ASTRO 730     Galaxies / Extragalactic Astronomy

Basic information

• SYLLABUS  
• SCHEDULE   --   dynamic
  • course outline
  • lectures
  • homework
• Term project due Wed 09 May 2012
• Exams
  • Midterm exam-1: in class, Mon 19 Mar
  • Midterm exam-2: in class, Mon 07 May

Woodman Library Reserves

• Reference books on reserve in our Woodman Astronomy Library (6th floor Sterling)
  • Galactic Dynamics (1st or 2nd edition), Binney and Tremaine, (Princeton Series in Astrophysics, ISBN 9780691130279)
  • Galactic Astronomy, Binney and Merrifield, (Princeton University Press, ISBN: 9780691025650)
  • Galaxies in the Universe, Sparke and Gallagher, (Cambridge University Press)
  • Galactic Astronomy, Mihalas and Binney
• List of reference books in our Woodman Astronomy Library (6th floor Sterling)

Journal Resources

• Where to go for archival journal papers:
  Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstract Server (ADS)
• Primary professional (peer-reviewed) journals:
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • Astronomy & Astrophysics
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
• Other journals
  • Science
  • Nature

Data Resources

• NASA Extragalactic Database (NED)
• Multimission Archive at Space Telescope (MAST)
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)
• UV-Optical Spectra of Galaxies
• NRAO Surveys
• SOHO