ASTR 322 The Contents of Our Galaxy

 

Winter Quarter 2012

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

Required Text: An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics by Carroll & Ostlie (2nd edition)

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

 

Course OUTLINE

 

 Week

 Dates

 Reading

Topic
 1  Jan 3, 5  Chapter 1.3, SIMBAD, Constellation sites Obs. Perspectives: Catalogs, Coords
 2  Jan 10, 12  Chapters 3,6  Light, Telescopes, Instruments, Distance
 3  Jan 17, 19  Chapters 5,8  Vel, Brightness, Temp, Mass
 4  Jan 24, 26  Chapter 7  Radius,Composition of Stars
 5  Jan 31, Feb 2  Chapter 10  Theor. Perspectives: Stellar models
 6  Feb 7, 9  Ch 12,13,15,16  Stellar evolution, H-R diagrams
 7  Feb 14, 16  Chapter 11  The Sun as a Typical Star
 8  Feb 21, 23  Chapters 18,14  Unusual and Peculiar Stars
 9  Feb 28, Mar 1 Chapter 24  The Milky Way: Populations, Mass
10  Mar 6, 8 Review Rotation, Past History

 

Grading: 2 Exams (Feb 2, Mar 8) = 70%

5 Homeworks = 30% (Due Jan 12, 31, Feb 14, 23, Mar 6)

email: szkody@astro.washington.edu

week1.pdf

week2.pdf

H1answers.pdf

H2answers.pdf

week3,4.pdf

constants.pdf

2010test1.txt

binarysolution.pdf

week6,7.pdf

H3answers.pdf

sun.pdf

week8.pdf

2010test2.txt

week10.pdf

H5answers.pdf

Test2review.pdf


Student Presentations

TTauri.pptx

Flare.pptx

PolarisTalk.ppt

X-rayBinary.pptx

CVs.ppt

Blackholes.pptx


Web Sites of Interest

ELT video

Today at NASA

SIMBAD site

Constellation site

USNO Astronomical Applications site

Solar Images from the SOHO 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

Cepheids in LMC Site

Planetary Nebula Spectra

All-sky MW Panorama