ASTR 322 The Contents of Our Galaxy

 

Winter Quarter 2013

Instructor: Paula Szkody C311 PAB 543-1988 Office Hours: T, Th 2:45-3:30

Required Text: Foundations of Astrophysics by Ryden & Peterson

Web Address: http://www.astro.washington.edu/courses/astro322/

 

Course OUTLINE

 

 Week

 Dates

 Reading

Topic
 1  Jan 8, 10  Chapter 1. SIMBAD, ADS Obs. Perspectives:Catalogs, Coords
 2  Jan 15, 17  Chapter 5.1,5.7; Chapter 6  Light, Telescopes, Instruments
 3  Jan 22, 24  Chapters 13, 14  Dist,Vel, Brightness, Temp, Comp
 4  Jan 29, 31  Chapter 13  Mass, Radius of Stars
 5  Feb 5, 7  Chapter 15  Theor. Perspectives: Stellar models,H-R diag
 6  Feb 12, 14  Chapters 17, 18  Stellar evolution
 7  Feb 19, 21  Chapter 7  Evolution continued, Sun as a Typical Star
 8  Feb 26, 28  Chapters 17.3;18.4  Unusual and Peculiar Stars
 9  Mar 5, 7 Chapters 16.1,16.2; 19  The Milky Way: Populations, Mass
10  Mar 12, 14 Review Rotation, Past History

 

Grading: 2 Exams (Feb 12, Mar 14) = 70%

5 Homeworks = 30% (Due Jan 17, 31, Feb 19, 28, Mar 12)

email: szkody@astro.washington.edu

week1.pdf

h1answers.pdf

week2.pdf

week3,4.pdf

322h2answers.pdf

constants.pdf

2012test1.txt

binarysolution.pdf

week6,7.pdf

H3answers.pdf

sun.pdf

var.pdf

2012test2.txt

week10.pdf

Test2review.pdf

H5answers.pdf


Web Sites of Interest

ELT video

Today at NASA

SIMBAD site

Constellation site

USNO Astronomical Applications site

Solar Images from the SDO mission

HST Home Page

NOAO Home Page

HEASARC

American Astronomical Society Home Page

Elements

Hipparcos

Binary Simulations radial velocity

Binary Simulations eclipses

Pulsation Mode Site

Pulsar sounds

Planetary Nebula Spectra

All-sky MW Panorama