PHYS313 Astrophysics - Section 2
- S. Kuhn
Exotic
Stars...
21-Feb Mon 3:00 -
3:50 Giant Stars
23-Feb Wed 3:00 -
3:50 Supernovae - See this site for a nice simulation
of a Supenova Ia
25-Feb Fri 3:00 -
3:50 White Dwarfs
28-Feb Mon 3:00 -
3:50 Neutron
Stars
2-Mar Wed 3:00 -
3:50 General Relativity
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FIRST HW
PROBLEM SET
DUE - here is the SOLUTION
4-Mar Fri 3:00 -
3:50 MIDTERM EXAM
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Topics must be cleared by today!
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7-Mar - 11 Mar: No classes
(Spring Break)
14-Mar Mon 3:00 -
3:50 Black Holes
...and Galaxies
16-Mar Wed 3:00 -
3:50 Cosmic Rays
18-Mar Fri 3:00 -
3:50 Composition and
Structure of the Milky Way
21-Mar Mon 3:00 -
3:50 Types of Galaxies
23-Mar Wed 3:00 -
3:50 Active Galactic Nuclei -
2nd HW PROBLEM
SET
DUE - here is the SOLUTION
25-Mar Fri 3:00 -
3:50 Galactic
Evolution
28-Mar Mon 3:00 -
3:50 Large- Scale
Structure of the Universe
30-Mar Wed 3:00 -
3:50 Dr. Amarian's
section begins - 3rd HW PROBLEM SET DUE -
here is the SOLUTION
Here
is a little collection (in 2 separate sheets) of "random" formulae
from Special Relativity (don't worry if most make no sense to you): Sheet1, Sheet2
NOTICE: Other Important Dates and Deadlines
4-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
List of Possible Topics for
Your Project
- Nuclear Reactions in Giant Stars
- Heavy Element Synthesis in Supernovae
- Neutrinos from Supernovae
- Neutron Stars and New Forms of Matter
- The Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way and nearby galaxies
- Galaxies - 60 years ago and today
- Detectors for High-Energy Particles with Extra-terrestrial Origins
- Evidence for Dark Matter
- Quasars
- Colliding Galaxies (see background photo for this page)
- Supernova Candles and the Size (and Expansion) of the Universe
- Naked Singularities?
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