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PH S 1150: Basic Astronomy

Physics
Author
Alex Koshy
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Chicago State University
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Contents· 218 sections
  1. 01: Size and Scope
  2. 1.00: Size and Scope Introduction
  3. 1.01: Your Model of the Universe
  4. 1.02: Our Solar System
  5. 1.03: Our Galaxy - The Milky Way
  6. 1.04: Other Galaxies and Large-scale Structures in the Universe
  7. 1.05: The Smallest Stuff- Particles Atoms and Molecules
  8. 1.06: Hierarchy- How the Objects Are Arranged
  9. 1.07: Scale the Universe
  10. 1.08: Wrapping It Up 1 - Size Scope and Units
  11. 1.09: Mission Report 1 - Size Scope and Units
  12. 02: Light
  13. 2.00: Light Introduction
  14. 2.01: The Wave Nature of Light
  15. 2.02: The Particle Nature of Light
  16. 2.03: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
  17. 2.04: What a Spectrum of Light Can Tell Us About Matter
  18. 2.05: Continuous Spectra - a Planck Spectrum Tells us the Temperature of Objects
  19. 2.06: Lines Spectra- Emission and Absorption Lines
  20. 2.07: Determining the Composition of an Unknown Gas
  21. 2.08: Wrapping It Up 2 - The Properties of Light
  22. 2.09: Mission Report 2 - The Properties of Light
  23. 03: Telescopes
  24. 3.00: Telescope Introduction
  25. 3.01: Designing Telescopes Across the Spectrum
  26. 3.02: Location Location Location
  27. 3.03: Imaging Astronomical Objects
  28. 3.04: Determining the Brightness of Astronomical Objects
  29. 3.05: Wrapping It Up 3 - Light Telescopes and Astronomical Images
  30. 3.06: Mission Report 3 - Light Telescopes and Astronomical Images
  31. 04: Moving Through Space
  32. 4.00: Moving Through Space Introduction
  33. 4.01: Relationship Between Distance Speed and Time
  34. 4.02: Measuring Motion - the Doppler Shift
  35. 4.03: Astronomical Objects in Motion
  36. 4.04: Wrapping It Up 4 - The Andromeda Shift
  37. 4.05: Mission Report 4 - The Andromeda Shift
  38. 05: Moving Through Time
  39. 5.00: Moving Through Time Introduction
  40. 5.01: Measuring the Ages of Objects- Radiometric Dating
  41. 5.02: Measuring Ages - Lifetimes of Stars
  42. 5.03: Change Over Time- Evolution of Stars
  43. 5.04: Evolution of Galaxies and the Universe Itself
  44. 5.05: Wrapping It Up 5 - Cosmic Timeline
  45. 5.06: Mission Report 5 - Cosmic Timeline
  46. 06: Measuring Cosmic Distances
  47. 6.00: Measuring Cosmic Distances Introduction
  48. 6.01: Geometrical Methods
  49. 6.02: Standard Ruler
  50. 6.03: Standard Candle
  51. 6.04: The Cosmic Distance Ladder
  52. 6.05: Wrapping It Up 6 - The Supernova of 1885
  53. 6.06: Mission Report 6 - Distance Measurement
  54. 07: Classical Physics- Gravity and Energy
  55. 7.00: Classical Physics- Gravity and Energy Introduction
  56. 7.01: Gravity on Earth
  57. 7.02: Force Mass and Weight
  58. 7.03: Gravity Is a Universal Force
  59. 7.04: Gravity and Orbits
  60. 7.05: Forms of Energy
  61. 7.06: Conservation of Energy
  62. 7.07: Wrapping It Up 7 - The Galilean Moons of Jupiter
  63. 7.08: Mission Report 7 - The Galilean Moons of Jupiter
  64. 08: Dark Matter
  65. 8.00: Dark Matter Introduction
  66. 8.01: Making Models for Rotation
  67. 8.02: Velocities Mass and Gravity- the Solar System
  68. 8.03: Gravity and Models for Different Mass Distributions
