E-mail me at mopher@physics.gmu.edu or contact me by telephone here:
703-993-4571 [Office is located in S&T1 Rm 363 B]
          Office Hours: T: 4:30-5:30; Th: 4:30-5:30

Syllabus


There will be 3 one-hour in-class (regular class dates/times) examinations and one 3-hour comprehensive final. The lowest of your examinations will de dropped.

There is ONLY one kind of extra credit. It can be received only in one manner. This involves the use of the iClickers during the lecture periods. The maximum amount of "extra credit" is 10% of your final grade.

There are NO make-up examinations. If you miss an examination, you will get a zero (0) for that exam. You will not be able to make it up. You still have the 2 other exams to constitute your final grade.

2/3        In class one-hour examinations (30% each)                 60 %
1           Comprehensive Final                             40 %
                
    ====                                         100%

All examinations will be multiple choice type examinations. Check the class website for example of previous exams.

*****The final exam will be in May 15- 1:30pm-4:15pm NOTE THE EARLIER TIME don’t leave town before that.*****


Exams:
Examination #1 (Chapter 18-20) 22 February
Examination #2 (Chapter  21-25) 12 April
Examination #3 (Chapter 26-29)  03 May
Final Exam - 15 May

You must bring LIGHT GREEN SCANTRON Form no. x-101864-PAR-L and STUDENT ID

                                                                            EXAM 1: SCORES
   
                                                                            EXAM 2: SCORES
 
                                                                            EXAM 3: SCORES

23 January
The Sun part I
F&K Chapter 18 - Our Star, the Sun

Lecture 1

25 January
The Sun part II
F&K Chapter 18 - Our Star, the Sun

Lecture 2

30 January
The Nature of Stars - part I
F&K Chapter 19 - The Nature of the Stars
More on HR Diagrams

Lecture 3 (including review of Chapter 05: nature of light)

01 February
No Class

06 February
The Nature of Stars - part II
F&K Chapter 19 - The Nature of the Stars

Lecture 4

08 February
The Nature of Stars - part III
F&K Chapter 19 - The Nature of the Stars

Lecture 5

13 February
The Birth of Stars - part I
F&K Chapter 20 - The Birth of Stars

Lecture 6

15 February
The Birth of Stars - part II
F&K Chapter 20 - The Birth of Stars

Lecture 7

20 February
The Birth of Stars - part III
F&K Chapter 20 - The Birth of Stars

Stellar Evolution of Stars - part I
F&K Chapter 21 - Stellar Evolution After the Main Sequence

Lecture 8

22 February
Examination #1 (Chapter 18-20)
You must bring LIGHT GREEN SCANTRON Form no. x-101864-PAR-L and STUDENT ID

27 February
Stellar Evolution of Stars - part I
F&K Chapter 21 - Stellar Evolution After the Main Sequence
Lecture 9

01 March
Stellar Evolution: The Death of Stars
F&K Chapter 22 - Stellar Evolution: The Death of Stars - Low Mass

Lecture 10 (I will review some concepts missing on Chapter 21!)

06 March

Stellar Evolution: The Death of Stars
F&K Chapter 22 - Stellar Evolution: The Death of Stars - Massive Stars

Neutron Stars - part I
F&K Chapter 23 - Neutron Stars

Lecture 11

08 March
Neutron Stars - part II
F&K Chapter 23 - Neutron Stars-partII

F&K Chapter 24 - Black Holes - part I
Einstein's Theories of Relativity

Lecture 12

13 March - 15 March
Spring Break - No Class

20 March

22 March
F&K Chapter 24 - Black Holes -part II
Einstein's Theories of Relativity

Lecture 13

27 March
The Milky Way Galaxy - Chapter 25 -part I
F&K Chapter 25 - The Milky Way Galaxy

Lecture 14

29 March
The Milky Way Galaxy - Chapter 25 -part II
F&K Chapter 25 - The Milky Way Galaxy

Lecture 15

03 April
Passover-no class

05 April
Galaxies - Chapter 26 - part I
F&K Chapter 26 - Galaxies

Lecture 16

10 April
Galaxies - Chapter 26 - part II
F&K Chapter 26 - Galaxies

Lecture 17

12 April
Examination # 2  (Chapter 21-25)

17 April
Quasars-Active Galaxies, and Gammar-Ray Bursters - part I
F&K Chapter 27 - Quasars, Active Galaxies, and Gamma-Ray Bursters

Lecture 18

19 April
Quasars-Active Galaxies, and Gammar-Ray Bursters - part II
F&K Chapter 27 - Quasars, Active Galaxies, and Gamma-Ray Bursters

Cosmology - part I
F&K Chapter 28 - Cosmology: The Origin and Evolution of the Universe

Lecture 19

26 April
Cosmology- part II
F&K Chapter 28 - Cosmology: The Origin and Evolution of the Universe

Lecture 20

01 May
Exploring the Early Universe
F&K Chapter 29 - Exploring the Early Universe

Lecture 21

03 May -
Examination # 3  (Chapter 26-29)



15 May-
FINAL takes place on this date from  1:30pm-4:15pm
NOTE WELL THE EARLIER TIME ** FINAL STARTS AT 1:30 PM ***