AST 1001, Sec. 4
Introduction to Astronomy
Syllabus Mastering Astronomy (Study Area and myebook)
Lawrence Rudnick, 383 Physics larry@umn.edu x4-3396
LECTURE NOTES, by
Chapter:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Animations by Chapter: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Animations by Chapter: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
RECOMMENDED Review Guide (R) and Practice Problems (QQ) by Chapter:
| 1: R:
1,2,5,6; QQ: 25, 29, 33 |
2: R: 1,5-16 QQ: all |
3: R: 5-11,12 QQ: 23-29 |
4:R: 1-3, 5-9, 11-13, 15-16 QQ: 27-8, 31-6 |
5: R: all QQ: 27-30, 32-36 |
6: R: 1-14,20; QQ: 31-6 |
7: R: all; QQ: all | 8: R: 3,6,8,9 12, 13. QQ: 24-5, 27-29, 33 |
9: R: 1-10, 12-14 QQ: 25-30, 33-4 |
| 10: R: 1-7, 9, 12,13,16 | 11: R: 1-4, 6-9, 11-13, 15 | 12: R: 1,4-15 | 13: `R: 1-3, 6-10, 13 | 14: | 15: | 16: | 17: | 18: |
Other topics from
lecture:
random walk/diffusion,
equilibrium (stable and unstable),
radioactive decay ,
correlation diagrams to deduce underlying physical properties
random walk/diffusion,
equilibrium (stable and unstable),
radioactive decay ,
correlation diagrams to deduce underlying physical properties
RECORDED LECTURES (download mp3)
9/09 9/14 9/16 9/21 9/23 9/28 9/30
10/05 10/7 10/14* 10/19 10/21 10/26 10/28
11/2 11/4 11/9 11/11 11/18 11/23 11/25 11/30
12/2 12/7; 12/9 12/14 12/16
* not available
¤ The Shape of Space, public lecture, Th. Nov 12, 7pm
Keep doing Moon observations
¤ Opportunity finds a meteorite
RESOURCES:
§ Moon Rise/Set today
§ Movies: Cas explosion, timelapse, 3-D
¤ 2009 UN Compendium on Climate Change (pdf)
¤ IgNobel Prizes
¤ B0329 Vela Crab J0437 B1937
¤ Orion movie