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Section 1 - Introductory material, motions of the Sun, Moon, and planets, physics of light, telescopes
Notes
Homework #1 - PDF, DOC - Due Sept. 5
Homework #2 - PDF, DOC - Due Sept. 17
Newton's cannon
Test Review Sheets
Practice Tests
Example Angle problems - Java Program
Moon Phases Quiz - Java Program
Section 2 - The Sun, other stars, their properties, formation, life and death, supernovae, pulsars, black holes
Notes
Homework #3 - PDF, DOC - Due Oct. 3
Solar Wind Data
Elements
Star Generator
Spectral Type Characteristics
Homework #4 - PDF, DOC - Due Oct. 17
Low Mass evolution
High Mass evolution
Test Review Sheets
Practice Tests
Section 3 - The Milky Way and other galaxies, active galaxies, the Universe and its fate
Notes
Homework #5 - PDF, DOC - Due Nov. 5
Milky Way rotation curve
Galaxies for question 2
Distance Calculator (for question 3)
Test Review Sheets
Practice Tests
Section 4 - Planets and other things in the solar system.
Notes
Homework #6 - PDF, DOC - Due Nov. 21
Find the planet's mass
Homework #7 - PDF, DOC - Due Dec. 10
Io PDF, JPG
Europa PDF, JPG
Ganymede PDF, JPG
Callisto PDF, JPG
USGS Astrogeology
Galilean Moon Density
Test Review Sheets
Practice Tests
Supplementary Material
Plagiarism Links
Constellation Java Programs
Constellation Maps - PDF Format
Constellation Quizzes
Various Astronomy Web Sites
On-line Calculator

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