Presentations
Astronomy 1312.
Here are the presentations used in the lecture.

THERE ARE TWO CLASSES.
THIS IS THE PAGE FOR THE MW 4:00-4:50 CLASS (SECS. 5-6-7-8).
(For the 1:00-1:50 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. 24, Monday:
Intro.

Aug. 26, Wednesday:
Hierarchy 1.

Aug. 31. Monday:
Hierarchy 2, Constellations.

Sept. 2, Wednesday:
Magnitudes; angular sizes.

Sept. 9, Wednesday:
Parallax and absolute magnitude.

TEST 1 IS HERE
 
Sept. 14, Monday:
What is in the sky, Part 1.

Sept. 16, Wednesday:
What is in the sky - Part 2.
Homework on this presentation, due Wednesday in class.
Do the exercises (last 6 slides) in it.
Use Powerpoint's slideshow utility for best view.
The Wednesday class will start with 14 questions on this.

Sept. 21, Monday:
Telescopes.

Sept. 23, Wednesday:
The Sun, Part 1.


Sept. 28, Monday:
COMING.