Handouts and Extras
General Information
- Syllabus
- A description an overview of the course, details of how it will be
graded, and the schedule for the course.
- Luminosity/Distance/Brightness Tutorial
- Good review for Exam 2.
- Math Review
- This page has a short (6-page) PDF file that quickly goes over some
of the less-familiar math that you will need for Astronomy 102. All of
it is math from high-school level algebra, but this will hopefully make
clear some parts of it which is peculiar to astronomy.
Lecture Presentations
Here I will put online any computer presentations I use during lecture. The movies shown in lecture are available at Rob Knop's Astronomy Movies.
- Tuesday, July 5
- Thursdday, June 30
- Wednesday, June 29
- Tuesday, June 28
- Thursday, June 23
- Wednesday, June 22
- Tuesday, June 21
- Monday, June 20
- Wednesday, June 15
- Tuesday, June 14
- Monday, June 13
- Thursday, June 9
- Wednesday, June 8
- Tuesday, June 7
Java Applets
These applets require the Java 1.4.x plugin, available from java.sun.com. The applet embedding code works with Mozilla; I have no clue if it will work with other proprietary browsers.
- Spiral Galaxy Rotator
- An applet that demonstrates how the arms of a spiral galaxy would
"wind up" if they were material arms (i.e., stars in an arm stayed in an
arm), given the rotation curves of spiral galaxies.