Ast 2001, "Introduction to Astrophysics"
Winter-Spring 2003
Prof. Davidson
--- Recent course notices ---
(May 5) New homework set, number 9, see below.
--- Notes and other information (mostly *.pdf files) ---
Course Outline
or Syllabus
Coordinate systems and spherical
trigonometry
Ellipses and other orbit shapes
How Newton's Laws give elliptical orbits
(corrected version)
Practical notes on orbits
Answers for the
first mid-semester exam
Answers for the
second mid-semester exam
Histograms of scores
on the two mid-semester exams
--- Homework assignments ---
Homework set 1, due January 30
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Homework set 2, due February 4
· · · · Hwk 2 answers
Homework set 3, due February 11
· · · Hwk 3 answers
Homework set 4, due February 19
· · · Hwk 4 answers
Homework set 5, due February 26
· · · Hwk 5 answers
Homework set 6, due March 25
· · · · · Hwk 6 answers
Homework set 7, due April 3
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· · · · Hwk 7 answers
Practice problems related to stars
Homework set 8, due April 30
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· · · · Hwk 8 answers
(was mislabeled "10")
Homework set 9, due May 15