Presentations
Astronomy 104.
Here are the presentations used in
the lecture.
THERE ARE TWO CLASSES.
THIS IS THE PAGE FOR THE MW 1:00-1:50 CLASS
(SECS. 1-2-3-4).
(For the 3:00-3:50 class, click
here.)
Click to download the PowerPoint
presentations!
After each class the day's
presentations are posted here, with the quiz questions
answered.
Aug. 25, Monday:
General intro.
Aug. 27, Wednesday:
The Universe
Sept. 3, Wednesday:
What is in the sky, Part 1.
Sept. 8, Monday:
What is in the sky, Part 2.
Constellations.
Sept. 10, Wednesday:
Magnitudes,
The Sun, Part 1.
Sept. 15, Monday:
The Sun, Part 2.
Sept. 17, Wednesday:
The Sun, Part 3,
Angular sizes.
Sept. 22, Monday:
Parallax.
TEST 1 HERE.
Sept. 24, Wednesday:
Absolute magnitude.
EM waves.
Sept. 29, Monday:
Light and matter, Part 1.
Oct. 1, Wednesday:
Light and matter, Part 2.
Spectroscopy, Part 1.
Oct. 6, Monday:
Spectroscopy, Part 2.
Oct. 8, Wednesday:
Spectroscopy, Part 3.
Hubble's law.
Oct. 13, Monday:
TBA.
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