User:Marshallsumter/Radiation astronomy/Courses/Principles/Syllabus

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The next offering of the full semester course begins on Monday, August 27, 2018, and runs into December 2018. This offering may be found at principles of radiation astronomy/Syllabus/Fall.

The following sections are an experimental form of the course under development for the Spring of 2019, or later.

• Accelerations.

• Acoustic astronomy.

• Active galactic nuclei.

• Colors.

• Continuum.

• Diffractions.

• Distillations.

• Emissions.

• Entities.

• Absorptions.

• Bands.

• Baryons.

• Hadrons.

• Meteoroids.

• Nebulas.

• Objects.

• Refractions.

• Reflections.

• Scatterings.

• Sources.

• Spallations.

• Spectrometers.

• Spectroscopy.

• Synchrotrons.

• Tauons.

• Transductions.

• Transformations.

• Transmutations.

• Wavelength shifts.

• Lecture: Radiation astronomy.

• Laboratory: Cosmogony laboratory, report is due on January 12, 2017.

• Quiz: Radiation astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Meteor astronomy.

• Lecture: Galaxy cluster astronomy.

• Lesson: First blue source in Boötes, report due on January 15, 2015.

• Problem set: Energy phantoms, solutions including work steps due on January 15, 2015.

• Quiz: Intensity astronomy/Quiz .

• Quiz: Radiation/Quiz.

• Lecture: Meteor astronomy.

• Lecture: Cosmic radiation astronomy.

• Laboratory: Cosmogony laboratory, report is due on January 20, 2015.

• Quiz: Cosmic-ray astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz: Meteor astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Cosmogony.

• Lecture: Neutrals astronomy.

• Lesson: First cyan source in Caelum, report due on January 22, 2015.

• Problem set: Furlongs per fortnight, solutions including work steps due on January 22, 2015.

• Quiz: Cosmogony/Quiz.

• Quiz: Neutrals astronomy/Quiz .

• Lecture: Subatomics astronomy .

• Lecture: Neutron astronomy.

• Laboratory: Cratering, report is due on January 27, 2015.

• Quiz: Subatomic astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz: Neutron astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Crater astronomy.

• Lecture: Proton astronomy.

• Lesson: First gamma-ray source in Triangulum Australe, report due on January 29, 2015.

• Problem set: Radiation mathematics/Problem set, solutions including work due on January 29, 2015.

• Quiz: Crater astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz: Proton astronomy/Quiz.

• Lecture: Meson astronomy

• Lecture: Beta-particles astronomy.

• Laboratory: Analytical astronomy , report is due on February 3, 2015.

• Quiz: Meson astronomy/Quiz .

• Quiz: Beta-particles astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: First astronomical source.

• Lecture: Electron astronomy.

• Lesson: First green source in Tucana, report due on February 5, 2015.

• Problem set: Radiation astronomy/Problem set, solutions including work steps due on February 5, 2015.

• Quiz: First astronomical source/Quiz.

• Quiz: Electron astronomy/Quiz.

• Lecture: Positron astronomy.

• Lecture: Muon astronomy.

• Laboratory: Electric orbits, report is due on February 10, 2015.

• Quiz: Positron astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz: Muon astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: First astronomical X-ray source.

• Lecture: Neutrino astronomy.

• Lesson: First infrared source in Crux, report due on February 12, 2015.

• Problem set: Vectors and coordinates, solutions including work steps due on February 12, 2015.

• Quiz: First astronomical X-ray source/Quiz.

• Quiz: Neutrino astronomy/Quiz.

• Lecture: Gamma-ray astronomy.

• Lecture: X-ray astronomy.

• Laboratory: Electron beam heating, report is due on February 17, 2015.

• Quiz: Gamma-ray astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz: X-ray astronomy/Quiz.

• Hourly: Principles of radiation astronomy/Hourly 1 for lectures 1-16. Questions may include quiz section lectures, lessons, problem sets, and laboratories up to today but not today's laboratory or quiz section lecture.

• Quiz section lecture: Galaxies.

• Lecture: Ultraviolet astronomy.

• Lesson: First neutron source in Volans, report due on February 19, 2015.

• Problem set: Unknown coordinate systems, solutions including work steps due on February 19, 2015.

• Quiz: Galaxies/Quiz.

• Quiz: Ultraviolet astronomy/Quiz.

• Lecture: Optical astronomy.

• Lecture: Visual astronomy.

• Laboratory: Galaxies, report is due on February 24, 2015.

• Quiz: Ultraviolet astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz: Optical astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Intergalactic medium.

• Lecture: Violet astronomy.

• Lesson: First orange source in Cancer, report due on February 26, 2015.

• Problem set: Unusual units, solutions including work steps due on February 26, 2015.

• Quiz: Intergalactic medium/Quiz.

• Quiz: Violet astronomy/Quiz.

• Lecture: Blue astronomy.

• Lecture: Cyan astronomy.

• Laboratory: Intergalactic medium, report is due on March 3, 2015.

• Quiz: Blue astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz: Cyan astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Interplanetary medium.

• Lecture: Green astronomy.

• Lesson: First positron source in Phoenix, report due on March 5, 2015.

• Problem set: Telescopes and cameras, solutions including work steps due on March 5, 2015.

• Quiz: Interplanetary medium/Quiz.

• Quiz: Green astronomy/Quiz.

• Lecture: Yellow astronomy.

• Lecture: Orange astronomy.

• Laboratory: Locating the Sun, report is due on March 10, 2015.

• Quiz: Yellow astronomy/Quiz.

• Midterm examination: principles of radiation astronomy/Midterm quiz.

