CLEA Photometry of the PleiadesAST 120/160: Space Science I/II subject to change view regularly
(as of 02/01/2007)
Syllabus: An Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics:
Prof. Irv Robbins (CSI-CUNY) and cast of thousands!
TEXT:
The book has a website at http://www.astronomyaphysicalperspective.com/, a list of errata are found there and be sure to correct your text with them..
NOTE:
This
document is in flux and will change periodically.
NEW POLICY FOR GRADE:
Grade AVERAGE = 35% CLASS EXAMS+20% HW + 20% Laboratory Assignments +5% Observing requirement+ 20% Final EXAM + Extra Credit
ALL EXAMS YOU ARE PERMITTED 2 PAGES (8X11) OF NOTES (FRONT AND BACK). BE SURE TO BRING A CALCULATOR..
AST 120 SPACE SCIENCE I:
Each assignment is for a meeting of the class or 3 class hrs 2 lab hrs.
Laboratory Assignments may be done over a 2 week OR 2 MEETINGS with no penalty.. Some are CLEA assignments. Others may be assigned for Extra-Credit!
GENERAL LINK TO ALL CLEA EXERCISES:Gettysburg College Project CLEA
The software is in our laboratory and is also downloadable for your use at home.
Follow the picture links below and get and print up the student CLEA manual
other labs will be distributed in class.
LECTURE REVIEW:
LECTURE PRESENTATION ARE AVAILABLE IN PDF FORMAT: FOLLOW THE NEXT LINK (ADOBE READER NEEDED)
HOME WORK SOLUTIONS:
SOLUTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN PDF FORMAT: FOLLOW THE NEXT LINK (ADOBE READER NEEDED)
When you instructed to finish the laboratory exercises hand them in for grading within one week you have an additional week grace until graded labs are returned. after that late exercises will be penalized significantly. Note 20% of your grade is from these exercises.
NEW ASSIGNMENT POLICY!
Written assignments below are due the next week with no grace period (20% of grade)
Assignment #1: The Universe (An over view and scale of the Universe )
READ: Preface and Chapter 1 and start reading Chapter 2.
HW DUE: Key terms from lecture & Laboratory exercise Star and Planet Locator given in class
Go to CLEA WEBSITE and print up the student manual for the Photometry exercise that follows and bring to class next week
Assignment #2:Properties of Ordinary Stars-Radiation (Continuous) from the Stars:
READ: Chapter 2.
HW DUE: Problems #: 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 14, 18, 24, 26, 29
plus in class HW assignments
a. Show Plank’s formula -> Rayleigh-Jeans for low frequency
b. d= 1 / p On page 19 Re-derive
c. Given distance modulus is m-M = 2.5 log10 (d/10)2 = 5 log10(d/10)
show this is the same as formula in lab: d = 10 x 10 (m-M)/5 pc
EXTRA CREDIT: also show distance modulus equation is the same as the following two equaition
Distance Modulus= m – M= -5 + 5 log10(d )
and also d = 10(m– M+ 5)/5 pc
note: .Be sure to understand EXAMPLES 2.1,2.2 in text
REMINDER: CLASS STARTS 5:30 PM next WEEK Sept 15
CLEA Photometry of the Pleiades
Assignment #3: Properties of Ordinary Stars-Spectral lines from the Stars
READ: Chapter 3
HW DUE: Problems #1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 17, 18
plus in class HW assignments
B: Given mv2 = e2 /r and mvr = nh / 2p eliminate V to get...
Then do the books derivation for comparison!
C: HW do EXAMPLE 3.2
D: Given 1/l = R(1/m2-1/n2) as in the notes
HW derive this equation (3.8 in your text) from the analysis in the professor's notes.
E: HW: DO EXAMPLE 3.3
No lab assignment done this time.
NEXT CLASS meets Sept 29 at 5:30
BE SURE TO BRING THE PROBLEM SETS FROM CHAP 2 AND CHAP 3 TO BE HANDED IN.
WE WILL GO OVER THE ANSWERS FOR THEM.
ALSO
THE Star Finder and Photometry exercises must be in at this next meeting to avoid significant penalties
WARNING NOTE: AFTER I GO OVER A PROBLEM SET I WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT HOMEWORK. (ie =0) HAND IN WHAT YOU COULD DO AT THE TIME I ASK FOR THEM..
I WILL BE MERCIFUL IF YOU CANNOT DO ALL OF THE ASSIGNED PROBLEMS
Assignment #4:
IN CLASS: SOLUTIONS TO CHAPTER 2 AND CHAPTER 3 HW
Two Laboratory exercises on Spectra.
