AST 103 - The Evolving Universe: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology, Spring 2008
Textbook:
"Pathways in Astronomy, Stars and Galaxies" by Schneider &Arny Additional textbooks
(higher level) you can get from Woodman Astronomical Library (6th floor Sterling
Hall): "Physical Universe" by F. Shu "Astronomy: a physical perspective" by
M. L. Kutner "An introduction to modern astrophysics" by Carroll & Ostlie.
We will use clickers for this class. Clickers are available with the textbook
or separately at the UW Bookstore. They must be
registered online before you
can use them in class. The registration code for the class is Class Key: F37659N751.
For detailed directions on how to register your clicker
click here.
Course material:
Course
syllabus (last updated on Jan 23), lecture notes, homework & solutions, will
be provided through
Learn@UW.
Course Motivation:
Discover the nature of stars, black holes, luminous nebulae, supernovae, galaxies (including the Milky Way), and
other cosmic phenomena. In this concept-focused course you will learn what these objects are, how they formed,
and how astronomers find all this out.
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| Dark molecular cloud Barnard 68 (APOD) |
Star-forming region RCW49 (GLIMPSE project) |
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| N44 Superbubble (APOD) |
The Crab supernova remnant (APOD) |