This quiz is for lectures up through and including violet astronomy (1-24), the prior weeks laboratories, quiz section lectures from the course beginning through and including interplanetary medium, lessons and problem sets through and including those due previously to today.

• Quiz: Orange astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: interstellar medium.

• Lecture: Red astronomy.

• Lesson: First radio source in Pisces, report due on March 12, 2015.

• Problem set: Angular momentum and energy, solutions including work steps due on March 12, 2015.

• Quiz: Interstellar medium/Quiz.

• Quiz: Red astronomy/Quiz.

• Lecture: Infrared astronomy.

• Lecture: Submillimeter astronomy.

• Laboratory: Meteorites, report is due on March 17, 2015.

• Quiz: Infrared astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz: Submillimeter astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Astroglaciology.

• Lecture: Microwave astronomy.

• Lesson: First red source in Canis Major, report due on March 19, 2015.

• Problem set: Cosmic circuits, solutions including work steps due on March 19, 2015.

• Quiz: Astroglaciology/Quiz.

• Quiz: Microwave astronomy/Quiz.

• Lecture: Radar astronomy.

• Lecture: Radio astronomy.

• Laboratory: Neutrinos from the Sun, report is due on March 24, 2015.

• Quiz: Radar astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz: Radio astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Meteorites.

• Lecture: Superluminal astronomy.

• Lesson: First submillimeter source in Carina, report due on March 26, 2015.

• Problem set: Column densities, solutions including work steps due on March 26, 2015.

• Quiz: Meteorites/Quiz.

• Quiz: Submillimeter astronomy/Quiz.

• Hourly: Principles of radiation astronomy/Hourly 2 for lectures 17-32. Questions may include quiz section lectures, laboratories, lessons and problem sets up to but not including today.

• Lecture: Background astronomy.

• Lecture: Radiation detectors.

• Laboratory: Spectrum of Vega, report is due on March 31, 2015.

• Quiz: Radiation detectors/Quiz.

• Quiz: Background astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Atmospheric astronomy.

• Lecture: Radiation telescopes.

• Lesson: First superluminal source in Indus, report due on April 2, 2015.

• Problem set: Spectrographs, solutions including work steps due on April 2, 2015.

• Quiz: Atmospheric astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz: Radiation telescopes/Quiz.

• Lecture: Radiation satellites.

• Lecture: Astronomical observatories.

• Laboratory: Standard candles, report is due on April 7, 2015.

• Quiz: Radiation satellites/Quiz.

• Quiz: Astronomical observatories/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Standard candles astronomy.

• Lecture: Balloons for astronomy .

• Lesson: First ultraviolet source in Sagittarius, report due on April 9, 2015.

• Problem set: Planck's equation, solutions including work steps due on April 9, 2015.

• Quiz: Standard candles/Quiz.

• Quiz: Balloons for astronomy/Quiz .

• Lecture: Sounding rockets for astronomy .

• Lecture: Airborne astronomy.

• Laboratory: Vertical precession, report is due on April 14, 2015.

• Quiz: Airborne astronomy/Quiz .

• Quiz: Sounding rockets for astronomy/Quiz .

• Quiz section lecture: Stellar science.

• Lecture: Earth-orbit astronomy .

• Lesson: First violet source in Leo, report due on April 16, 2015.

• Problem set: Synchrotron radiation/Problem set, solutions including work steps due on April 16, 2015.

• Quiz: Stellar science/Quiz.

• Quiz: Earth-orbit astronomy/Quiz .

• Lecture: Synchronous-orbit astronomy .

• Lecture: Orbital-platform astronomy .

• Laboratory: X-ray classification of a star, report is due on April 21, 2015.

• Quiz: Synchronous-orbit astronomy/Quiz .

• Quiz: Orbital-platform astronomy/Quiz .

• Quiz section lecture: Stellar surface fusion.

• Lecture: Heliocentric astronomy .

• Lesson: First X-ray source in Andromeda, report due on April 23, 2015.

• Problem set: Radiation dosage, solutions including work steps due on April 23, 2015.

• Quiz: Stellar surface fusion/Quiz.

• Quiz: Heliocentric astronomy/Quiz .

• Lecture: Exploratory astronomy .

• Lecture: Standard-candles astronomy .

• Laboratory: Magnetic field reversal, report is due on November 26, 2016.

• Quiz: Exploratory astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz: Standard-candles astronomy/Quiz .

• Quiz section lecture: X-ray trigonometric parallax.

• Lecture: Theoretical radiation astronomy.

• Lesson: First yellow source in Aquila, report due on April 30, 2015.

• Problem set: Star jumping, solutions including work steps due on April 30, 2015.

• Quiz: X-ray trigonometric parallax/Quiz.

• Quiz: Theoretical radiation astronomy/Quiz.

• Lecture: Trigonometric-parallax astronomy.

• Quiz: Trigonometric-parallax astronomy/Quiz.

• Hourly: Principles of radiation astronomy/Hourly 3 for lectures 33-48, including quiz section lectures, lessons (except the last one), problem sets (except the last one), and laboratories not included in the first two hourlies.

• Final examination: Principles of radiation astronomy/Final quiz covers everything in the course.

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• International Astronomical Union
• NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database - NED
• NASA's National Space Science Data Center
• Office of Scientific & Technical Information
• PubChem Public Chemical Database
• The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System
• Scirus for scientific information only advanced search
• SDSS Quick Look tool: SkyServer
• SIMBAD Astronomical Database
• SIMBAD Web interface, Harvard alternate
• Spacecraft Query at NASA.
• Universal coordinate converter

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