Contact Info:
Rebecca Stanek
rstanek@physics.ucsb.edu
Bldg 407, Room 205B
Office Hours: Wed 12:30-1:30p, Friday 10:30-11:30a, or by appointment
Course Location:
MWF 9:00 a.m., Broida 1610
Required Resources:
Text: Universe, 8th Edition, Freedman and Kaufmann
Clickers: We'll be using i>clickers in this class, which can be purchased at the UCSB bookstore. We will start using them in class on Monday, April 7, so please purchase it before then. Once purchased, please register online.
Astro 1 H:
There is also a section of Astro 1H that you may be interested in. This quarter, Astro 1H is covering the history and application of astronomical techniques.
TAs:
Grade Breakdown:
Homework: 25%
In-class responses (with clickers): 5%
1 Midterm: 30%
Final Exam: 40%
I will curve exams if the median score is less than about 75% -- I will typically set the median at a B-.
Exam Schedule:
Midterm: Friday, May 2, 9 a.m.
Final: Wednesday, June 11, 8 a.m.
Final Exam Resources
Lecture and Reading Schedule:
You must read the week's reading before Monday's lecture.
| Week # | Week of: | Reading Assignment | Lecture Topics | Lecture Slides |
| 1 | Mar. 31 | Ch 1.1-1.2, 1.5-1.8, 2.1-2.8, 3.1-3.2, 3.4-3.5 Boxes 1.1-1.3, 2.1 |
The Sky: Days, Years, Seasons Moon: Phases, Eclipses |
Lecture 1 (PPT) Lecture 2 (PPT) Lecture 3 (PPT) |
| 2 | Apr. 7 | Ch 4.1-4.8, 5.1-5.2 Boxes 4.2-4.4, 5.1 |
Motion: Planetary Motion Light: Waves |
Lecture 4 (PPT) Lecture 5 (PPT) Lecture 6 (PPT) |
| 3 | Apr. 14 | Ch 5 (all), Ch. 7 (all) Boxes 5.2, 5.4, 5.6, 7.1 |
Light Solar System: Structure |
Lecture 7 (PPT) Lecture 8 (PPT) Lecture 9 (PPT) |
| 4 | Apr. 21 | Ch. 8.1, 8.3-8.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.9, 14.9-14.10, 15.1-15.3 Boxes 8.1 |
Solar System: Structure, formation | Lecture 10 (PPT) Lecture 11 (PPT) Lecture 12 (PPT) |
| 5 | Apr. 28 | Ch 9.2-9.3, 11.1-11.5,11.8,12.1-12.6, 13.1-13.7, 14.1-14.6 | Solar System: Gas giants, Terrestrial planets MIDTERM 5/2/08 | Lecture 13 (PPT) Lecture 14 (PPT) |
| 6 | May 5 | Ch 16.1 - 16.8, 17.1-17.2, 17.9-17.11,17.4-17.7 Boxes 16.1, 17.2,17.4 |
Stars: The Sun, properties, distances | Lecture 15 (PPT) Lecture 16 (PPT) Lecture 17 (PPT) |
| 7 | May 12 | 18.1-18.8, 8.2-8.3, 19.1-19.5 Boxes 17.4, 19.2 |
Stars: formation, evolution,death | Lecture 18 (PPT) Lecture 19 (PPT) Lecture 20 (PPT) |
| 8 | May 19 | 19.7, 20.1-20.10, 21.1-21.3 | Stars: Red giants, planetary nebulae, supernovae Stars: white dwarfs |
Lecture 21 (PPT) Lecture 22 (PPT) Lecture 23 (PPT) |
| 9 | May 26 | 20.9, 23.1-23.6, 22.5, 24.1-24.5,24.7,24.9 Boxes 23.2, 24.2 |
Galaxies: the Milky Way, properties Calculating intergalactic distances | Lecture 24 (PPT) Lecture 25 (PPT) |
| 10 | Jun. 2 | Ch 24.6, 24.8, 26.1-26.7, | Cosmology: Galaxy Clusters, The Big Bang, Dark Matter, Expansion | Lecture 26 (PPT) Lecture 27 (PPT) |
Homework Schedule:
Solutions will be posted after the due date. Homework is due at the beginning of class (9 a.m.) on the day listed. Turn in the homework in the labeled boxes in the entrance of 1610 Broida.
| Assignment | Due Date | Solutions |
| HW 1 | 4/7/08 | Solutions |
| HW 2 | 4/14/08 | Solutions |
| HW 3 | 4/21/08 | Solutions |
| HW 4 | 4/28/08 | Solutions |
| HW 5 | 5/5/08 | Solutions |
| HW 6 | 5/12/08 | Solutions |
| HW 7 | 5/19/08 | Solutions |
| HW 8 | 5/28/08 | Solutions |
| HW 9 | 6/2/08 | Solutions |
| HW 10 | 6/9/08, 3 p.m. | Solutions |