Syllabus


COURSE SCHEDULE

Lecture # Date Speaker Title
1 Mon. Sept. 08 Martin WIntroduction to this course/Introduction to Astronomy
2 Mon. Sept. 15 Mark HeyerMilky Way, Interstellar Medium, Star Formation
3 Mon. Sept. 22 Grant WilsonObservations of the Univiverse
4 Mon. Sept. 29 Mauro GiavaliscoForming Galaxies
5 Mon. Oct. 6 Steve Schneider The Astronomy Major
-- Mon. Oct. 13 Columbus Day -- No Class
6 Tue. Oct. 14 Martin W Newton's Dark Secrets
7 Mon. Oct. 20 Martin Einstein's Big Idea (Part 1)
8 Mon. Oct. 27 Martin W Einstein's Big Idea (Part 2)
9 Mon. Nov. 03 Martin W Einstein's Big Idea (Part 3)
10 Mon. Nov. 10 Martin W The Elegant Universe (Part 1)
11 Mon. Nov. 17 Martin W The Elegant Universe (Part 2)
12 Mon. Nov. 24 Martin W The Elegant Universe (Part 3)
13 Mon. Dec. 01 Martin W TBA
14 Mon. Dec. 08 Martin W TBA

Martin Weinberg <weinberg@astro.umass.edu>
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