Astronomy 123
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Administrative stuff:
Some Internet Resources for This Class
Local Astronomy Stuff
The Current Phase of the Moon
Excellent Overview of the Early Universe
Jeff Willick's Cosmology from Stanford
Some good Internet tutorials on Cosmology
A good primer on different Galaxy types
Some Essays by Joe Silk - good information
The Periodic Table of Elements
Hubble Space Telescope
The Biology Hypertext book
Imaging the Interior of the Earth
Quizzes, Tests and Homework:
First Homework Assignment
(Due June 30)
Second Homework Assignment
(Due July 21)
Third Homework Assignment
(Due August 4)
Final Exam now Available until August 11
This Search Engine is Best for Homework
LECTURES:
Lecture #01
Introduction and Historical Cosmologies
Lecture #02
Naked Eye Observations and the Geometric Universe
Lecture #03
Relativity, Curved Space Time and Expansion
Lecture #04
The Standard Hot Big Bang Model
Lecture #05
The First Second: Energy to Mass Conversion
Lecture #06
The First Three Minutes and the Creation of Helium
Lecture #07
Recombination and the end of the Ionized Universe
Lecture #08
The Dark Matter Universe
Lecture #09
A Universe full of Galaxies
Lecture #10
Supernova and The Formation of the Solar System
Lecture #11
Formation of the Earth's Atmosphere and the Development of Early Life
Lecture #12
From the Ocean to the Land: The Development of Critters
Lecture #13
Obstacles to Life on the Land: Plate Tectonics and Geological Catastrophe
Lecture #14
Climatological Catastrophe and Mass Extinctions
Lecture #15
Is there Intelligent Life on Earth?
Lecture #16
The Probability of Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Lecture #17
Our Place in the Cosmos