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Room: University 106 Prof. Dale E. Gary Office: Tiernan 403 Office Hours: W 10:00-11:30 am Phone: (973) 642-7878 e-mail: dgary@njit.edu Course Web Page: http://web.njit.edu/~dgary/321 |
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Introductory Astronomy &
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Room: University 106 Prof. Dale E. Gary Office: Tiernan 403 Office Hours: W 10:00-11:30 am Phone: (973) 642-7878 e-mail: dgary@njit.edu Course Web Page: http://web.njit.edu/~dgary/321 |
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| Lecture 1 (W 01/17).Stars: Distances and Magnitudes | Chapter 11
Sections 3.1-3.2, 3.6 |
Due 01/22: Ch 11, 3, 8, 10, 11 |
| Special Planetarium Visit (M 01/22). The Wonder of Astronomy, Positions on the Celestial Sphere | None | Due 01/29: HW#2, 1, 2, 3 |
| Lecture 3 (W 01/24, M 01/29). Blackbody Radiation and Quantization of Energy | Chapter 8, Section 8.6,
Chapter 11, Section 11.4 |
Due 01/05: HW #3: 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Lecture 4 (W 01/31). Interaction of Light and Matter | Chapter 8
Sections 8.1-8.2 |
Due 02/05: Chapter 5: 5.10, 5.14, 5.15 & plotting exercise |
| Lecture 5 (M 02/05). Classification of Spectra Boltzmann and Saha Equations. | Chapter 8, Section 8.2-8.4
Chapter 13, Section 13.2 |
Due 02/12: Chapter 8: 8.1, 8.5 |
| Lecture 6 (W 02/07).
Hertzsprung-Russell
Diagrams and Structure of Spectral Lines
HR Diagram of stars within 25 pc |
Chapter 8, Section 8.5
Chapter 13, Section13.3 |
Chapter 8/9: 8.15, 8.16, 9.27 |
| Lecture 7 (M 02/12) Test on Light, Atoms, and Spectra Stellar Interiors--I | Chapter 16
Section 16.1 |
Hand-out #4: 1, 2 |
| Lecture 8 (W 02/14, M 02/19) Stellar Interiors--II | Chapter 16
Sections 16.1-16.2 |
Chapter 10: 10.12 and
Hand-out #5: 1, 2 |
| Lecture 9 (W 02/21, M 02/26) The Sun | Chapter 10
Sections 10.1-10.4 |
Hand-out #6: 1, 2 |
| Lecture 10 (W 02/28)Solar Activity, Interpl. Space, solar/terrestrial effects, heliosphere | Chapter 10
Sections 10.5-10.6 |
Hand-out #7: 1, 2, 3 |
| Lecture 11 (M 03/05, W 03/08) Interstellar Medium and Formation of Protostars | Chapter 15
Sections 15.1-15.3 |
Hand-out #8: 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Spring Break
| Lecture Number and Title | Reading Assignment | Homework Assignment |
| Lecture 12 (M 03/19, W 03/21) Stellar Evolution | Chapter 16
Sections 16.3-16.4 |
Hand-out #9: 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Lecture 13 (M 03/26) Test on Stellar Interiors and Stellar Evolution White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Pulsars | Chapter 17
Sections 17.1-17.2 |
Hand-out #10: 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Lecture 14 (W 03/28) Black Holes | Chapter 17
Section 17.3 |
Hand-out #11: 1, 2 |
| Lecture 15 (M 04/02) Stellar Pulsation | Chapter 18
Sections 18.1-18.4 |
Hand-out #12: 1, 2 |
| Lecture 16 (W 04/04) Close Binary Star Systems | Chapter 18
Sections 18.5-18.6 |
Chapter 17: 2, 11, 18 |
| Lecture 17 (M 04/09) The Milky Way Galaxy--I | Chapter 19
Sections 19.1-19.4 |
Hand-out #13: 1, 2 |
| Lecture 18 (W 04/11) The Milky Way Galaxy-II | Chapter 20
Sections 20.1-20.4 |
Hand-out #14: 1, 2 |
| Lecture 19 (M 04/16) The Nature of Galaxies | Chapter 21, all | Chapter 23: 7, 9 |
| Lecture 20 (W 04/18) The Structure of the Universe | Chapters 22 and 23, all | Chapter 25: 2, 13*, 14
*For numerical values, read pp 1125-1128 of text |
| Lecture 21 (M 04/23) Test on Star Deaths and GalaxiesActive Galaxies | Chapter 24, all | Chapter 26: 17, 18 |
| Lecture 22 (W 04/25) Cosmology | Chapter 25, all | TBD |
| Special Planetarium Visit (M 04/30) Intelligent Life in the Universe | None | None |
| Final Exam | Through Chapter 25 |
