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ASTR 3830 Astrophysics 2
Spring 2009
COURSE SCHEDULE (APPROXIMATE)
| Week |
Month |
Date |
Lecture Topics |
Chapter |
| 1 |
January |
12 |
Distance Scale, Star Clusters, Classification of Galaxies |
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| 2 |
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19 |
Redshift, Expansion of Universe, Review Milky Way |
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| 3 |
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26 |
Gas in Galaxies, Starbursts, Rotation Curves |
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| 4 |
February |
2 |
Dark Matter, Spiral Waves |
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| 5 |
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9 |
Clusters of Galaxies |
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| 6 |
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16 |
Superclusters, Deep Surveys |
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| 7 |
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23 |
AGN's Basic Properties and Types |
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| 8 |
March |
2 |
More on AGN's |
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| 9 |
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9 |
Unified Model |
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| 10 |
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16 |
Surveys and Evolution |
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| 11 |
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23 |
Spring Break |
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| 12 |
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30 |
Radio Galaxies |
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| 13 |
April |
6 |
General Relativity, Metrics, Cosmological Models and Tests |
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| 14 |
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13 |
Big Bang |
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| 15 |
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20 |
Nucleosynthesis, Microwave Background |
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| 16 |
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27 |
Formation of Structure, New HST Implications |
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