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

Some additional lab information will be handed out 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 28) - Solutions
• Assignment #2 (due Mon Feb 4) - Solutions
• Assignment #3 (due Mon Feb 11) - Solutions
• Assignment #4 (due Mon Feb 18) - Solutions
• Assignment #5 (due Wed Feb 27) - Solutions
• Assignment #6 (due Wed Mar 20) - Solutions
• Assignment #7 (due Mon Mar 25) - Solutions
• Assignment #8 (due Mon Apr 1) - Solutions
• Assignment #9 (due Mon Apr 8) - Solutions
• Assignment #10 (due Mon Apr 15) - Solutions
• Assignment #11 (due Wed Apr 24) - Solutions

Exam Information:

• Hour Exam (Wed Mar 6) - mean = 65.8%, sigma = 16.7%, median = 76.0%
• Final Exam (Fri May 3) - mean = 62.5%, sigma = 13.2%, median = 61.0%

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!