Aug 23: Welcome and Overview of Astr 1020

Time: Monday, Aug 23, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)
Location: Duane G1B20

Aug 25: Brief Tour of the Universe

  • Reading (complete before class!): p. XXIV to XXV "How to Succeed in Your Astronomy Course"; Chapter 1.1 - 1.2; review summary of Key Concepts at end of Chapter on p. 21-22.
  • Mastering Astronomy Homework (complete by August 27): (1) Register and log-in to Mastering Astronomy (see instructions in Syllabus) and (2) Intro to Mastering Astronomy
  • Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Aug25.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)
Location: G1B20

Aug 27: Sizes and Scales of Structures in the Universe

  • Reading (complete before class): Chapter 1
  • Mastering Astronomy Homework (complete by August 27): (1) Register and log-in to Mastering Astronomy (see instructions in Syllabus) and (2) Intro to Mastering Astronomy
  • Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Aug27.pdf

Time: Friday, Aug 27, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)
Location: G1B20

Aug 30: A Review of Energy and Gravity

Time: Monday, Aug 30, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Sep 1: A Review of Light

Time: Wednesday, Sep 1, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Sep 3: Light and Matter

Time: Friday, Sep 3, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Sep 6: No Class - Labor Day Holiday

Time: Monday, Sep 6, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Sep 8: A Close Look at the Sun

Time: Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Sep 10: How the Sun Generates Its Energy

Time: Friday, Sep 10, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Sep 13: Stellar Brightness and Luminosity

Time: Monday, Sep 13, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Sep 15: Distances to Stars: Parallax

Time: Wednesday, Sep 15, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Sep 17: Stellar Temperatures

Time: Friday, Sep 17, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Sep 20: Binary Stars and Stellar Masses

Time: Monday, Sep 20, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Sep 22: Fiske Planetarium Show on "City of Stars"

Time: Wednesday, Sep 22, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Sep 24: The Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) Diagram

Time: Friday, Sep 24, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Sep 27: Stellar Evolution and the HR Diagram

Time: Monday, Sep 27, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Sep 29: Exam 1

  • Exam 1 will cover material in Chapters 1, 4, 5, 14, 15.

Time: Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Oct 1: Star Birth

Time: Friday, Oct 1, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Oct 4: Fiske Planetarium Show on "The Hubble Space Telescope"

  • Reading: Chapter 17, Section 17.1-17.2.
  • Mastering Astronomy Homework: Stellar Evolution (due October 8).

Time: Monday, Oct 4, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Oct 6: The Lives of Stars

Time: Wednesday, Oct 6, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Oct 8: Supernovae

Time: Friday, Oct 8, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Oct 11: The Death of Stars Like the Sun: White Dwarfs

Time: Monday, Oct 11, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Oct 13: Massive Star Death: Neutron Stars and Pulsars

Time: Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Oct 15: Guest lecture on Extrasolar Planets by Professor W. Cash

Time: Friday, Oct 15, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Oct 18: Fiske Planetarium Show on "Dr. Einstein's Universe"

Time: Monday, Oct 18, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Oct 20: Anatomy of the Milky Way

Time: Wednesday, Oct 20, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Oct 22: Stellar Motions and Dark Matter in the Milky Way

Time: Friday, Oct 22, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Oct 25: Spiral Arms & the Center of the Milky Way

  • Reading: Chapter 19, Section 19.4; Chapter 20, Section 20.1.
  • Homework: Study for Exam 2 on October 29 Chapters 13, 16, 17, 18, 19.
  • Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct25.pdf

Time: Monday, Oct 25, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Oct 27: Galaxy Types, Galaxy Clusters, & Measuring Galaxy Distances

Time: Wednesday, Oct 27, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Oct 29: Exam 2

  • Exam 2 covers material from Chapters 13, 16, 17, 18, 19.

Time: Friday, Oct 29, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Nov 1: Hubble's Law & Galaxy Evolution

Time: Monday, Nov 1, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Nov 3: Fiske Planetarium Show on "Hubble's Expanding Universe"

Time: Wednesday, Nov 3, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Nov 5: Cosmological Expansion and the Formation of Galaxies

Time: Friday, Nov 5, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Nov 8: Active Galaxies and Quasars

Time: Monday, Nov 8, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Nov 10: Evidence for Dark Matter

  • Reading: Chapter 22, Sections 22.1 - 22.2.
  • Mastering Astronomy Homework: Galaxy Evolution (due Nov. 12).

Time: Wednesday, Nov 10, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Nov 12: Gravitational Lenses and the Large Scale Structure of the Universe

Time: Friday, Nov 12, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Nov 15: Fiske Planetarium Show on "Dark Matter & Cosmological Structure Formation"

  • Reading: Chapter 22, Sections 22.3.
  • Homework: Prepare for Exam 3, Chapters 20, 21, 22.

Time: Monday, Nov 15, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Nov 17: Exam 3

  • Homework: Prepare for Exam 3, Chapters 20, 21, 22.

Time: Wednesday, Nov 17, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Nov 19: Dark Matter & the Fate of the Universe

Time: Friday, Nov 19, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Nov 22: No Class - Fall Break

Time: Monday, Nov 22, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Nov 24: No Class - Fall Break

Time: Wednesday, Nov 24, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Nov 26: No Class - Fall Break

Time: Friday, Nov 26, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Nov 29: Dark Energy

Time: Monday, Nov 29, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Dec 1: The First Moments of Creation

Time: Wednesday, Dec 1, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Dec 3: The Cosmic Microwave Background

Time: Friday, Dec 3, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Dec 6: Evidence for the Big Bang & Inflation

Time: Monday, Dec 6, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Dec 8: Fiske Planetarium Show on "Exploring the Cosmos from the Moon"

Time: Wednesday, Dec 8, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Dec 10: Summary and Review for Final Exam

Time: Friday, Dec 10, 2010, at 1:00pm for 60 minutes (2 years ago)

Dec 14: Astr 1020 Final Exam

  • Astr 1020 Final Exam -- Exam will cover material in Chapters 1, 4, 5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Time: Tuesday, Dec 14, 2010, at 1:30pm for 150 minutes (2 years ago)
Location: G1B20