Astro 242
WF 1:30-2:50 AAC 107
The textbook for this course is Carroll and Ostlie: An Intro to Modern Astrophysics Addison Wesley 2006. This is the same text as for Ast 241 which is a prerequisite for this course.
We will cover Chapters 24-30 at a rate of a chapter per 1-2 weeks:
Ch 24: Milky way
Ch 25: Nature of galaxies
Ch 26: Galactic evolution
Ch 28: Active galaxies
Midterm
Ch 27: Structure of the Universe
Ch 29: Cosmology
Ch 30: Early universe
Final
Grades will be based on problem sets from CO (50%), in class midterm (20%) and final (30%).
Problem Sets
Lecture Notes
Set 1: Milky Way
Set 2: Nature of Galaxies
Set 3: Galaxy Evolution
Set 4: Active Galaxies
Sets 5-9 are a work in progress - provided in advance since notation and ordering of the discussion in class will differ moderately from the book. Not all of the material will be used in class.
Set 5: Expansion of the Universe
Set 6: FRW Cosmology
Set 7: Thermal History
Set 8: Inflationary Origins
Set 9: Structure Formation