The required textbook for the course is Foundations of Astrophysics by Ryden and Peterson.

Some additional lab information will be handed out in class and discussed in person.

Course announcements are located at the bottom of the page.

• General Course Information and Policies (includes policies, descriptions, lab info, grading, etc.)
• Course Schedule (includes topic coverage with dates)

Assignments:

• Assignment #1 (due Mon Jan 27) - Solutions
• Assignment #2 (due Mon Feb 3) - Solutions
• Assignment #3 (due Mon Feb 10) - Solutions
• Assignment #4 (due Mon Feb 17) - Solutions
• Assignment #5 (due Wed Feb 26) - Solutions
• Assignment #6 (due Wed Mar 19) - Solutions
• Assignment #7 (due Wed Mar 26) - Solutions
• Assignment #8 (due Mon Mar 31) - Solutions
• Assignment #9 (due Mon Apr 7) - Solutions
• Assignment #10 (due Mon Apr 14) - Solutions
• Assignment #11 (due Wed Apr 23) - Solutions

Exam Information:

• Hour Exam (Wed Mar 5) - mean = 70.6%, sigma = 15.2%, median = 66.0%
• Final Exam (Fri May 2) - mean = 58.8%, sigma = 19.5%, median = 58.0%

Useful Lab Links:

• "Jupiter's Moons" Applet
• "Trip to Mars" Applet
• "My Solar System" Applet
• "Astronautics" Applet
• "Galaxy Crash" Applet
• Local Clear Sky Clock
• Monthly Night Sky Maps
• Galaxy Zoo
• SRT User's Manual
• CyberSKA web site
• Searching for and Identifying Pulsars Tutorial

Other Handouts, Photos, Links, etc.

• Seven Steps to Solving Physics and Astronomy Problems
• Code of Conduct in Classes

• Jupiter, Io, and shadow picture
• Europa pictures
• Tvashtar volcano on Io erupting movie
• Parkes radio telescope photo
• Arecibo radio telescope photo (above)
• Arecibo radio telescope photo (along the track)
• Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) photo
• Planck blackbody radiation illustration
• Blackbody B-V color illustration
• Planetary nebula M57 (Ring Nebula)
• Supernova remnant M1 (Crab Nebula)
• Cygnus X-1 Chandra X-ray image
• CMB blackbody fit
• CMB background (COBE, WMAP)
• Pie chart of the universe
• Do not confuse dark matter with dark energy!