University of California, San Diego
Physics 7 - Introduction to Astronomy

H. E. Smith   Winter 2007

Physics 7 - Lectures & Homework


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Date   Topic Reading Homework Lectures
    Scientific Notation & Metric System
Check this out if you are not familiar with Scientific Notation
or the CGS version of the metric system which will be used in class		 Ch. 1    
New   The Scale of The Universe Ch. 1    
Jan 9 T Introduction: Through the Universe at the Speed of Light Ch. 1   Lecture 1
Jan 11 Th A Brief History of Astronomy Ch. 3 Homework #1 Lecture 2
Jan 16 T The Fundamental Forces and Light Ch. 5 Quiz #1 Lecture 3
Jan 18 Th Telescopes: Ground-Based and Space Bourne
Refractors, Reflectors, Radio & Space Telescopes		 Ch. 6 Homework #2 L4p1 L4p2
Jan 23 T Thermal Radiation & Atomic Structure Ch. S4 Quiz #2 Lecture5
Jan 25 Th Stellar Spectra & Spectral Classification Ch. 15 Homework #3 Lecture 6 & 7
Jan 30 T The Sun as a Star; The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram Ch. 14 Quiz #3 Lecture 6 & 7
Feb 1 Th Nuclear Energy/ Solar Neutrinos Ch. 14.3 Homework #4  
Feb 6 T Stellar Evolution I -- Forming Stars to the Main Sequence Ch. 16 Quiz #4  
Feb 8 Th Stellar Evolution II -- Massive Stars Ch. 17 Homework #5  
Feb 13 T Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Pulsars Ch. 17 Quiz #5  
Feb 15Th MIDTERM (Material through Stellar Evolution) Ch. 1--7, 14--17    
Feb 20 T General Relativity & Black Holes Ch. S3    
Feb 22 Th The Milky Way Galaxy & The Interstellar Medium Ch. 18 Homework #6  
Feb 27 T The Distance Scale in the Universe Ch. 19 Quiz #6  
Mar 1 Th Galaxies: The Spiral Nebulae Ch. 19 Homework #7  
Mar 6 T Clusters of Galaxies; Dark Matter in the Universe Ch. 20 Quiz #7  
Mar 8 Th Quasars, Active Galaxies & Starbursts Ch. 21 Homework #8  
Mar 13 T The Big Bang - A Brief History of the Universe Ch. 22 Quiz #8  
Mar 15 Th Cosmology -- The Structure and Future of the Universe Homework #9  
Mar 20Tu FINAL EXAM 8:00 -- 11:00 am      

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