Week-by-week reading list for Astronomy 2: Overview of the Universe

Week 1 (Fri 01/05)

Overview:

Schneider and Arny - Units 1, 2.1-2.4, 4.1-4.4

Week 2 (Mon 01/08, Wed 01/10, Fri 01/12)

General Astrophysical Concepts:

Schneider and Arny - Units 11.3, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 30.1, 32,

Week 3 (Wed 01/17, Fri 01/19)

Stars and Distances:

Schneider and Arny - Units 21, 22, 23, 52.1-52.3, 54, 55, 56.1-56.2, 58, 63.1

Week 4 (Mon 01/22, Wed 01/24, Fri 01/26)

Relativity:

Schneider and Arny - Units 53, 68.2, 68.4-68.5

Week 5 (Mon 01/29, Wed 01/31, Fri 02/02)

Galaxies:

Schneider and Arny - Units 74, 75

Quasars, Active Galactic Nuclei, and Black Holes:

Schneider and Arny - Units 76.1-76.3, 77, 78.3, 68

Week 6 (Wed 02/07, Fri 02/09)

Cosmology:

Schneider and Arny - Units 79, 80

Week 7 (Mon 02/12, Wed 02/14, Fri 02/16)

Early Universe:

Schneider and Arny - Unit 81

Week 8 (Wed 02/21, Fri 02/23)

Large Scale Structure:

Schneider and Arny - Unit 76

Distribution of Stars in Galaxies:

Schneider and Arny - Units 70, 71, 72, 73, 75

Week 9 (Mon 02/26, Wed 02/28, Fri 03/02)

Birth and Life Cycle of Stars:

Schneider and Arny - Units 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64.1-64.3, 66, 69

Week 10 (Mon 03/05, Wed 03/07, Fri 03/09)

Stellar Death:

Schneider and Arny - Units 64.4, 65, 67, 68

Week 11 (Mon 03/12, Wed 03/14)

Interstellar Medium:

Schneider and Arny - Units 72, 73

Dark Matter:

Schneider and Arny - Unit 78