Astro111

Astro111 -- Spring 2022


INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY: The Solar System



SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

*** Welcome to Astronomy 111!! ***



Instructor: Professor Joe Pesce


Department of Physics and Astronomy, Planetary Hall, Room 203

Email: jpesce(at)gmu(dot)edu
insta: howsciencegetsdone
insta: dr_joep

Voice: 703.993.1280


Syllabus: HTML here or PDF version here


Grading scale:


A = 90 - 100%
A- = 85 - 89%
B+ = 80 - 84%
B = 75 - 79%
B- = 70 - 74%
C+ = 65 - 69%
C = 60 - 64%
D = 50 - 59%
F = 0 - 49%

Copies of Notes/Reviews (PDF files):

Lecture Notes for Week 1:

Full slide version: astro_111_week1.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week1_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week1_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week1_multi_BW.pdf

Recorded Lecture: astro_111_week1.mp4


Lecture Notes for Week 2:

Full slide version: astro_111_week2.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week2_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week2_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week2_multi_BW.pdf


Lecture Notes for Week 3:

Full slide version: astro_111_week3.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week3_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week3_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week3_multi_BW.pdf

Recorded Lecture: astro_111_week3.mp4



Lecture Notes for Week 5:

Full slide version: astro_111_week5.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week5_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week5_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week5_multi_BW.pdf

Recorded Lecture: astro_111_week5.mp4


Lecture Notes for Week 6:

Full slide version: astro_111_week6.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week6_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week6_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week6_multi_BW.pdf

Recorded Lecture: astro_111_week6.mp4


Lecture Notes for Week 7:

Full slide version: astro_111_week7.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week7_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week7_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week7_multi_BW.pdf

Recorded Lecture: astro_111_week7.mp4


Lecture Notes for Week 9 (Mercury):
Full slide version: astro_111_week8.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week8_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week8_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week8_multi_BW.pdf

Lecture Notes for Week 9 (Venus):
Full slide version: astro_111_week9.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week9_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week9_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week9_multi_BW.pdf

Recorded Lecture: astro_111_week8_9.mp4

Lecture Notes for Week 10 (Mars):
Full slide version: astro_111_week10.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week10_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week10_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week10_multi_BW.pdf

Recorded Lecture: astro_111_week10.mp4

Lecture Notes for Week 11 (Jupiter & Saturn):
Full slide version: astro_111_week11_jup_sat.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week11_jup_sat_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week11_jup_sat_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week1_jup_sat_multi_BW.pdf

Lecture Notes for Week 11 (Jupiter & Saturn Satellites):
Full slide version: astro_111_week11_satellites.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week11_satellites_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week11_satellites_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week1_satellites_multi_BW.pdf
Recorded Lecture: astro_111_week11.mp4


Lecture Notes for Week 13:
Full slide version: astro_111_week13.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week13_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week13_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week13_multi_BW.pdf

Recorded Lecture: astro_111_week13.mp4

Lecture Notes for Week 14:
Full slide version: astro_111_week14a.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week14a_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week14a_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week14a_multi_BW.pdf

Full slide version: astro_111_week14b.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_111_week14b_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_111_week14b_multi.pdf
6 slides per page, B/W: astro_111_week14b_multi_BW.pdf

Recorded Lecture: astro_111_week14.mp4

Astronomy Links:

  • Huygens probe landing on Titan

  • Titan Atmosphere sounds

  • Saturn ring-plane crossing

  • Jupiter clouds

  • Juno at Jupiter

  • Spirit/Opportunity: Landing with airbags

  • Curiosity: 7 minutes of terror

  • Perseverance: 2021

  • Dry Ice Moves on Mars

  • GMU Observatory website, including observing schedule on GMU Campus

  • Neutrino detection from feeding black hole!

  • Nextgov podcast (alien life) 9 March 2021

  • Hill.TV interview 26 February 2021

  • Space.com interview 29 January 2021

  • Hill.TV interview 25 November 2020

  • Hill.TV interview 20 November 2020

  • Hill.TV 7 February 2020

  • Hill.TV 22 January 2020

  • Hill.TV 17 April 2019

  • The Very Large Array Video

  • Astronomy Picture of the Day

  • National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)

  • The Very Large Array (VLA)

  • The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)

  • Chandra X-ray Telescope Photo Album


    •                                                                        This page last updated:   27 April 2022