Astronomy 334
Williams College, Spring, 2002
Black Holes and the Life Story of Stars
Professor Marek Demianski
Course Outline and Lecture Gallery
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1/31 — Introduction and Overview |
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2/4 — Different Astronomical Objects |
2/7 —The Sun and Other Stars |
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2/11 — More on the Sun and Other Stars |
2/14 — Evolution of Stars |
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| Week 4 | |
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2/18 — Different Astronomical Objects |
2/21 — More on Evolution of Stars |
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| Week 5 | |
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2/25 — White Dwarfs |
2/28 —Planetary Nebulae and White Dwarfs |
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3/4 — Elements Heavier Than Fe |
HOUR EXAM #1 |
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| Week 7 | |
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3/11— Binary Stars |
3/14— Supernovae |
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SPRING BREAK
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| 4/1— Supernova Explosions, Neutron Stars |
4/4— Pulsars! |
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| Week 9 | |
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4/8— X-Ray Astronomy |
4/11— Spec.Relativity |
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4/15--Spec.Relativity |
HOUR EXAM #2 |
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| Week 11 | |
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4/22--More on Spec. Relativity and General Relativity |
4/25--General Properties of Curved Spaces, Black Holes |
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| Week 12 | |
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4/29--Black Holes, Quasars |
5/2--Galaxies |
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| Week 13 | |
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5/6--More on Black Holes |
5/9--AGN -- Active Galactic Nuclei |
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Review Session -- Monday, 5/13, 3 p.m. |
Final HourExam Thursday, 5/16, 9:30 a.m. |
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