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Astronomy 2006-07 - (1°)

"We live in a changing universe, and few things are changing faster than our conception of it." - Timothy Ferris

Last Updated: August 31, 2007 4:08 PM

Schedule

  • Week of Friday, January 5 -- Second Semester Introduction
  • Week of Monday, January 8 -- Light / EM Radiation
    • Day 1 - Chapter 5-1, 5-2, 5-5
      • APOD
      • EM Radiation
      • Frequency, Speed, Wavelength
      • EM Spectrum
      • HW: Ch. 5: # 1, 2, 6, 7, 44 (pp. 116-118)
    • Day 2 - Chapter 5-3, 5-4
      • APOD
      • Blackbody Radiation; Wien's Law & Stefan-Boltzmann Law
      • HW: Ch. 5: # 12, 13, 23, 26, 27, 28; Go out after sunset and look west to attempt to observe comet McNaught
    • Day 3 - Chapter 5-6, 5-7, 5-8
      • APOD
      • Energy; Spectroscopy
      • HW: No New HW today; Correct/Finish HW from Days 1 & 2; Get started on Day 4 HW
    • Day 4 - Chapter 5-9
      • APOD
      • The Doppler Shift; Light Scattering
      • intro to Lab 07 - The Rotation of Mercury
        • Instructions
      • HW: Review Box 5-4; Ch 5 # 14, 15, 22, 29 + HW Sheet - Light

     

  • Week of Monday, January 15 -- Lab
    • Day 1 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
      • No Class
    • Day 2
      • APOD
      • Calculating Doppler Shift
      • Begin Lab 07 - The Rotation of Mercury
        • Instructions
        • Template
      • HW: Ch 5 # 24, 38, 39, 40; Continue working on Lab 07
    • Day 3
      • APOD
      • Continue Lab 07
      • HW: Work on Lab 07
    • Day 4
      • APOD
      • Spectroscope Activity
      • Continue Lab 07
      • HW:
        • Finish Lab 07 - email it to me by the end of Friday (come see me in the physics office if you are having problems). I'll include some follow up questions to the lab with the quiz on Tuesday.
        • work on Review Sheet (not for a grade) - note that the version I originally posted had some errors

     

  • Week of Monday, January 22 -- Optics & Telescopes; The Sun
    • Day 1 - Chapter 6
      • APOD
      • Optics & Telescopes
      • HW: Study for Quiz tomorrow - look over the Homework Questions, the Review Sheet, and make sure you understand the basic principles behind the Lab
    • Day 2
      • APOD
      • Quiz - Light, Optics, & Telescopes
      • HW: Catch up on any late work; Complete the follow-up questions to the lab (handed out in class today)
    • Day 3 - Chapter 18
      • APOD
      • The Sun
        • Introduction to the Sun
        • Solar Interior
        • Solar Atmosphere
      • HW: Ch 18, #s 4, 7, 27, 30, 36
    • Day 4 - Chapter 18
      • APOD
      • The Sun
        • Magnetic Field & Solar Activity
        • Watch part of BBC Planets - Star
      • HW: Oh Well, we'll try again next week. Too Cloudy...
        • If you're so inclinded, get a jump on Monday's HW

     

  • Week of Monday, January 29 -- The Properties of Stars
    • Day 1 - Chapter 18
      • APOD
      • Work on Astrophysics Toolbox
        • Instructions
        • Template
      • HW: Ch 18, # 22, 23, 26, 29, 32, 45
    • Day 2 - Chapter 19
      • APOD
      • Properties of Stars
        • Color & Temperature
        • Distance, Luminosity, & Brightness
      • Continue working on Astrophysics Toolbox
      • HW: Study for Quiz
    • Day 3 - Chapter 19
      • APOD
      • WE WILL MEET IN ROOM 315 TODAY
      • Quiz - The Sun
      • Review Articles
      • HW: Observing Postponed Until Next Week...
    • Day 4 - Chapter 19
      • APOD
      • Properties of Stars
        • Comparative Distance, Luminosity, & Brightness
      • Continue Working on Toolbox
      • HW: Ch 19: # 32, 40, 42, 43, 44, 53, 56

 

  • Week of Monday, February 5 -- The Properties of Stars
    • Day 1 - Chapter 19
      • APOD
      • Properties of Stars
        • Apparent & Absolute Magnitude
      • Continue Working on Toolbox
      • HW: Ch 19: # 6, 7, 33, 46, 48
    • Day 2 - Chapter 19
      • APOD
      • Properties of Stars
        • Spectral Classification
      • Continue Working on Toolbox
      • HW: Ch 19: # 8, 12, 41, 57, 15, 16
    • Day 3 - Chapter 19
    • Day 4 - Chapter 19

 

