ASTR2050 Spring 2005

Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics


Summer Research Grant application

See Prof. Heidi Newberg for more information.

Textbook: Astronomy: A Physical perspective, Second Edition, by Marc L. Kutner


Some references:

Neutron stars for undergraduates (with errata)
Visualizing curved spacetime
Determining the mass of the black hole in Cyg X-1 (1995)

Course information, syllabus, and assignments


Week Date Lectures Date Studio materials
1 18 Jan 10am, 11am 21 Jan The mass of the Sun
2 25 Jan 10am, 11am 28 Jan Stellar Spectra
3 1 Feb 10am 4 Feb Make a Telescope
4 8 Feb 10am, 11am 11 Feb Binary Star Simulation
5 15 Feb 10am 18 Feb Photometry of the Pleiades
6 22 Feb 25 Feb Scale Model of the Solar System
7 1 Mar 10am, 11am 4 Mar The Distance to M81
8 8 Mar 10am, 11am 11 Mar Makeups
9 22 Mar 10am, 11am 25 Mar The Jets in SS433
10 29 Mar 10am 1 Apr The Coalsack Nebula
11 5 Apr 10am 8 Apr The Ring Nebula
12 12 Apr 10am, 11am 15 Apr Hubble's Law
13 19 Apr 10am, QuickTime 22 Apr The Center of M87
14 26 Apr Exam #3 29 Apr Primordial NucleoSynthesis
15 3 May 10am 22 Apr No Class