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Astronomy,
Sections 1-8
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Midterm 2 will be on Friday Oct.3
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Lectures
- Lecture 1 -
Class Introduction
- Lecture 2 -
Celestial Sphere, Seasons
- Lecture 3-
Eclipses
- Lecture 4- The
circle of science
- Lecture 5-
Electromagnetic radiation
- Lecture 6-
Spectroscopy
- Lecture
7_Structure of atoms and spectroscopy
- Lecture
8_Telescopes
- Lecture 8(a)
Astronomy in different wavelengths
- Lecture 9
Solar System survey
- Lecture 10
Comets
- Lecture 11
Formation of the Solar System
- Lecture 12
Earth & Moon
- Lecture 13
Earth interior & Dynamics
- Lecture 14
Earth & Moon Formation
- Lecture 15
Terrestrial Planets-general
- Lecture 16 The
surfaces of the terrestrial planets
- Lecture 17
The evolution of the terrestrial planets
- Lecture 18
Jovian Planets-general
- Lecture 19
The atmospheres of the jovian planets
- Lecture 20
The interior and magnetic fields of the Jovian planets
- Lecture 21 The Jovian's
moons, rings and Pluto
- Lecture 22
The Sun, overview
- Lecture 23
The atmosphere of the Sun
- Lecture 24
Solar activity and energy source
- Lecture 25
Measuring the stars (distance, temperature)
- Lecture 26
Measuring the stars (spectral class, H-R diagrams)
- Lecture 27
Measuring the stars (mass, lifetime)
- Lecture
28 The formation of Milky Way
- Lecture
29 The formation of Stars like the Sun
- Lecture
30 The formation of Stars with other masses; Clusters of stars
- Lecture 31
The Evolution of Stars like the Sun
- Lecture 32
The Evolution of a High-Mass Stars
- Lecture 33
Neutron Stars
- Lecture 34
Black Holes
- Lecture 35
Galaxies
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