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ASTR121 Course Outline

No. Date   Lecture Chapter
1 Jan. 27 Introduction, Distances 19
2   29 Stellar Motions and Magnitudes 19
3 Feb. 3 Stellar Spectra 19
4   5 Binary Systems and Mass Measurement 19
5   10 Properties of Stars/The H-R Diagram 19
6   12 The Interstellar Medium 20
7   17 Stellar Clusters and Star Formation 20,21
8   19 Stellar Evolution I 21
9   24 Stellar Evolution II 21
    26 Mid-term Exam --
10 Mar. 2 Stellar Remnants: White Dwarfs 22
11   4 Neutron Stars and Pulsars 23
12   9 General Relativity 24
13   11 Black Holes 24
14   16 Structure of Our Galaxy 25
15   18 Motions Within Our Galaxy 25
    23 Spring Break --
    25 Spring Break --
16   30 Galactic Center/Stellar Populations 25
17 Apr. 1 Properties of Other Galaxies I 26
18   6 Properties of Other Galaxies II 26
19   8 Hubble's Law, Clusters of Galaxies 26
20   13 Superclusters and Active Galaxies 26,27
    15 Mid-term Exam --
21   20 Quasars, Lensing, and More 26,27
22   22 Evolution of Galaxies 28
23   27 Cosmology 28
24   29 The Expanding Universe 29
25 May 4 The Early Universe 29
26   6 The Fate of the Universe 28
27   11 Life in the Universe 30


Final Exam: Thursday, May 13, 2004, 8:00-10:00 AM, CSS 2428


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Cole Miller 2004-01-22