Astro113

Astro113 -- Spring 2022


INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY: STARS, GALAXIES, & THE UNIVERSE



SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

*** Welcome to Astronomy 113!! ***

The recorded lectures are here (below).



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 - Intro/Review/Nature of Light:

Recorded Lecture - Part 1: astro113/Astro_113_lecture_1_intro.mp4
Recorded Lecture - Part 2: astro113/Astro_113_lecture_1_main.mp4
Full slide version: astro_113_week1.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_113_week1_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_113_week1_multi.pdf


Lecture Notes for Week 2 - Nature of Stars; Types/Masses of Stars:

Recorded Lecture: astro113/Astro_113_lecture_2.mp4
Full slide version: astro_113_week2.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_113_week2_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_113_week2_multi.pdf


Lecture Notes for Week 3 - The Sun and The ISM:

Recorded Lecture: astro113/Astro_113_lecture_3.mp4
Full slide version: astro_113_week3.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_113_week3_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_113_week3_multi.pdf


Lecture Notes for Week 5 - Star Formation:

Recorded Lecture: astro113/Astro_113_lecture_5.mp4
Full slide version: astro_113_week5.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_113_week5_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_113_week5_multi.pdf


Lecture Notes for Week 6 - Travels on the HR Diagram:

Recorded Lecture: astro113/Astro_113_lecture_6.mp4
Full slide version: astro_113_week6.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_113_week6_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_113_week6_multi.pdf


Lecture Notes for Week 7 - Stellar Deaths/Endpoints:

Recorded Lecture: astro113/Astro_113_lecture_7.mp4
Full slide version: astro_113_week7.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_113_week7_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_113_week7_multi.pdf


Lecture Notes for Week 9 - Distances and the Milky Way:

Recorded Lecture: astro113/Astro_113_lecture_9.mp4
Full slide version: astro_113_week9.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_113_week9_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_113_week9_multi.pdf


Lecture Notes for Week 10 - Galaxies and Clusters:

Recorded Lecture: astro113/Astro_113_lecture_10.mp4
Full slide version: astro_113_week10.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_113_week10_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_113_week10_multi.pdf


Lecture Notes for Week 11 Black Holes and AGN:

Recorded Lecture: astro113/Astro_113_lecture_11.mp4
Full slide version: astro_113_week11.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_113_week11_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_113_week11_multi.pdf


Lecture Notes for Week 13 - Big Bang:

Recorded Lecture: astro113/Astro_113_lecture_13.mp4
Full slide version: astro_113_week13.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_113_week13_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_113_week13_multi.pdf


Lecture Notes for Week 14 - Fate of Universe:

Recorded Lecture: astro113/Astro_113_lecture_14.mp4
Full slide version: astro_113_week14_Fate.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_113_week14_Fate_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_113_week14_Fate_multi.pdf


Full slide version: astro_113_week14_Review.pdf
Black and White slides: astro_113_week14_Review_BW.pdf
6 slides per page: astro_113_week14_Review_multi.pdf


Astronomy Links:

  • 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:   02 April 2022