Electronic Handouts
NOTE: Many of these handouts (those listed as "PDF" format ) require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to be viewed.
Any electronic handouts refered to in class are listed here.
| Date Posted | Format | Notes | |
| Course Syllabus | Aug. 24, 2007 | An electronic version of the syllabus handed out on the first
day of class. |
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| Chapters 1 and 2 | Aug. 29, 2007 | Encrypted PDF | Because the textbook for this class is so expensive, many of you
are purchasing used editions and will not have them until the 2nd
week of class. As such, I am posting low resolution scans of Chapters
1 and 2 of the textbook in encrypted PDF format. You can download
it and use it until your textbook arrives, then please delete the
file. |
| “On the Masses of Nebulae and of Clusters of Nebulae” (Zwicky, F. 1937, Astrophysical Journal, 86, 217) | Sept. 10, 2007 | This is a link to the page on Fritz Zwicky's
1937 article "On the
Masses of Nebulae and of Clusters of Nebulae" stored
at the NASA
Astrophysics Data System Astronomy Abstract Service. The entire
scanned article is available there in PDF format. |
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| Magnitudes | Sept. 17, 2007 | This is a 6 page handout to the magnitude system. |
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| Virial Theorem | Sept. 20, 2007 | A 2 page handout providing an alternative derivation of the Virial
Theorem that you all saw derived in Zwicky's 1937 paper. |
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| “On the Probable Existence of a Magnetic Field in Sun-spots” (Hale, G.E 1908, Astrophysical Journal, 28, 315) | Sept. 26, 2007 | This is a link to the page on George Hale's
1908 article “On
the Probable Existence of a Magnetic Field in Sun-spots” stored
at the NASA Astrophysics Data
System Astronomy Abstract Service. The entire scanned article
is available there in PDF format. |
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| Boltzmann, Saha, and All That | Oct. 2, 2007 | This is a copy of the handout from class on Oct. 2, with a few
modifications based on how the discussion went. |
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| “Measurement of the diameter of alpha Orionis with the interferometer” (Michelson, A.A. and Pease, F.G. 1921, Astrophysical Journal, 53, 249) | Nov. 2, 2007 | This is a link to the page on Michelson and Pease's 1921 article “Measurement of the diameter of alpha Orionis with the interferometer” stored at the NASA Astrophysics Data System Astronomy Abstract Service. The entire scanned article is available there in PDF format. |
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| “The Velocity-distance Relation for Isolated Extragalactic Nebulae” (Hubble, E. and Humason, M.L. 1934, PNAS, 5, 264) | Dec. 4, 2007 | This is a link to the page on Hubble and Humason's 1934 summary
presented to the National Academy of Sciences. The article
must be accessed from the MSUM campus because the article is available
via a campus subscrtiption. The entire scanned article
is available there in PDF format. |
Exam Materials
After each exam, we will post both an answer key (annotated for any especially difficult problems) on the exam.
| Exam (Date) | Study Guide | Answer Key |
| Mid-Term #1 (Thurs., Oct. 11, 2007) |
Exam 1 Study Guide | Solution Key |
| Mid-Term #2 (Tues., Nov. 20, 2007) |
Exam 2 Study Guide | Solution Key |
| Final Exam (Wed., Dec. 19 at 9am) |
Final Exam Study Guide | Solution Key |