  • Week of Monday, February 12 -- Stellar Evolution I - Star Birth (Chapter 20)
    • Day 1 - Chapter 20
    • Day 2 - Chapter 20
      • APOD
      • continue Stellar Evolution I - Star Birth
      • Toolbox Check
      • HW: None
    • Day 3 - AOK Gone on Kairos
      • APOD
      • Begin Toolbox Assignment
      • Email me a copy of your toolbox at the end of class (i'll be checking the time on your email)
      • HW: Due Day 1 next week
    • Day 4 - AOK Gone on Kairos
      • APOD
      • Finish Toolbox Assignment
      • Turn it in to the proctor at the end of class
      • Email me a copy of your Toolbox
      • HW: Due Day 1 next week

 

  • Week of Monday, February 19 -- Stellar Evolution II - On & After the Main Sequence (Ch 21)
    • Two holidays this week - President's Day on Monday and Magazine Holiday on Friday
    • Day 1 - HAPPY MARDI GRAS!...Where in the US did Mardi Gras begin? (Hint...AOK's Hometown)
      • APOD
      • Due Today: HW Packets A & B from last week
      • Stellar Evolution II - On & After the Main Sequence
      • HW: If you are behind on the Toolbox, make headway by Thursday!
    • Day 2 - Feb 21st marks the 42nd Anniversary of the Assassination of Malcolm X

     

  • Week of Monday, February 26 -- Stellar Evolution III - Star Death
    • Day 1 - Chapter 22

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  • Week of Monday, March 5 -- Midterm Exam
    • Monday March 5 -- MIDTERM EXAM
      • Midterm Exam Covers the Following:
        • 10%: Light & Telescopes
        • 10%: The Sun
        • 80%: The Properties of Stars & Stellar Evolution
          • You will be able to use your Astrophysics Toolbox

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  • Week of Monday, March 12 -- Neutron Stars & Black Holes

 

 

  • Week of Monday, April 9 -- EASTER BREAK
    • Rest, Relax, & Celebrate!

 

  • Week of Monday, April 23 -- Cosmology II: The Early Universe
    • Day 1
    • Day 2 - Chapter 29
    • Day 3 - Chapter 29
      • APOD
      • Cosmology
      • Helpful Images: Early Universe Timeline // Early Universe Graph // Standard Model
      • HW: Watch the following chapters of The Elegant Universe online
        • Under "Hour Two ": Definitely watch Standard Model
          • Optional: Parallel Universes // Escaping Gravity // Riddle of the Big Bang
        • Study for Quiz. Check out Key Ideas at the ends of the chapters (28 & 29)
          • This quiz will focus on the main ideas. I'm less concerned that you know the specifics and details of these chapters.
    • Day 4 - Chapter 29
      • APOD
      • Quiz - Cosmology
      • HW: None

       

  • Week of Monday, April 30 -- Recap & Exotic Galactic Objects
    • Day 1
      • APOD
      • Recap - Putting it all Together
      • Worksheet - Universe Timeline & The History of Matter
      • HW: Worksheet Timeline & History of Matter (Due Day 4)
    • Day 2
      • APOD
      • Recap - Putting it all Together
      • Excel Cosmology Exercise (not really a lab, but kind of)
        • Instructions
        • Template
      • HW: Finish Worksheet Timeline & History of Matter (Due Day 4); Continue working on Excel Cosmology Exercise
    • Day 3 - Chapter 27
      • APOD
      • Exotic Galactic Objects
        • Active Galaxies, Quasars, Gamma Ray Bursts
      • HW: Study for Quiz (the last one!); In addition to reviewing the worksheet and notes, here's a Practice Image Quiz; also, try describing one of the Astronomy Pictures of the Day without looking at the description and see how well you do (obviously, you should pick an image that looks relatively familiar).
    • Day 4
      • APOD
      • Final Quiz - Recap of the Universe
      • Continue working on Excel Cosmology Exercise
      • HW: Work on Finishing your Excel Cosmology Exercise (Due Day 2)

       

  • Week of Monday, May 7 -- Extrasolar Planets & Extraterrestrial Life
    • AP Exams this week: We'll be flexible and take things kind of easy
    • Day 1
      • APOD
      • ERROR WITH NETWORK, SO WE'LL COME BACK TO THIS ANOTHER DAY IF WE HAVE TIME
      • Journal Exercise
        • Reading Real Science Papers in Astronomy
      • HW: Work on Excel Cosmology Exercise
    • Day 2 - Chapter 8
    • Day 3 - Chapter 30
    • Day 4

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  • Week of Monday, May 28 -- FINAL EXAMS\
    • Wednesday, May 30th, 10:20 am to 11:50 am (1 hr, 30 min) in Beta Lab (Rm 227)
      • FINAL EXAM
      • Seniors with at least a grade of A- have the option of not taking the final exam

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