Review Chapter 12: Milky Way
The discovery of the Galaxy
Variable stars as distance indicators
Globular clusters
The size and overall structure of the Galaxy
21 cm Hydrogen emission
Motions in the galaxy
The Halo
The Disk population
Spiral Arms
The Nuclear Bulge
The Rotation curve and the Galaxy’s mass
The origin of the galaxy
The Galactic Center

Chapter 13: Galaxies
Family of Galaxies
Classification
Properties of Galaxies
Distance; The Hubble Law
Size and Luminosity
Mass (including Dark Matter)
Evolution of Galaxies
Clusters
Mergers

Chapter 14: Galaxies with Active Nuclei
Discovery of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN)
Seyfert Galaxies and Radio Sources
The Unified Model
Black Holes in Galaxies, disks, orientation, +
Quasars
Distances and Relativistic Redshifts
Quasars as extreme AGN
Evolution of Quasars/Galaxies
Gravitational Lensing

Chapter 15: Cosmology
The Hubble Expansion – review+
Olber’s paradox
The Big Bang
Refining the Big Bang
Details of the Big Bang
General Relativity
Cosmological Constant
Origin of Structure

Exam #3 on Mon., April 19
Sample questions.
The assumption of Isotropy states that
A. The universe looks the same at all epochs.
B. The universe looks the same from all locations over large enough distances.
C. The universe looks the same in all locations over large enough distances.
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above.

Exam #3 on Mon., April 19
Sample questions.
In order to determine the age of the universe, we require
A. The universe to be flat.
B. The amount of dark matter to be determined.
C. The redshifts of galaxies in the Local Group to be measured.
D. An accuration temperature of the background radiation.
E. The Hubble Constant and the density of the universe to be determined.
The center of our galaxy lies in the direction of the constellation of
A. Ursa Minor.
B. Ursa Major.
C. Sagittarius.
D. Orion.
E. Andromeda.