ATOMIC SPECTRA LAB EXERCISE -HANDOUTS ON MEASURE WAVELENGTHS FROM GRATINGS
Assignment #5: EXAM AND Properties of Ordinary Stars-Telescopes
EXAM I CHAPTERS 1,2,3
LECTURE ON CHAPTER 4: TELESCOPES
READ: Chapter 4 FOR NEXT TIME
HW DUE: Problems #1, 2, 5, 7,13, 17, 18, 28 (is this a big area??), 30
Assignment #6: Properties of Ordinary Stars- Overview of Binaries, Measuring Stellar motions and The Sun: A typical Star
FINISHING CHAPTER 4 LECTURE
(MAKE UP EXAM DURING LAB EXERCISE..IF YOU TAKE ONE YOU MUST DO THIS LAB FOR
HOMEWORK)
Assignment #7:The Sun
LECTURE ON BEGINNING OF CHAPTER 5 AND THE SUN CHAPTER 6
READ: Chapter 5 (UP TO the END of section 5.2 ONLY)
READ: Chapter 6 (EXCLUDING SECTION 6.2 WHICH WE WILL RETURN TO IN CHAPTER 9)
HW DUE: Chapter 5: Problems 1,3,6
Chapter 6: Problems 2,11,12,14,15
Assignment
#8:The Nature of Space and Time-Special
Relativity
CLEA
The flow of Energy out of the Sun
READ: Chapter 7
HW DUE: Chapter 7: Problems 1,3,4,6,7,8
Assignment #9:
The Nature of Space and Time-General Relativity
READ: Chapter 8
HW DUE: Chapter 8: Problems 2,3,6,7,8
Assignment #10:
EXAM II CHAPTERS 4,6,7 and section 5.2
This exam is open book.. bring your text and notes
Assignment #11 and #12:
Stellar Evolution-The Main Sequence
READ: Section 6.2
READ: Chapter 9
HW DUE: Chapter 9 Problems 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9,11-
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ASTRONOMY 160
SPACE SCIENCE II ___________________________________________________________________________________
SPRING 07
TEXT:
The book has a website at http://www.astronomyaphysicalperspective.com/, a list of errata are found there and be sure to correct your text with them..
Note: most material in this syllabus for Ast 160 are courtesy of Prof Jim Napolitano At RPI in New York and adapted for use by Irv Robbins at CSI-CUNY
NOTE:
This
document is in flux and will change periodically.
GRADE: is based on completion of HW and laboratory exercises listed below
Assignment #1:Stellar Evolution-Stellar Old Age, Cepheids
READ: Sections 10.1,10.2
HW DUE: 10.1,2,
and Laboratory exercise on the next link
Assignment #2: Stellar Evolution- The death of high mass stars, Planetary Nebulae, Supernovae
READ: Sections 10.3, 11.1
HW DUE: 10.6,9: 11.1
Assignment #3: White dwarfs and Neutron stars
READ: sections 10.4,11.2-11.4
HW DUE: 10.10,13
and
Laboratory exercise
Assignment #4: Black Holes
READ: Review Chap 8 and section 11.5
HW DUE: 8.6,8; 11.3,5,7
Assignment #5: Close binaries; SS433
READ: Chap 12
HW DUE: 12.8,9
and
Laboratory exercise
Assignment #6: Clusters of stars
READ: Chap 13
HW DUE: 13.1,14
Assignment #7: The Milky way-Contents of the interstellar medium
READ: Chapter 14
HW DUE: 14.1,4,16,21
and Laboratory exercise on the next link
Assignment #8:The Milky way -Star formation
READ: Chapter 15
HW DUE: 15.4,8,9,13
Assignment #9: The Milky Way Galaxy-The big picture
READ Chapter 16
HW DUE: 16.11,14
and Laboratory exercise on the next link
Assignment #10: The Universe at large-Normal Galaxies
READ: Chapter 17
HW DUE:17.3,7
Assignment #11:The Universe at large-Clusters of galaxies
READ: Chapter 18
HW DUE:18.8
and Laboratory exercise on the next link
Assignment #12: The Universe at large- Active Galaxies and quasars
READ: Chapter 19
HW DUE: 19.4
Assignment #13: The Universe at large-Cosmology (the origin of the universe)
READ: Chapter 20
HW DUE: 20.12,17
and Laboratory exercise on the next link
Assignment #14: The Universe at large- The Big Bang
HW DUE: 21.4,6,8
Assignment #15: The Origin of Life-Evolution
READ: Chapter 27
HW DUE: 27.6,7