| Syllabus
for ASTR-013 Spring Qtr 2010:
Instructor: David Koo Updated: 1 June 2010 (Note: REFRESH BROWSER OFTEN! Need userid and passwd to access answers to homeworks and tests after 20 Apr 2010) Silk: Big Bang:
C = chapters; T = tables;
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| Class | Date | Lecture #) & Topics | Silk | Freedman | Comments | |
| 1 | Tues
30 Mar |
1) Introduction to Cosmology | C1
T4.1 |
C1 | ----EQUATION SHEET for Class | |
| 2 | Thurs 1 April | 2) History | C2 | 3-6, 4-1 to 4-6 | Pickup HW1 | |
| 3 | Tues
6 April |
3) Forces, Particles, Light, & Telescopes | --- | C5; 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-7 | -- | |
| 4 | Thurs
8 April |
4) Cosmological Principles, Olber's Paradox, & Hubble Constant | C3 | 26-1, 26-2, 24-5 | -- | |
| 5 | Tues
13 April |
5) Cosmic Distance Ladder & Overview of Stars | C3 | 24-4, 17-1 to 17-8 | HW1
Due
Pickup HW2 (Pickup Grating Slide in Class) |
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| 6 | Thurs
15 April |
6) Evidence for Big Bang | C4
C7 |
26-3, 26-4 | ||
| 7 | Tues
20 April |
7) Gravity & Special & Gen. Relativity | 4-7
C22 |
HW1 return, HW1 Answers | ||
| 8 | Thurs
22 April |
8) Black Holes | --- | C22 | HW2
due; Pickup HW3; Paper Topic Due |
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| 9 | Tues
27 April |
9) Curvature, Newtonian Cosmology, Models of the Universe | C5 | 26-6 to 26-8 | Midterm Advice Pop Quiz 1 Answers |
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| 10 | Thurs
29 April |
10) Inflation, Early Universe | C6 | C27 | HW2 return HW2 Answers | |
| 11 | Tues
4 May |
11) Matter: Types and creation | C7 | C27 | --HW3 Due HW3 Answers so NO LATE HW#3 ACCEPTED |
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| 12 | Thurs
6 May |
Mid-Term Exam |
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| 13 | Tues
11 May |
12) Galaxy Properties & Evolution ; Milky Way; Active Galactic Nuclei | C10 | C23, C24, | --Pickup HW4 --Mid-Term Answers |
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| 14 | Thurs
13 May |
(13) Continued & Active Galactic nuclei | C10 | C24, C25 | -- | |
| 15 | Tues
18 May |
14) Dark Matter | C12 | C24-8 | -- | |
| 16 | Thurs
20 May |
15) Dark Matter (cont) & Dark Energy | ditto | ditto | Lick Observatory (20 May) Tour Info |
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| 17 | Tues
25 May |
16) Tests of Geometry & Galaxy Evolution | C17 |
26-6, 26-7, 26-8 |
-- HW4 due -- Due: Lick Trip Extra Credit (2%) for 1-2 page written report on your reactions to Lick tour (no late ones accepted) -- Pickup Pop Quiz 2 -- Answers |
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| 18 | Thurs
27 May |
17) Tests of Geometry & Galaxy Evolution (continued) | --ditto | --- ditto | Course
Rprts Due for full credit (20 pts) -- Advice for Review for Final Exam |
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| 19 | Tues
1 Jun |
18) Tests and Evolution (continued) | --ditto | --ditto | --HW#4 return HW4 Answers -- Pickup Pop Quiz 3 -- Answers Late Course Reports (70% credit) -- Special Extra Credits are *ALL* due |
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| 20 | Thurs
3 Jun |
Last Class: Project Presentations (3% extra credit); Class Evaluations; | -- | -- | Last day for Course
Reports
(50% Credit) |
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| Monday 7 Jun | Final Exam 4-7PM @E&MS B210 | -- Advice for Review for Final Exam | ||||