ASTR 5460, Spring 2003, Brotherton Instructor

Galaxy Structure and Evolution; Cosmology

This is a graduate level class designed to provide the basics of extragalactic astronomy, complimentary to the department's "Stars and the Milky Way" course (ASTR 5440). There is a textbook: Galaxy Formation by Malcolm Longair. There will also be supplemental readings. Topics will include galaxies, clusters and large scale structure, active galactic nuclei, basic cosomolgy, as well as galaxy formation and evolution.

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• Broad, Shallow Overview (Chapter 1 from Longair): Jan. 24, 2003
• Finish Chapter 1 from Longair: Jan. 29, 2003
• Large Scale Structure, Chapter 2 from Longair: Jan. 31, 2003. Also my source files for my solution to the first assignment.
• Finish Chapter 2 from Longair: Feb. 5, 2003
• Finish Ch. 2 Longair, start Ch. 3: Feb. 7, 2003
• Continue Longair Ch. 3, Galaxies: Feb. 12, 2003
• Valentine's Day is MAP Day!: Feb. 14, 2003
• More Longair Chapter 3: Feb. 19, 2003
• Finish Longair Ch. 3, start Ch. 4: Feb. 21, 2003
• Longair Ch. 4, Clusters: Feb. 26, 2003
• Longair Ch. 4, Clusters: Feb. 28, 2003
• End Longair Ch. 4, Clusters: March 5, 2003
• End Longair Ch. 4, Clusters, Really!: March 7, 2003
• Summarize Longair Ch. 5, Theoretical Framework, and Walk-through Hogg (2000): March 12, 2003
• Skip dates for in-class assignment, spring break, and start Longair Ch. 7, Friedman World Models: March 28, 2003
• Finish Longair Ch. 7, Friedman World Models: April 2, 2003
• Longair Ch. 8 vs. Sandage (1988), Tests of World Models: April 4, 2003
• Longair Ch. 9, Thermal History of the Universe: April 9, 2003
• Finish Longair Ch. 9, Thermal History of the Universe: April 11, 2003
• Longair Ch. 10, Big Bang Nucleosynthesis: April 16, 2003
• Finish Longair Ch. 10, Big Bang Nucleosynthesis: April 23, 2003
• Summary rest of Longair Ch. 11+, How the Game of Cosmology is Played: April 25, 2003
• Begin Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei: April 30, 2003
• End Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei: May 2, 2003