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Astro 101 Sections AA, AC
Jake VanderPlas
This page is designed to supplement, not replace, the professor's own webpage for the class. So don't forget to look at the
Fall 2006 Astro 101 webpage!
Section Information
Section AA - 8:30-9:20 Tu Th
Section AC - 9:30-10:20 Tu Th
Meet in the Physics and Astronomy Building's (PAB) A wing, room 216 on Tuesday, room 210 on Thursdays
Section Syllabus: http://www.astro.washington.edu/vanderplas/Astro101/syllabus.html
Contact Information
Jake VanderPlas
email: vanderplas -AT- astro.washington.edu
(To prevent spam, I don't type my email online. Just replace -AT- with @)
office phone: (206) 543-2922
office hours (look below for how to find my office!)
9:30-11:30 Wednesdays
Section Schedule
(Printable Schedule)
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Week of...
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Tuesday
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Thursday
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September 25th
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Introductions
Mathematics review
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October 2nd
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Planisphere practice
Due: Planisphere Pre-exercise
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Solar-Sidereal Tutorial
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October 9th
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Worksheet: Spectral Analyses
Review of Light
Due: Planisphere Exercise |
Spectral Analyses
Exam Prep (Exam on Monday Oct 16)
Due: Spectral Analysis Pre-exercise
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October 16th
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Video: Cosmic Voyage
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Coronal Mass
Ejections of the Sun
Due: Spectral Analysis Exercise
Coronal Mass Pre-exercise
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October 23rd
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Astro Lingo
Parallax tutorial
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Parallax of Stars
Due: Coronal Mass Exercise
Parallax of Stars Pre-exercise
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October 30th
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Discussion
Tutorial: B-V
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Tutorial: CMDs
Due: Parallax of Stars Exercise
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November 6th
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Ages, Distances, CMDs
Due: Ages, Distances, CMDs Pre-exercise
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Review and Discussion
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November 13th
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Video: Black Holes,
Ultimate Abyss
Due: Ages, Distances, CMDs Exercise
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Exam Review
(Exam on Friday Nov 17)
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November 20th
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Distances in Milky Way, COG
Due: Distances In Milky Way Pre-exercise
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Thanksgiving Holiday
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November 27th
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Look-Back
Galaxy Evolution worksheet
Due: Distances In Milky Way Exercise
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Galaxy Formation Worksheet
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December 4th
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Measurement of Cosmic
distances worksheet
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Expansion of Balloon Universe
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How to Find Jake's Office
The directions below should be helpful, but if they aren't clear try using a campus map to find the physics complex and a map of the third floor of the Physics and Astronomy building to find my office (B337).
- Start at the peanut looking sculpture outside the physics buildings, facing the tallest of the physics buildings.
- Enter the long, squat building to your right through the set of doors to the left of 3 rows of bike racks.
- Once inside the doors, the second door on your left is an elevator. Take it to the third floor.
- Upon exiting the elevator on the third floor you should find a set of double doors to your immediate right. Go through them and turn right.
- Continue down the long hallway until you get to my office, B337. It will be on the left side of the hall, with my name on a posted next to the door.
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