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Lectures and Assignments
Physics of Astronomy, 2004
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See the end of each Lecture for candidate Homework (HW) assignments.
We will discuss assignments in class, and post assignment updates on
WebX
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WINTER
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Lectures
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Quizzes
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HW
hints+solutions
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seminar,
workshops, ... |
week
1
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Introduction
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Intake
survey
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CO.1,
sidereal periods
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Web-X
help sheet |
week
2
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Astronomy
lectures + slides
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Astrophysics
1
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spherical
coords
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Seminar
reading notes |
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3 |
Ch.2:
Celestial Mechanics intro
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Moon
pretest
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hints for Universe 3+4
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week
3 overview |
week
4
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Jupiter
workshop, Gravity1, Gravity2
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Orbits
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Jupiter's size , Giancoli.ch.6,
Astrophys Ch.2
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Science
& Hypothesis |
week
5
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Light
and Stars, Spectra
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Spectra
survey + results
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Universe Ch.5+19 (hints),
Astrophys.3 (03 hints, 04
hints)
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Longitude workshop, research
workshop and research
assignment: post bibliography in WebX
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week
6
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EM
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Luminosity
& Temp
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Electromagnetism
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Interim research planning
report - see WebX |
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8 |
Modern
physics, L and Zeeman
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Modern
pretest, EM
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Modern
Physics
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research
planning workshop |
week
9
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Quantum+modern,
Boas 4: PD.
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Modern
physics
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Astrophysics
Ch.5
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portfolio
workshop |
week
10
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Sun show
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Bohr
atom, Partial Diff
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Boas Ch.4
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SPRING
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1-2 |
Intro |
opacity
and mfp |
Astrophysics
9: Stellar atmospheres
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see Astronomy & Cosmologies |
| week
3-4 |
Ch.10:
Stellar interiors |
Maxwell-Boltzmann |
Ap.10:
Stellar interiors |
and Celestial Navigation |
| week
5-6 |
Ch.11:
Sun |
Sun |
Ap.11:
Sun |
midterm
(week 7), solution |
| week
8 |
Ch.25,
Structure of the Universe |
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APS
meeting in Pullman/Spokane |
| week
9 |
Universe
Ch.28 Cosmology |
Ch.25
quiz |
Ch. 25 HW |
Science
Carnival Friday |
| week
10 |
CO Ch.27,
28,
Inflation |
last
year's cosmology quiz |
Planck
Time |
PORTFOLIOS DUE TUESDAY |
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