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6
5-9 May
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Astro: Mike, Nathaniel,
Travis
Cosmo: Jake, Rachelle, Hans, Mike
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RL Ch.4-6:
Lookback time, Creation, and Echo of creation
(HH 13: Early universe)
EU Ch. 7-9: Super, Dimensions, Evidence
(HH 12: Message from Big Bang; SA 76: Echoes from
the Big Bang; SA 66: The universe's unseen dimensions)
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Light, scopes Universe Ch. 18:
Sun
(K. p.148-156, 231-236)
W: D.23 Spectrometers
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7
13, 15 May
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Astro: Neal
Cosmo: Kaballah: Andrew + Kathleen
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RL Ch.7-8:
Eternal universe, Red limit
(HH10: Expanding universe; SA 4. The first stars in
the universe; SA 22. Surveying spacetime with supernovae)
B Ch. 5: Big Bang, Inflation
EU Ch. 10 Quantum geometry
(HH 15: Inflationary Universe)
(SA 30. Cosmological antigravity, SA 40. The quintessential
universe
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Universe Ch. 19 (20-22):
Stars
(HH 5: Stars; K3)
W: Dark Matter: Review and bring
your Weighing Jupiter workshop - we will finish the
last section this week.
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8
20, 22 May
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Astro: Eric + Nolan
+Trevor
Cosmo: Geoff, Jonathan, Graham
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RL Ch.9-10:
Fate of the universe, Expanding cosmology
SA 30, 40
EU Ch. 11-13: Fabric of space, M-Theory, Black
holes
(HH 9: Black holes)
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Universe Ch. 28
(29): Cosmology
(K4, 13: Myths, Cosmologies)
W: Planck
time ; Hubble
law
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9
27, 29 May
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Astro: Andy + Derek
Cosmo: Quinn + Neal
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B Ch.6:
Questions for the future
(SA 98: Plan B for the cosmos)
EU Ch. 14-15 (Cosmology, Prospects)
(HH 16: Edge of time)
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| your
research presentations |
10
3, 5 June
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presentations
/ exam |
final
seminar |
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evals
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11
9-11 June
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evals
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Maintained by: E.J. Zita |
