ASTR 110G Section 5. Instructor: A.Klypin

 

 

 

 

    SOLAR SYSTEM. MOTION & GRAVITY

  DATE

     TOPIC

  NOTES

August 24

Introduction

 1-2 

August 26

Solar System: Terresrial Planets I

 3-5

August 31

Solar System: Terresrial Planets II

 3-5

September 2

Jovian Planets I

 6

September  7

Jovian Planets II Pluto, Asteroids

 6-7

September  9

Asteroids, Comets, Sun

 7-8

September 14
Measures of Motion. Early astronomy   9-10
September 16
Renaissance. Heliocentric model  11-12
September 21
Kepler  and  Galileo  13-14
 September 23
Newton. The Law of Gravity  15-17
 September 28
Gravity in Action I  17-19
 September 30
Milky Way and other Galaxies 

 

 

 

    

     MATTER

October 5

" Galileo Trial". Astronomy. Religion. Astrology.

 20-21 

October   7

Gravity in Action II: Binary stars, Galactic rotation 

 21-24 

October   12

Atoms &   Molecules.  Planetary Atmospheres. 

 25-28

October 14

Mid-Term Exam 

  

October 19

Powering a Star: Nuclear Reactions 

 28-30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

      LIGHT 

October  21

 Properties of light

 31-32

October  26

Kirchhoff's laws. Spectral Lines

 32-34

October  28

Sun. ISM 

 35-37

November 2

Spectral Classification &  the H-R Diagram

 38-39


 

 

 

     

    ORIGINS

 November   4

Stars:   Beginning

 39-41 

 November   9

Late Stages of evolution: Death of stars 

 41-42

 November 11

Formation of the Solar System

 43-46 

 November 16

Milky Way Galaxy

 20-21

 

 

 47

 November 18

Galaxies in the space: Present and Past   

 47-49 

 November 23

Black Holes    

 50-52 

 November 30

Universe:    Expansion, Geometry, Age

 53-55 

 December  2

Origin and Fate of the Universe  

 53-55

 December    7

Review for Final Exam 

 

 December  9

  Final Exam : 10:30-12:30pm