This document will evolve throughout the semester, so check it often.
The following is a chronology
of some of the semester's reading assignments. Readings
designated as RJP are to be found on this
web site for this course, AST261. Readings
designated as Z&G are in the textbook
by Zeilik and Gregroy. There is more material in the
Z&G textbook than what we shall be
able to cover in one semester. For example, we are
going to skip most of the Physics Prelude;
the latter are labeled as the "P" chapters.
Before the frist class on Aug. 3, read the following for background:
RJP Chapter 1
Z&G P1-2, & Chap. 1,
section 1-3D, Newton's Laws
The above will be discussed briefly mostly
depending on your questions. We then take up all
the following in chronology:
RJP Chapter 2
Z&G Appendix A10.
RJP Chapter 3
Z&G Chapter 3, section 3-1 only
Z&G Appendix A9-2, spherical
trig.
RJP Chapter 4
Z&G Chapter 3, section 3-4C, precession
RJP Chapter 5,
Planetary Orbits
Z&G Chapter 1 thru page 8.
Z&G P1-1,
Kepler's Laws
RJP Chapter 6,
Celestial Mechanics
Z&G
Chapter 1, section B.
Z&G Appendix A9-2, spherical
trig.
Z&G Appendix A9-4, Spherical
coords.
RJP Chapter 7,
EMR & Spectroscopy
Z&G Chapter
8, selected sections; Chap. 13-1B, C thru page 253.
RJP Chapter 8,
The Sun
Z&G Chapter
10
RJP Chapter 9
Nomenclature, Aberration & Parallax
Z&G Chapter
3-3, & 11-1A
RJP Chapter 10
Stellar Motions
Z&G Chapter
19-1 thru 19-3
RJP Chapter 11
Photometry
Z&G Chapter
11, 15-1
RJP Chapter 12
Spectra
Z&G Chapter
13-1 & 13-2.
RJP Chap. 13,
H-R Diagram
Z&G Chap.
13-3
RJP Chap.
14 I & II, Stellar Evolution
Z&G Chap.
15, 16, 17
RJP Chap. 15,
Multiple Stars Systems
Z& G:
Cha. 18
RJP Chap. 16,
Galaxies
Z&G Chap.
14, 19, 20, 21
RJP PHY
161 Chapter 13 & 14
RJP PHY
261 Chapters 17 & 18
Z&G
Chap. 22, 23, 25, 26.
RJP PHY161 "Quasars"
Z&G Chap
24
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