| Syllabus
for ASTR-013 Spring Qtr 2013:
Instructor: David Koo Updated: 12 May 2013 (Note: REFRESH or EMPTY CACHE of BROWSER OFTEN! Need userid and passwd to access answers to homeworks and tests after 22 Apr 2013) Silk: Big Bang:
C = chapter; T = table;
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| Class | Date | Lecture #) & Topics | Silk | Freedman | Comments | |
| 1 | Tues
2 April |
1) Introduction to Cosmology | C1
T4.1 |
C1 | ----EQUATION SHEET for Class | |
| 2 | Thurs 4 April | 2) History | C2 | 3-6, 4-1 to 4-6 | Pickup HW1 | |
| 3 | Tues
9 April |
3) Forces, Particles, Light, & Telescopes | --- | C5; 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-7 | -- | |
| 4 | Thurs
11 April |
4) Cosmological Principles, Olber's Paradox, & Hubble Constant | C3 | 26-1, 26-2, 24-5 | -- | |
| 5 | Tues
16 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
18 April |
6) Evidence for Big Bang | C4
C7 |
26-3, 26-4 | Out of town Fr 19 April, Mon 21 April |
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| 7 | Tues
23 April |
7) Gravity & Special & Gen. Relativity | 4-7
C22 |
HW1 return, HW1 Answers | ||
| 8 | Thurs
25 April |
8) Black Holes | --- | C22 | HW2
due; Pickup HW3; Paper Topic Due |
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| 9 | Tues
30 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
2 May |
10) Inflation, Early Universe | C6 | C27 | HW2 return, HW2 Answers | |
| 11 | Tues
7 May |
11) Matter: Types and creation | C7 | C27 | --HW3 Due HW3 Answers so NO LATE HW#3 ACCEPTED |
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| 12 | Thurs
9 May |
Mid-Term Exam |
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| 13 | Tues
14 May |
12) Matter; Theory of Everything; Planck Era to end of Early Universe with Decoupling |
C7 | C27 |
--Pickup HW4 --Mid-Term Answers --Lick Observatory (Wed 15 May) Tour Info Waiver Form |
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| 14 | Thurs
16 May |
(13) Galaxy Properties & Evolution; Milky Way; | C10 | C23, C24 |
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| 15 | Tues
21 May |
14) Active Galactic Nuclei | C10 | C25 | Lick Trip extra credit (2%) reports are due (no late ones accepted) | |
| 16 | Thurs
23 May |
15) Dark Matter | C12 | C24-8 | -- HW4 due |
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| 17 | Tues
28 May |
16) Dark Matter (cont.) & Dark Energy | C17 | 26-6,26-7 | ||
| 18 | Thurs
30 May |
17) Tests of Geometry & Evolution | --ditto | --- ditto | Course
Rprts Due for full credit (20 pts) --HW#4 return HW#4 Answers -- Advice for Review for Final Exam |
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| 19 | Tues
4 Jun |
18) Tests and Evolution (continued) | -- | -- | Late
Course Reports
(70% credit) -- Special Extra Credits are all due |
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| 20 | Thurs
6 Jun |
Last Class: Project Presentations (3% extra credit); Class Evaluations; | -- | -- | Last day for Course
Reports
(50% Credit) |
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| Monday 11 Jun | Final Exam: Tue 11 June: 4-7PM @NS Annex 102 | -- Advice for Review for Final Exam | ||||