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ASTR 1200 Stars and Galaxies

ASTR 1200 Stars and Galaxies. Section 001 Benson 180 TR 3:30-4:45 Instructor: Webster Cash TA: Josh Moloney http://casa.colorado.edu/~wcash/APS1200/APS1200.html. Website http://casa.colorado.edu/~wcash/APS1200/APS1200.html All homework and announcements made through this website.

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ASTR 1200 Stars and Galaxies

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  1. ASTR 1200Stars and Galaxies Section 001 Benson 180 TR 3:30-4:45 Instructor: Webster Cash TA: Josh Moloney http://casa.colorado.edu/~wcash/APS1200/APS1200.html

  2. Website http://casa.colorado.edu/~wcash/APS1200/APS1200.html All homework and announcements made through this website. Other useful features and links Text: The Cosmic Perspective Bennett, Donahue, Schneider and Voit Addison Wesley

  3. Grades(Unfortunate, but that’s the system) Exams: In-Class Exams (200) Final Exam – 1:30pm Dec 17, 2014 (200) Homework: (100) Written Exercises to be turned in for grade Observatory Trip

  4. COURSE SCHEDULE (HIGHLY APPROXIMATE) 1         January 14      Intro., Scientific Notation                                           Scale of the Universe 2                       21     Gravity                                                                       Laws of Motion 3                       28    Nature of Light                                                           Nature of Light 4         February 4      Formation Solar System                                              Sun                                           5                        11    Sun                                   Telescopes 6                        18    Exam #1                                   Stars                                         7                        25    H-R Diagram                                   H-R Diagram 8            March  4      Binary Stars                                   Stellar Structure                        9                        11   Stellar Evolution                                   White Dwarfs                           10                      18    Exam #2                                   Neutron Stars 11                      25    Spring Break                                   Spring Break 12            April 1     Black Holes                                   The Milky Way                        13              8       Interstellar Medium                                    Galaxies                                  14                     15      Galaxies                                    Expansion of the Universe        15                     22      Exam #3                                    AGN's & Quasars 16                     29      Cosmology                                                                 The Big Bang 17            May  7        Final

  5. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Chapter 8

  6. THE BIG QUESTIONS • What is Reality? • What are we? • Are we alone? How do we even get a handle on these questions?

  7. What is Reality? What ensued was a discussion that homed in onour knowing almost nothing, including the nature of consciousness. We don’t even know if the question is answerable. We just know thatscience can answer the question at least partially.

  8. What are we? Another discussion ensued. Science has answered somequestions well. But there is a long way to go.

  9. Are we alone? Philosophically we all agree that it is unlikely we are alone. But we differ on the probability of any UFOs being real.

  10. Drake’s Equation

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