Title: Benson 180
1ASTR 1200Stars and Galaxies
- Section 001
- Benson 180
- TR 330-445
- Instructor Webster Cash
- TA Josh Moloney
- http//casa.colorado.edu/wcash/APS1200/APS1200.ht
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2- Website
- http//casa.colorado.edu/wcash/APS1200/APS1200.ht
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- Text The Cosmic Perspective
- Bennett, Donahue, Schneider and Voit
- Addison Wesley
3Grades(Unfortunate, but thats the system)
- Exams
- In-Class Exams (200)
- Final Exam 130pm Dec 17, 2014 (200)
- Homework (100)
- Written Exercises to be turned in for grade
- Observatory Trip
4- COURSE SCHEDULE (HIGHLY APPROXIMATE)
- 1 January 14 Intro., Scientific
Notation
Scale of the Universe 2
21 Gravity
Laws of
Motion 3 28 Nature of
Light
Nature of Light 4
February 4 Formation Solar System
Sun
5 11 Sun
Telescopes
6 18 Exam 1
Stars
7 25 H-R Diagram
H-R Diagram
8 March 4 Binary Stars
Stellar
Structure
9 11 Stellar Evolution
White
Dwarfs
10 18 Exam 2
Neutron Stars
11 25 Spring Break
Spring Break
12 April 1 Black Holes
The Milky
Way 13
8 Interstellar Medium
Galaxies
14 15
Galaxies
Expansion of the Universe
15 22 Exam 3
AGN's
Quasars 16 29
Cosmology
The Big Bang
17 May 7 Final
5The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Douglas
Adams Chapter 8
6THE BIG QUESTIONS
How do we even get a handle on these questions?
7What is Reality?
What ensued was a discussion that homed in onour
knowing almost nothing, including the nature of
consciousness. We dont even know if the
question is answerable. We just know
thatscience can answer the question at least
partially.
8What are we?
Another discussion ensued. Science has answered
somequestions well. But there is a long way to
go.
9Are we alone?
Philosophically we all agree that it is unlikely
we are alone. But we differ on the probability
of any UFOs being real.
10Drakes Equation