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COSMIC CATASTROPHES
 Astronomy 309N - Spring 2004
 TTh 11:00-12:30 · WEL 3.502 · Unique No. 45005

antennae galaxies

Announcements
Test Number 5, Thursday, May 6

Review Session 5-6 PM Wednesday, May 4, ETC 2.108.

NO COMPREHENSIVE FINAL

Professor
J. Craig Wheeler

Office: RLM 17.230
Hours: MWF 2-3
Phone: (512) 471-6407
wheel@astro.as.
utexas.edu
TA
Fergal Mullally
Office: RLM 16.220
Hours: TTh 2-3
Phone: (512) 471-3447
fergal@astro.as.
utexas.edu
TA
Nate Harrison
Hours: MWF 10-11
Location TBD
ndharrison@mail.
utexas.edu

Reading Assignments

Homework

Cosmic Catastrophes
·  Chapter 1 — Setting the Stage  [ pdf ]
·  Chapter 6 — Supernovae: Stellar Catastrophes  [ pdf ]
·  Chapter 9
·  Chapter 10
·  Chapter 11
·  Chapter 12

Exams
·  Exam 1 Review Sheet  [ pdf ]
·  Exam 2 Review Sheet  [ pdf ]
·  Exam 3 Review Sheet  [ pdf ]
·  Exam 4 Review Sheet  [ pdf ]
·  Exam 5 Review Sheet  [ pdf ]
·  Elegant Universe: Synopsis hours 2 & 3 [ pdf ]

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Grades, Course Description, Course Content, Text, Help Sessions
 







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