Department of Physics and Astronomy
Serin Physics Laboratory
P.O. Box 849, Piscataway, NJ 08855-0849

Physics 109 "Astronomy and Cosmology" Fall 1997

Final Exam: Monday 15 December 4:00-5:20 PM, Scott Hall, Room 123, College Avenue Campus

Information:

Professor: Jack Hughes, Serin 307W, x5-0980
Time: Tues & Thurs, Period 7 (6:10-7:30PM)
Location: Physics Lecture Hall
Office Hour: Wed, Period 5 (2:30-4:10PM)
Text: "Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier" by John D. Fix (Wm. C. Brown)
Grader: Dmitri Starodoub, Chemistry 218, 732-445-2689, starodub@physics.rutgers.edu
Math and Science Learning Center: Available materials for Physics 109

Figure: Galileo Galilei A brilliant Renaissance scientist who made fundamental contributions to our understanding of physics and astronomy.

Handouts

Syllabus
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Homework Assignments
- Set #1-4 (REVISED)
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- Set #5-8
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- Set #9-10
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- Set #11-12
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Homework Solutions
- Set #1
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- Set #2
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- Set #3
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- Set #4
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- Set #5
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- Set #6
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- Set #7
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- Set #8
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- Set #9
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- Set #10
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- Set #11
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- Set #12
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Web Resources

Astronomical sites on the Internet (compiled by Snow and Brownsberger)
The Astronomical Images Archive
Web site for the text Universe, Origins and Evolution (by Snow and Brownsberger)
History of Mathematics. Read the biographies of the following Astronomers

Please send any comments on this page to Jack Hughes, jph@physics.rutgers.edu.