Physics 313: Elements of Astrophysics -
Spring 2009
- This site will be
repeatedly updated over the semester - come visit again!
- First class is TODAY
(Monday, 1/12) at 2:30 in room 303 OCNPS - see you there.
Physics 313 Astrophysics (3 credit hours; prerequisite: PHYS231/232)
Additional Faculty:
- Dr. Stephen
Bültmann (Phone:
683-6401)
- Dr.
Moskov Amarian (Phone: 683-4614)
- Dr.
Charles Hyde
Course Information: Download the Syllabus and Draft Schedule
CourseTextbooks: The following
books are recommended
but not required:
- An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, by B.W. Carroll and D.A.
Ostlie, Pearson/AW, 2007; ISBN-10:
0805304029
(this is the "big orange book" that covers "everything" and a lot more
than we can cover in a 1-semester course)
- An Invitation to Astrophysics, by T. Padmanabhan, World
Scientific, 2006; ISBN: 981-256-687-2 (paperback)
- Astrophysics in a Nutshell, by Dan Maoz, Princeton University
Press, 2007; ISBN-10: 0-691-12584-8
- Meeting Place: ROOM 303 of
the Oceanography
and Physics Building (OCNPS)
- Meeting Time: Mondays and Wednesdays
2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
- Email: All
instructors can be reached by email. See personal websites.
-
- Course Organization
- Important Deadlines:
- 2-Feb Mon: List of
Topics is now available
- 25-Feb Wed: Midterm Exam - HERE IS THE
SOLUTION
- 6-Mar Fri: You must have
declared (and cleared) your topic with Dr. Bültmann by today; make
sure you meet with your advisor on that topic ASAP
- 1-Apr Wed: First Draft
of your report must be handed to your advisor
- 1-May Fri:
3:45-6:45pm FINAL EXAM (Oral Presentations); Reports
are DUE!
Interesting
Links:
Einstein
and beyond - The Magic Show
Society of
Physics
Students
ODU
Experimental Nuclear
Physics Group
Thomas Jefferson National
Accelerator Facility (JLab)
International Year of
Astronomy 2009
World Year
of Physics 2005
The Hubble Space
Telescope
Physics
Central
Physics Links - "Physics
Success Stories"
(Applications of Physics)
NOVA Origins
on PBS
The American Physical Society
has many
interesting web pages (and you are strongly encouraged to become
members!). In particular, have a look at the "Physical
Review Focus" website, which summarizes recently published original
results in Physics for the scientifically interested public (YOU!).