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ASTR 222 -
Galaxies and Cosmology
Spring
2011, TR 10:00-11:15
Grading Policies:
Homeworks can be worked on collaboratively, but each
person must turn in their own unique writeup/analysis. Collaborative
means working together and consulting with each other on approaches,
techniques, etc. Collaborative does not mean swapping final solutions
to copy!
Homework will be accepted in hardcopy form only -- no electronic/email
submissions. Assignments are due at 4:00pm on the due date unless
otherwise noted.
Late HW policy: You get one free late homework (up to one
week late), no
questions asked. After that, it's a penalty of 20% for every day late,
unless you have an prearranged, excused reason.
Grade Weights: Homework 40%, Midterm 30%, Final 30%.
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Due Dates:
(subject to change...)
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Schedule and
Content
(all subject to
change)
| Date |
Topic |
Reading
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| Jan 11 |
Introduction to the
Milky Way, Star Counts,
the Size of the Milky Way
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K: 16.1
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| Jan 13 |
Distances
to Stars,
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K: 2.6, 3.5, 10.2, 13.1,
13.4, 14.2
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Jan 18
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Metallicity and
Stellar Populations, Structure of the Milky Way: Disk, Bulge, and Halo
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K: 16.1
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| Jan 20 |
The Interstellar
Medium, The Multiwavelength Milky
Way
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K:14.4, 16.4
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Jan 25
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Solar
Motion, the Velocities of
Stars
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K: 16.2
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Jan 27
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Galactic
Rotation and Dark
Matter
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K: 16.3 |
Feb 1
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The Galactic Center, Stellar Kinematics, The Monster
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K: 16.6, CO 24.4
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Feb 3
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Environment:
Satellite Galaxies and the Local Group
The Formation of the
Milky Way |
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Feb 8
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Intro to Galaxies: The
Great Debate, Morphology of
Galaxies, General
Properties |
K: 17.1
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| Feb 10 |
Spiral Galaxies: General Properties and Spectral
Synthesis |
K: 17.2, 17.4
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| Feb 15 |
Data Analysis and Homework Tips
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Feb 17
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Spiral Galaxies: Spiral
Structure and Galaxy Bars |
K: 17.3 |
Feb 22
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Elliptical Galaxies: Structure, Stellar Populations,
and Kinematics |
CO: 25.4
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Feb 24
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Peculiar Galaxies: Starbursts and Interactions |
K: 19.1, CO: 26.1
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Mar 1
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Active Galaxies
and Quasars |
K: 19.2, 19.3
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Mar 3
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Midterm Exam Practice
Midterm, Practice
Midterm Answers, Equation
Sheet
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Mar 8
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Spring Break - no class
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| Mar 10 |
Spring Break - no class
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| Mar 15 |
Active Galaxies
and Quasars (cont); The
Extragalactic Distance Scale |
K 19.4, 19.6
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Mar 22
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The Hubble
Constant; Galaxy Clusters
and Large Scale
Structure |
K: 18.1 - 18.4
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| Mar 23 |
The Expanding
Universe; The Age of the Universe
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K: 20.3 - 20.4
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| Mar 24 |
Observational Cosmology: Geometric Tests, Supernovae
The Cosmological Constant
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K: 20.4 - 20.5
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Mar 29
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Ages and Lookback Times,
The Microwave Background
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K: 21.1
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Mar 31
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The Microwave Background
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K: 21.4
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Apr 12
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Motivating
Inflation, the Early Universe |
K: 21.4, CO: 30.1
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Apr 13
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Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, Recombination |
K: 21.2
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Apr 14
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The Growth
of Primordial
Fluctuations, Hot and
Cold
Dark Matter |
CO: 30.2
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Apr 19
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Testing the
Picture, Galaxy
Formation |
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Apr 21
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Cosmology Review
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May 7
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Final Exam (12:30-3:30 pm), Exam
Questions, Equation
Sheet
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