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After each class the day's presentations are posted here, with the quiz questions answered.

Jan. 21, Wednesday:
General intro.

Feb. 10, Monday:
The "hierarchy" of the Universe.

Feb. 12, Wednesday:
Telescopes, Part 1.

Feb. 16, Monday:
Telescopes, Part 2.

Feb. 18, Wednesday:
Magnitudes and constellations.

TEST 1 HERE

Feb. 23, Monday:
Angular sizes, parallax and distance modulus.

Feb. 25, Wednesday:
What is in the sky, Part 1.

March 2, Monday:
What's in the sky, Part 2. (This presentation contains homework.)
Light and matter, Part 1.

Note: The homework at the end of the presentation
of the posting "What's in the sky, Part 2" above
must be done using Microsoft PowerPoint;
run the presentation and click "Slide Show";
then use the space button to advance the show.
(Click 'p' to go backwards.)
A review quiz with a large number of questions will be given in class on March 23.

March 4, Wednesday:
Light and matter, Part 3.

March 18, Wednesday:
Light and matter, Part 4.

March 23, Monday:
Answers to the homework quiz.
Spectroscopy.
The spectroscopy presentation contains additional
(suggested but not required) material.

March 25, Wednesday:
Stars.

March 30, Monday:
Energy source of stars; HRD_1.

Apr. 1, Wednesday:
HRD_2; Stellar evolution 1.

Apr. 6, Monday:
Stellar evolution 2; Remnants 1.

April 8, Wednesday:
Disk formation; Remnants 2.

April 13, Monday:
Star birth.

April 15, Wednesday:
Galaxies; Center of the Galaxy.

April 20, Monday:
Active galactic nuclei;

TEST 3 HERE

Hubble's law I.

April 22, Wednesday:
Hubble's Law II; Cosmology I.

April 27, Monday:
Distances; Cosmology II.

April 29, Wednesday:
Cosmology III.

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