Astro-12 Spring 1999 Syllabus

	Astronomy 12 Spring 1999: Syllabus

	Astronomy 12 Introduction to Astrophysics II Spring 1999 Prof. Steven T. Myers

	T Th 12pm-1:30pm DRL A7

	Last update: 20 January 1999

	Text: Introductory Astronomy & Astrophysics (Fourth Edition) by Zeilik and Gregory (ZG4)

	Reading Assignments and Key Topics:

Week 1: Seeing the Stars
Reading - Chapter 8 Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter
and Chapter 11 Stars: Distances and Magnitudes.
- Lecture 1: Act I: Introduction to the Stars
- Lecture 2: Distances to the Stars
Week 2: Measuring the Stars
Reading - Chapter 1 Celestial Mechanics and the Solar System
and Chapter 12 Stars: Binary Systems.
- Lecture 3: Thermal Radiation and Intensity
- Lecture 4: Orbital Mechanics
Week 3: Classifying the Stars
Reading - Chapter 13 Stars: The Herzsprung-Russell Diagram.
- Lecture 5: Binary Stars
- Lecture 6: The Herzsprung-Russell Diagram
Week 4: Forming the Stars
Reading - Chapter 14 Our Galaxy: A Preview
and Chapter 15 Interstellar Dust.
- Lecture 7: The Interstellar Medium
- Lecture 8: Star Formation
Week 5: Building a Star
Reading - Chapter 16 The Evolution of Stars.
- Exam 1: Midterm Exam 1
- Lecture 9: Equations of Stellar Structure
Week 6: Modeling the Stars
Reading - Chapter 16 The Evolution of Stars.
- Lecture 10: Stellar Atmospheres
- Lecture 11: Stellar Interiors
Week 7: Decline and Fall of the Stars
Reading - Chapter 17 Star Deaths
and Chapter 18 Variable and Violent Stars.
- Lecture 12: Stellar Evolution
- Lecture 13: White Dwarfs & Neutron Stars
Week 8: The Galaxy
Reading - Chapter 18 Variable and Violent Stars
and Chapter 19 Galactic Rotation: Stellar Motions.
- Lecture 14: Black Holes & Variable Stars
- Lecture 15: Act II: Charting Our Galaxy
Week 9: Spring Break
Week 10: Dynamics of the Galaxy
Reading - Chapter 19 Galactic Rotation: Stellar Motions
and Chapter 20 The Evolution of Our Galaxy.
- Lecture 16: Stellar Motions
- Lecture 17: Galactic Structure
Week 11: History of the Galaxy
Reading - Chapter 20 The Evolution of Our Galaxy.
- Lecture 18: Galactic Evolution
- Exam 2: Midterm Exam 2
Week 12: The Universe of Galaxies
Reading - Chapter 21 Galaxies Beyond the Milky Way.
- Lecture 19: Act III: Galaxies and the Universe
- Lecture 20: Formation of Galaxies
Week 13: Measuring and Modeling the Universe
Reading - Chapter 22 Hubble's Law and the Distance Scale
and Chapter 23 Large Scale Structure in the Universe.
- Lecture 21: Expansion of the Universe
- Lecture 22: Dark Matter and Large Scale Structure
Week 14: The Fringes of the Universe
Reading - Chapter 24 Active Galaxies and Quasars
and Chapter 25 Cosmology: The Big Bang and Beyond.
- Lecture 23: Quasars and Active Galaxies
- Lecture 24: Cosmology and Formation of Structure
Week 15: A Brief History of the Universe
Reading - Chapter 25 Cosmology: The Big Bang and Beyond
and Chapter 26 The New Cosmology.
- Lecture 25: The Early Universe
- Lecture 26: Open Questions

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