AST 301

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Courses

January 23-26

Introductory Concepts - pdf

26-28

Orbits & Light - pdf

February 6-9

Spectroscopy - pdf

13

Telescopes - pdf

18

Solar System - pdf

20-23

Planetary System Formation (Ch. 15, Part I) - pdf

25

Extrosolar Planets (Ch. 15, Part II) - pdf

March 2-4

The Sun (Ch. 16) - pdf

6-9

Properties of Stars (Ch. 17) - pdf

Notes to accompany slides - pdf

11

Interstellar Medium (Ch. 18) - pdf

Notes to accompany slides - pdf

23

Star Formation (Ch. 19) - pdf

Notes to accompany slides - pdf

25-27

Stellar Evolution (Ch. 20.1-20.3) - pdf

Notes to accompany slides (Ch. 20 all) - pdf

27-30

Stellar Evolution (Ch. 20.4-20.5) - pdf

Notes to accompany slides (Ch. 20 all) - pdf

Stellar Explosions (Ch. 21) - pdf

Notes to accompany slides - pdf

April 1-3

Neutron Stars, Gamma-ray Bursts, and Black Holes (Ch. 22) - pdf

Notes to accompany slides - pdf

8-10

The Milk Way Galaxy & Normal Galaxies (Ch. 23 & 24)
Notes - pdf

13-17

Galaxies and Dark Matter (Ch. 25) - pdf

Notes to accompany slides - pdf

27

Cosmology and the Early Universe (Ch. 26 & 27) - pdf

Notes to accompany slides - pdf

May 5-7

The Early Universe (Ch. 27) - pdf