  69. 8.04: Velocity and Mass Distributions in Galaxies
  70. 8.05: Velocity and Mass Distributions in Galaxy Clusters
  71. 8.06: Possible Explanations for the Missing Mass in Galaxies and Clusters
  72. 8.07: Wrapping It Up 8 - What Is the Matter With NGC 3198
  73. 8.08: Mission Report 8 - What Is the Matter With NGC 3198
  74. 09: Special Relativity
  75. 9.00: Special Relativity Introduction
  76. 9.01: The Principles of Special Relativity
  77. 9.02: Time Dilation
  78. 9.03: Length Contraction
  79. 9.04: The Geometry of Special Relativity- Spacetime
  80. 9.05: Applications of Spacetime
  81. 9.06: Mass and Energy
  82. 9.07: Faster Than Light
  83. 9.08: Wrapping It Up 9 - A Trip to Alpha Centauri
  84. 9.09: Mission Report 9 - A Trip to Alpha Centauri
  85. 10: General Relativity
  86. 10.00: General Relativity Introduction
  87. 10.01: Einsteins Equivalence Principle
  88. 10.02: Gravity and Curvature
  89. 10.03: What is Curvature
  90. 10.04: Tests of General Relativity
  91. 10.05: The Source of Gravity
  92. 10.06: Wrapping It Up 10 - Curved Spacetime Around Astronomical Objects
  93. 10.07: Mission Report 10- Curved Spacetime Around Astronomical Objects
  94. 10.08: Formulae Constants and Conversion Factors for Chapter 10
  95. 11: Black Holes
  96. 11.00: Black Holes Introduction
  97. 11.01: What Are Black Holes
  98. 11.02: Spacetime Near Black Holes
  99. 11.03: Quantum Effects Near Black Holes
  100. 11.04: Astrophysical Black Holes
  101. 11.05: Wrapping It Up 11 - Black Hole Densities
  102. 11.06: Mission Report 11 - Black Hole Densities
  103. 12: Gravitational Lenses
  104. 12.00: Gravitational Lensing Introduction
  105. 12.01: What Are Gravitational Lenses
  106. 12.02: Lensing by Point Masses
  107. 12.03: Lensing by Extended Mass Distributions
  108. 12.04: Weak Lensing
  109. 12.05: Wrapping It Up 12 - Measuring Gravitational Lenses
  110. 12.06: Mission Report 12 - Measuring Gravitational Lenses
  111. 13: The Expansion of the Universe
  112. 13.00: The Expansion of the Universe Introduction
  113. 13.01: Some History
  114. 13.02: The Hubble Law
  115. 13.03: The Universe is Expanding
  116. 13.04: The Age of the Universe
  117. 13.05: The Basic Big Bang Model
  118. 13.06: Wrapping It Up 13 - How Well Do We Know the Expansion Rate and Age of the Universe
  119. 13.07: Mission Report 13 - How Well Do We Know the Expansion Rate and Age of the Universe
  120. 14: The Growth of Structure
  121. 14.00: The Growth of Structure Introduction
  122. 14.01: Large Scale Structure
  123. 14.02: The Formation of Galaxy Clusters and Groups
  124. 14.03: The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
  125. 14.04: The First Stars
  126. 14.05: Wrapping It Up 14 - Map the Universe
  127. 14.06: Mission Report 14 - Map the Universe
  128. 15: The Cosmic Microwave Background
  129. 15.00: The Cosmic Microwave Background Introduction
  130. 15.01: Observations of the CMB Spectrum
  131. 15.02: Implications of the CMB Temperature and Spectrum
  132. 15.03: Observations of Variations in the CMB
  133. 15.04: Understanding the Variations in the CMB
  134. 15.05: Comparing Models and Data - The CMB and the Curvature of Space
  135. 15.06: Wrapping It Up 15 - Using CMB Data to Determine Cosmological Parameters
  136. 15.07: Mission Report 15- Using CMB Data to Determine Cosmological Parameters
  137. 16: The Early Universe
  138. 16.00: The Early Universe Introduction
