LECTURE SCHEDULE AND READING ASSIGMENTS
Readings are from the textbook (The Universe).
iclicker quizes are given in class on Thursdays (except where noted below) and will test the material presented in previous lectures
| Date | Topic | Reading Assignment | Quiz covers |
| Jan 20 | 1. Introduction | ... | ... |
| Jan 22 | 2. Stellar Properties | Chap 17 | ... |
| Jan 27 | 3. Stellar Spectra & The H-R Diagram | Chap 17 | ... |
| Jan 29 | 4. Binary Stars & Stellar Masses |
Chap 17 | ... |
| Feb 3 | 5. The Sun: Our Star | Chap 16 | Jan 20/22 |
| Feb 5 | 6. Star Formation | Chap 18 | Jan 27/29 |
| Feb 10 | 7. Young Stars | Chap 18 | ... |
| Feb 12 | 8. Stellar Structure & Evolution | Chap 19 | Feb 3/5 |
| Feb 17 | 9. Giant Stars, Pulsating Stars, and Mass Transfer Binaries | Chap 19 | ... |
| Feb 19 | 10. Stellar Corpses; White Dwarfs | Chap 20 | Feb 10/12 |
| Feb 24 | 11. Stellar Death: Supernovae | Chap 20 | ... |
| Feb 26 | 12. Neutron Stars & Pulsars | Chap 21 | ... |
| Mar 3 | 13. Relativity | Chap 22 | Feb 17/19 |
| Mar 5 | 14. Black Holes | Chap 22 | Feb 24/26 |
| Mar 10 | IN CLASS MIDTERM EXAM | covers all of Chap 16-22 | ... |
| Mar 12 | 15. Our Milky Way Galaxy | Chap 23 | ... |
| Mar 24 | 16. The Interstellar Medium | Chap 23 | ... |
| Mar 26 | 17. Galactic Structure | Chap 23 | Mar 3/5/12 |
| Mar 31 | 18. Normal Galaxies | Chap 24 | ... |
| Apr 2 | 19. The Cosmic Distance Scale | Chap 24 | Mar 24/26 |
| Apr 7 | 20. Galaxy Clusters | Chap 24 | ... |
| Apr 9 | 21. Quasars & Active Galaxies | Chap 25 | Mar 31/Apr 2 |
| Apr 14 | 22. The Big Bang & the Microwave Background | Chap 26 | ... |
| Apr 16 | 23. The Shape, Content, and Evolution History of the Universe | Chap 26 | Apr 7/9 |
| Apr 21 | 24. Inflation & the Early Universe | Chap 27 | ... |
| Apr 23 | 25. Galaxy Formation & Evolution | Chap 27 | Apr 14/16 |
| Apr 28 | 26. Are We Alone? | Chap 28 | ... |
| Apr 30 | Review | Chap 16-28 | Apr 21/23/28 |
| May 7 |
FINAL EXAM (8PM - 11PM) |
Covers all chapters & material presented in lectures | ... |
| May 8 |
MAKE-UP EXAM (12noon - 3PM) (Must obtain permission to take) |
Covers all chapters & material presented in lectures | ... |
Please send any comments to Jack Hughes, jph //at\\ physics.rutgers.edu.
Revised Mar 24, 2009