ASTR 312, Galactic & Extragalactic Astronomy
Spring 2016
TuTh
Room 219 JCL
Dr. Chris Fragile
Office: JCL 207
Office hours: MW 2:00-3:30
But if you see me in my office at other times, you are welcome to stop in.
Phone: 953-3181
Tentative Schedule (Subject to change as we go.)
DATE |
COURSE MATERIAL |
ASSIGNMENTS/NOTES
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7 Jan | 24.1 Counting the Stars | HW 1, Solutions |
12 Jan | 24.2 The Morphology of the Galaxy | |
14 Jan | 24.3 Kinematics of the Milky Way | Project 1 |
19 Jan | 24.4 The Galactic Center | HW 2, Solutions |
21 Jan | 25.1 The Hubble Sequence | |
26 Jan | 25.2 Spiral & Irregular Galaxies | HW 3, Solutions |
28 Jan | 25.3 Spiral Structure | |
2 Feb | 25.4 Elliptical Galaxies | |
4 Feb | 26.1 Interactions of Galaxies | HW 4, Solutions |
9 Feb | 26.2 The Formation of Galaxies | Project 2 |
16 Feb | 28.1 Observations of Active Galaxies | HW 5, Solutions |
18 Feb | 28.2 A Unified Model of Active Galactic Nuclei | |
23 Feb | 28.3 Radio Lobes and Jets | |
25 Feb | 28.4 Using Quasars to Probe the Universe | HW 6, Solutions |
3 Mar | Test 1 | Solutions |
7-11 Mar | Spring Break! | |
15 Mar | 27.1 The Extragalactic Distance Scale | Project 3 |
17 Mar | 27.2 The Expansion of the Universe | HW 7, Solutions |
22 Mar | 27.3 Clusters of Galaxies | |
24 Mar | 29.1 Newtonian Cosmology | HW 8, Solutions |
31 Mar | 29.2 Cosmic Microwave Background | |
5 Apr | 29.3 Relativistic Cosmology | HW 9, Solutions |
7 Apr | 29.4 Observational Cosmology | |
12 Apr | 30.1 The Very Early Universe & Inflation | |
14 Apr | 30.2 The Origin of Structure | |
19 Apr | Test 2 | Solutions |
28 Apr | Final Exam, 8-11 am, JCL 219 |
Prerequisites:MATH 221 and ASTR 231
Required text: An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, B. W. Carroll & D. A. Ostlie (2nd Ed.)
Attendance: Attendance is the responsibility of the student. Assignments are expected to be turned in when they are due. Late submissions will be penalized, if they are accepted at all.
Structure, kinematics, and dynamics of galaxies including the Milky Way. Galactic evolution, active galaxies and quasars, accretion disks, and cosmology.
Learning Outcomes:
Your grade will be assessed based upon two midterm exams, approximately weekly homework assignments, a final exam, and a course project. Each assignment category will be given equal weight. The formal grading scale might change depending on how the class performs, but the final scale will be no more stringent than the one below.
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