ASTRONOMY 340 HOME PAGE

Instructors

Professor:   Dr. Eve Ostriker
Office:   Computer and Space Sciences 1231
Phone Number:   301-405-1527
Office Hours:   Tu Th 12:30-1:30, or by appointment
Email: ostriker "AT" astro.umd.edu 

Teaching Assistant/Grader:   Mr. Hao Gong
Office:   Computer and Space Sciences 0224
Phone Number:   301-405-1551
Office Hours:   by appointment
Email: hgong "AT" astro.umd.edu 

Class Meetings

Lectures: Tu Th 11:00am-12:15pm, CSS 2400

Books, Etc.

Required Textbook: Foundations of Modern Cosmology 2/e, by John F. Hawley and Katherine A. Holcomb. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-853096-X
See also the authors' web site for the textbook

Additional Class Information:

• Course Description
• Course Grading
• Course Schedule
• Syllabus (PDF file)

Past Lectures

Homework Assignments

Sample Final Exam

Links to web pages mentioned in class

Fun Places to Go:

• A Tour of the Solar System -- Neighborhood pictures and information
• Astronomy Picture of the Day -- A new pretty picture each day
• Hubble Space Telescope Pictures -- Images made public by HST
• Websites with Astronomy Pictures -- Lots of links to cruise

Go to UMCP Astronomy Dept. Home Page.
Go to UMCP Schedule of Classes Home Page