Home stretch!   07-19 December

NOTE: These lectures were recorded before the current lab manual was revised, so the page numbers that I cite in the lectures won't match. Go by what is indicated in the blue type above each image of the lecture.

Page 83 in current Lab Manual

Pages 84-85b in current Lab Manual

Page 88 in current lab manual

Page 88 (continued)

Page 89 in current lab manual

This video is largely a summary of the course - a great review (hint hint!)

Week 13   23-27 November

NOTE: These lectures were recorded before the current lab manual was revised, so the page numbers that I cite in the lectures won't match. Go by what is indicated in the blue type above each image of the lecture.

Page 82 in current lab manual

Page 82 in current lab manual (continued),

Page 83 

Page 83 in current lab manual (continued),

Page 84

Page 84 in current lab manual (continued)

Page 85

Week 12    16-20 November

NOTE: These lectures were recorded before the current lab manual was revised, so the page numbers that I cite in the lectures won't match. Go by what is indicated in the blue type above each image of the lecture.

Star Death, Part 1: Low Mass Stars

Page 73 in current lab manual 

(page 75 in previous lab manual)

Page 74 in current lab manual

(Page 76 in previous lab manual)

Page 75, in current lab manual

(Page 77 in previous lab manual)

Page 75, 76 in current lab manual

(Page 78, 79 in previous lab manual)

Go to "Planetary Nebula" page to see slideshow of some amazing planetary nebulae!

Page 76 in current lab manual

(Page 79 in previous lab manual)

Page 77 in current lab manual

(Page 80 in previous lab manual)

Page 78 in current lab manual

(Page 81, 82 in previous lab manual)

Page 78, 79 in current lab manual

(Page 82 in previous lab manual)

See also "ASTR Low Mass Star Death" for additional videos

Star Death Part 2: High Mass Stars

Page 80 in current lab manual

(Page 83 in previous lab manual)

Page 81 in current lab manual

(Page 84 in previous lab manual)

Page 81 (continued) in current lab manual

(Page 85 in previous lab manual)

Neutron Stars

See also "ASTR High Mass Star Death" for additional video

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Week 11

09 November

Page 69

See also "ASTR Cepheid Variable Stars" page after viewing these lectures

Page 24

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Week 10   02-06 November

See also "ASTR Star Formation" page after viewing these lectures

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Here are two video on the H-R diagram:

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Week 9    26-30 October

This week's video is a short lecture that's just a brief overview of General Relativity. You're going to have to spend some serious time in the text to get to the nitty-gritties. 

Remember, the purpose of these topics on Relativity (both Special and General) is get you up to speed on the nature of space and spacetime. 

The Launchpad homework assignment that goes with this lecture is based on chapter 12, section 11.

Take your time and READ!

Additional content on the topic:

This video does a really nice job:

And now to completely mess you up:

Week 8   19 - 23 October

Lab Assignment

Using Newton's Version of Kepler's Third Law to Determine the Mass of a Black Hole

This week's lectures:

After completing the above lecture, go to "ASTR Michelson-Morley" for more info.

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Week 7    ​12-16 October

Administrative catch-up

Week 6    05-09 October

 08 October

Important!

Read this first before watching video. 

If you can print it, do so.

(Don't just skim it in 30 seconds-read it!)

Here is a topic from the Physics course that is relevant in Astronomy. I've included the pages from the Physics Workbook to make it easier to follow the lecture.

Saturday, 03 October

Fot those of you having some difficulty with conversions (seconds to years, years to seconds, etc.) here's a lesson on the topic from the Physics course. Also, I,ve included a brief instruction sheet.

For additional content and videos go to

 "ASTR Dark Matter-Dark Energy" page