This course is a survey of various topics including the Sun; life cycles of stars including black holes and pulsars; diversity of galaxies including the Milky Way and distant quasars; cosmology—the history, structure, and fate of the universe; current results from recent astronomical observations; for non-science majors.
Teaching Assistants
Sean Gunderson
Zoe Bellis
Kevin Hall
Lab Schedule - Spring 2023 |
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Dates of | Lab |
16 Jan – 20 Jan | No Lab – First Week of Classes |
23 Jan – 27 Jan | Active Learning |
30 Jan – 3 Feb | Measuring the Sky |
6 Feb – 10 Feb | Exploring the Sky |
13 Feb – 17 Feb | Image Analysis I |
20 Feb – 24 Feb | Image Analysis II |
27 Feb – 3 Mar | Spectroscopy |
6 Mar – 10 Mar | SIMBAD Astronomical Database |
13 Mar – 17 Mar | No Lab – Spring Break Week |
20 Mar – 24 Mar | Solar Observations/Earth's Changing Climate |
27 Mar – 31 Mar | Project Workday I (Project info here) |
3 Apr – 7 Apr | Solar Observations/Earth's Changing Climate |
10 Apr – 14 Apr | Project Workday II (Project info here) |
17 Apr – 21 Apr | Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram and Star Clusters |
24 Apr – 28 Apr | Astronomical Redshift |
1 May – 5 May | Project Presentations, Papers Due (Project info here) |
8 May – 12 May | No Lab – Exam Week |