Dr. Aaron Titus | Department of Physics, High Point University
PHY1050      Astronomy of Stars, Galaxies, and the Cosmos
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Course Introduction
syllabus
textbook
WebAssign
technology
email
exams
class meetings
office hours
expectations
first homework
Math and Science Review
exponents
scientific notation
proportional reasoning
units
mass
time
distance
unit prefixes
Chapter 1
tour of the universe
lab--model solar system
Chapter 2
what is science
lab--checkerboard universe
Chapter 3-4
celestial sphere
motion of Sun
phases of Moon
sidereal period
motion of stars
lab--sidereal day
Chapter 5
lab--moons of Jupiter
Sagittarius A-star
Chapter 7
KBOs
lab--astrometry of asteroids
Chapter 9
Mercurian day
lab--rotation rate of Mercury
Chapter 10
Cassini mission
Chapter 11
wave model
part 1
part 2
particle model
Chapter 13-14
absorption and emission
lab--spectra
temperature
doppler
Chapter 14-15
apparent brightness
luminosity
lab--inverse square law
distance to nearby stars
spectral class
H-R diagram
mass of stars
binary stars
spectroscopic parallax
mass-luminosity relationship
Chapter 16
solar atmosphere
SOHO
kinetic energy
Chapter 17-19
pre-main-sequence
mass and age
star clusters
death of low-mass stars
death of high-mass stars
pulsars
black holes
Schwartzchild radius
detecting black holes
Chapter 20-22
galaxies
dark matter
special relativity
inertial reference frames
spacetime
Chapter 23

We will meet two times outside of the regularly schedule class time. The dates and times will be announced for the following events:

Observing Venus and Jupiter June 30 Cline Observatory
Backyard observing TBD Dr. Titus' home or the HPU mansion
(8" telescope)

Because observing requires clear skies, the dates for observing must be flexible.

You should dress appropriately for observing since we will be outside.

Later you will receive travel information.

 

 

 

 

Last modified:   1/14/09