Astronomy 210 Class Schedule and Readings
| Week | Topics |
Reading |
Homework |
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| 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 |
Homework
#1
due Thursday, Jan 10 Solutions available on the Schaffer Library Course Reserves. (Read statement, click to continue, then search on my name or course number. Click on appropriate link, then on "Electronic Copy".) |
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| 14 Jan | Galaxies: Stellar Content, Spectra | 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 |
Project 1
due Thursday, Jan 17 |
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| 21 Jan | Describing Galaxies:
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Chapter 2.3-2.10
Chapter 3.1-3.3, 3.5 January 24 Class Work |
Homework #2 due Thursday, Jan 24 Homework #3 due Tuesday, Jan 29 |
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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) January 29 Class Work |
Homework #4 due Tuesday, Feb 5 | |
| 4 Feb | Spiral Galaxies
Rotation Curves and Mass Interstellar Medium |
Chapter 4.14
Chapter 4.4 - 4.8 Rotation Curve Applet Also read: Rotation Curve Background February 7 Class Work |
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| 11 Feb | Spiral Galaxies
Interstellar Medium Midterm: Tuesday, February 12 Possible Midterm Questions |
Chapter 4.4 - 4.9
February 14 Class Work |
Homework #5
due Tuesday, Feb 19 |
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| 18 Feb | Star Formation
Spiral Structure |
Chapter 4.10 - 4.12
Chapter 5 Star Formation Rate as a function of time February 19 Class Work |
Homework #6
due Thursday, Feb 28 |
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| 25 Feb |
Dwarf Galaxies
Galaxy Groups and Clusters |
Chapter 3.12
Chapter 7.1-7.6 Dwarf Galaxies Presentation February 26 Class Work Stellar Population Evolution for Different Galaxy Types (See also plot and link at Stellar Population Evolution ) Movie of star motion near Milky Way Center |
Homework #7 due Tuesday, Mar 4 |
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| 3 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 Galaxy Cluster Mug Shots Virgo Cluster ROSAT image Intracluster Gas Chandra: Groups and Clusters of Galaxies Galaxy Transformations from Joshua Barnes Galaxy Formation Movies, including Milky Way-Andromeda Merger Other Simulations, including Galaxy Harassment Movie Nice Summary on Bill Keel's Lecture page Hot gas in Elliptical Galaxies Compare stellar, galaxy, quasar spectra at SDSS SDSS Quasar Spectral Gallery Bill Keel's Active Galaxy and Quasar Gallery Centaurus A Composite Quasar Absorption Line Studies |
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| 10 Mar | The Most Distant Galaxies
Galaxy Formation and Evolution |
Chapter 8.5 - 8.11
2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey Large Scale Structure in 2MASS The Millennium Simulation The Hubble Deep Field with Most Distant Objects Highlighted Structure Formation in the Universe from WMAP |
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| 17 Mar | Final Exam:
Monday, March 17, 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
Possible Final Questions |
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Last Updated: March 13, 2008
