Astronomy 210 Class Schedule and Readings
| Week | Topics |
Reading |
Homework |
| 7 Jan | Introduction to Galaxy Morphology
Observables |
Chapter 1
Chapter 2.1, 2.2 Appendix: Magnitudes, Bandpasses, Colours Galaxy Classification Exercise Stop at Galaxy Clusters |
Complete Galaxy Classification Exercise by Wednesday, Jan. 9
Install TOPCAT by Friday, Jan 11. For Windows, download topcat-full.jar. For Mac, use the topcat-full.dmg. |
| 14 Jan | Galaxies: Stellar Content, Spectra
No class Monday, Jan 13, and Wednesday, Jan 15. |
Chapter 3.4.1-3.4.2
Refer to reading in the tutorials assigned in Project 1: Color and Spectra of Stars Exercise Galaxy Spectra Exercise Chapter 1.3 - 1.7 |
Exercise: Stars and Galaxies: Color and Spectra
due Friday, Jan 18 |
| 21 Jan | Describing Galaxies:
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Chapter 2.3-2.10
Chapter 3.1-3.3, 3.5 |
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| 28 Jan | Elliptical Galaxies
Shapes, Orbits, and Mass |
Chapter 3.8 - 3.9, 3.11
Chapter 4.1, skim 4.2 Chapter 4.3 (not subsections) |
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| 4 Feb | Spiral Galaxies
Rotation Curves and Mass Interstellar Medium |
Chapter 4.14
Chapter 4.4 - 4.8 |
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| 11 Feb | Spiral Galaxies
Interstellar Medium Midterm: Friday, February 8 |
Chapter 4.4 - 4.9
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| 18 Feb | Star Formation
Spiral Structure |
Chapter 4.10 - 4.12
Chapter 5 |
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| 25 Feb |
Dwarf Galaxies
Galaxy Groups and Clusters |
Chapter 3.12
Chapter 7.1-7.6 |
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| 4 Mar |
Galaxy Interaction: Tidal and Intracluster Medium
Active Galaxies The Distribution of Galaxies in the Universe |
Chapter 3.10
Chapter 6 Chapter 7.7 - 7.9 Chapter 8.1 - 8.4 |
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| 11 Mar | The Most Distant Galaxies
Galaxy Formation and Evolution |
Chapter 8.5 - 8.11
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| 18 Mar | Final Exam: Tues, Mar 19, 8:30-10:30am |
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