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
Cole Armstrong
Zach Andersen
Lab Schedule - Fall 2023 |
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Week | Lab |
August 21 - August 25 | No Lab – First Week |
August 28 - September 1 | Active Learning |
September 4 - September 8 | No Lab – Labor Day Week |
September 11 - September 15 | Measuring the Sky |
September 18 - September 22 | Exploring the Sky |
September 25 - September 29 | Spectroscopy |
October 2 - October 6 | Solar Observations/Angular Size |
October 9 - October 13 | Solar Observations/Angular Size |
October 16 - October 20 | Project Workday I (Project info here) |
October 23 - October 27 | Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram and Star Clusters |
October 30 - November 3 | Image Analysis, Clear Skies due |
November 6 - November 10 | Project Workday II (Project info here) |
November 13 - November 17 | Astronomical Redshift |
November 20 - November 24 | No Lab – Fall Break Week |
November 27 - December 1 | Earth's Changing Climate |
December 4 - December 8 | Project Presentations, Project Papers Due (Project info here) |
December 11 - December 15 | No Lab – Final Exam Week |