The textbook for this course is Carroll and Ostlie: An Intro to Modern Astrophysics Addison Wesley 2006.
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
(50%), in class midterm (20%)
and final (30%).
Set 1: Milky Way
Set 2: Nature of Galaxies
Set 3: Galaxy Evolution
Set 4: Active Galaxies
Set 5: Expansion of the Universe
Set 6: FRW Cosmology
Set 7: Thermal History
Set 8: Inflationary Origins
Set 9: Structure Formation