LECTURE: M W F 9:00-9:50 GIRV 2115
LECTURE SCHEDULE
HOMEWORK: Assignments and Solutions
Summer Internships in Astronomy
OFFICE HOURS
| Prof. Crystal Martin | W 10-11am and 2-3pm | Broida 2015D | 893-8760 | |
| TA: Ms. Amanda Fournier | Tue: 8-9:30 and Fri: 1-2 | Physics Study Center | n/a |
Prerequisite: Physics 5
Required Text: Cosmology by Barbara Ryden
Additional Texts: Galaxies in the Universe by L. Sparke and J. Gallagher
Announcements: http://www.physics.ucsb.edu/~phys133/w2008/
Course Description: This course will introduce you to cosmology, the
study of the universe as a whole. We study the empirical and theoretical foundations
for the Big Bang, Friedmann models, the Hubble expansion, dark matter, dark
energy, the thermal history of the universe, the origin of the light elements,
the cosmic microwave background, reionization, and structure formation. The
physics of galaxies -- stellar dynamics, spiral arms, galaxy evolution, and
quasars, etc. -- will be covered in Physics 235 next fall.
Grading:
Homeworks 20%
Class Participation 10%
Midterm Exam I 15%
Midterm Exam II 15%
Cumulative Final Exam 40%
Policies:
Read assigned material before class. Participate in class discussions. Respect
your peers in the classroom. Turn in your own work.
Homework is due at 5pm on Fridays. If you do not turn it in after class,
please make arrangements (ahead of time) to give your paper to the TA
no later than 5pm. Do not leave papers under my office door.
No late homework will be accepted.
Let me know on the first week of class if
the midterm date or the final exam date presents a problem for you.
Missed exams require a letter and contact phone number from a medical
professional or legal guardian.
Please note that I will use cgs units in course since that is
the practice in astronomy. You should become familiar with some basic units
such as the solar mass, solar luminosity, parsec, astronomical unit, and magnitudes.
Some Common Units in Astronomy:
1 M_SUN = 1.989 x 1033 g
1 L_SUN = 3.826 x 1033 erg/s
1 pc = 3.0856 x 1018 cm
1 AU = 1.496 x 1013 cm
mAB = -2.5 log f_ \nu - 48.60
Astro Surf Sites:
http://hubblesite.org/go/blackholes/
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/CosmoCalc.html
http://www.physics.ucsb.edu/~seminars/astro/l
http://chandra.harvard.edu/
http://www.stsci.edu/resources/
http://www.aip.org/history/cosmology/
http://cosmicweb.uchicago.edu/images/mov/bnr_full2.mpg