| General |
The Astrophysics part of Physics 120 is giving a short overview of stellar and galactic evolution and cosmology. |
| Instructor |
Dr. Stephen Bueltmann Office: NaPPRF, 1021 West 47th Street, Room 104 Phone: 683-6401 E-mail: stephenb@physics.odu.edu  |
| Course Web
Site |
http://www.physics.odu.edu/~stephenb/Courses/120Fall2007/Syllabus120Fall2007.html |
| Office Hours |
Mondays 11 - 12 in NaPPRF Room 104. |
| Lectures |
Lecture 1 Stellar Evolution Lecture 2 Galaxies and their Development Lecture 3 Cosmology |
| Reading Assigment and Questions |
Basics Final Stages of a Star To be read and answered by E-mail before September 19: Black Holes |
| Literature |
1. Neil F. Comins and William J. Kaufman III, Discovering the Universe, 7th Edition,
W.H. Freeman 2005 (very nice introduction) 2. A. Unsöld and B. Baschek, The New Cosmos, 5th Edition, Springer 2001 (advanced introductory text for the curious) 3. Martin Harwit, Astrophysical Concepts, 4th Edition, Springer 2006 (advanced textbook) 4. Sky & Telescope Magazine, Sky Publishing (popular) 5. Astronomy Magazine, Kalmbach Publishing (popular) 6. The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, Springer (professional) 7. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society (professional) |
| Interesting Web Sites |
1. Hubblesite has lots of information, pictures and video about and from the Hubble Space Telescope. 2. NASA's main portal to a wealth of web sites. |
| Possible Term Paper Topics |
Planet Search outside the Solar System Cosmic Microwave Background Exploration The Cosmological Constant Gravitational Wave Detection |