Horse Head Nebula (NASA)
Astronomy 301 - Fall 2009
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY
MWF 10:00-11:00 · WEL 3.502 · Unique No. 49445
MWF 11:00-12:00 · WEL 3.502 · Unique No. 49450
Professor
RLM 17.318 · (512) 471-3401 · email
Courses - Fall '09 | Course Website
Course Calendar (continued)
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Date |
Lecture |
Subject |
Textbook |
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Nov 9 |
30 |
Elliptical galaxies |
18 |
|
Nov 11 |
31 |
Spiral galaxies |
18 |
|
Nov 13 |
32 |
Irregular and interacting galaxies; galaxy clusters |
18 & 19 |
|
Nov 16 |
33 |
Expansion of the universe; large scale structure |
20 |
|
Nov 18 |
34 |
Quasars |
18 |
|
Nov 20 |
35 |
Supermassive black holes in galaxies |
18 |
|
Nov 23 |
36 |
Introduction to cosmology; the age of the universe |
20 |
|
Nov 25 |
37 |
The Big Bang |
21 |
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Nov 27 |
|
No lecture. Thanksgiving. |
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Nov 30 |
38 |
Modern Cosmology: Inflation and structure formation |
21 |
|
Dec 2 |
40 |
The future of the universe |
21 |
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Dec 4 |
EXAM 4 |
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Dec 9 |
|
FINAL EXAM for the 11 AM-Noon course |
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Dec 15 |
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FINAL EXAM for the 10 AM-11 AM course |
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