  139. 16.01: The Formation of the Lightest Elements
  140. 16.02: Particle Soup
  141. 16.03: Inflation
  142. 16.04: The Beginning
  143. 16.05: Wrapping It Up 16 - Timeline of the Early Universe
  144. 16.06: Mission Report 16 - Timeline of the Early Universe
  145. 17: Dark Energy and the Fate of the Universe
  146. 17.00: Dark Energy and the Fate of the Universe Introduction
  147. 17.01: Evidence for Dark Energy
  148. 17.02: Candidates for Dark Energy
  149. 17.03: The Friedmann Equation and the Fate of the Universe
  150. 17.04: Cosmic Concordance and Cosmological Parameters
  151. 17.05: Summary
  152. 17.06: Wrapping It Up 17 - Cosmological Parameter Estimation
  153. 17.07: Mission Report 17 - Cosmological Parameter Estimation
  154. 18: Knowls
  155. 18.00: Big Ideas JS code
  156. 18.0.00: Meters To Kilometres
  157. 18.0.01: Sun Moon Distance
  158. 18.0.02: 15 4 how cosmological parameters affect the cmb cold dark matter
  159. 18.0.03: 15 4 how cosmological parameters affect the cmb regular matter
  160. 18.0.04: 16 2 4 particle creation timeline
  161. 18.0.05: bigIdeasActivityOne
  162. 18.0.06: ch16 particle classification
  163. 18.0.07: ch4pg1lightminute
  164. 18.0.08: ch4pg1lightyear
  165. 18.0.09: ch4pg1powersoftentimescales
  166. 18.0.10: ch4pg2boatwavedemobcmovingsource
  167. 18.0.11: ch4pg2boatwavedemosourceofwavesstationary
  168. 18.0.12: ch4pg2dopplershiftofhydrogen
  169. 18.0.13: ch4pg2quantitativedopplershift
  170. 18.0.14: ch4pg2twowaysofrepresentingaspectrum
  171. 18.0.15: ch4pg3relativemotion
  172. 18.0.16: ch4wiu4theandromedashift
  173. 18.0.17: ch6pg2standardruler
  174. 18.0.18: ch6pg3animatedfigure612
  175. 18.0.19: ch6pg3fluxvsdistance
  176. 18.0.20: ch6pg3mainsequencematchingforclustersofdifferentdistances
  177. 18.0.21: ch6pg3standardcandle
  178. 18.0.22: ch6pg3supernovaetypelaanddistances
  179. 18.0.23: ch6pg3tullyfisher
  180. 18.0.24: ch6pg4matchthetechniquetothedistance
  181. 18.0.25: ch7pg2accelerationandmass
  182. 18.0.26: ch7pg2netforceofanobject
  183. 18.0.27: ch7pg3animatedfigure75
  184. 18.0.28: ch7pg3howdoestheforceofgravitydependondistance
  185. 18.0.29: ch7pg3howdoestheforceofgravitydependonmass
  186. 18.0.30: ch7wiu7thegalileanmoonsofjupiter
  187. 18.0.31: chapter2pg1photonraceroundone
  188. 18.0.32: chapter2pg5planckspectrum
  189. 18.0.33: chapter2pg6viewingorientation
  190. 18.0.34: chapter2pg7determiningthecomposition
  191. 18.0.35: chapter3pt1lightcollectingarea
  192. 18.0.36: chapter3pt4afindingthesourceandsubtractingthebackground
  193. 18.0.37: chapter3pt4bcolorizingccdimages
  194. 18.0.38: chapter 11 2 falling into a black hole tidalforces
  195. 18.0.39: chapter 11 2 time dilation spacetime dialation
  196. 18.0.40: chapter 12 2 lensing by a point mass gravitationallensing simple
  197. 18.0.41: chapter 12 2 macho light curve
  198. 18.0.42: chapter 12 2 the einstein radius einsteinring
  199. 18.0.43: chapter 12 3 different types of lenses glbinning
  200. 18.0.44: chap 2 1 wave generator NEW
  201. 18.0.45: comovingcoords
  202. 18.0.46: expandinguniverse1
  203. 18.0.47: explodinguniverse
  204. 18.0.48: explosionvsexpansiondensity
  205. 18.0.49: orbitsimulator
  206. 18.0.50: testjQueryUI
  207. 18.0.51: var1
  208. 18.0.52: wiu15 a curvature
  209. 18.0.53: wiu15 b amount of baryonic matter
  210. 18.0.54: wiu15 c amount of cold dark matter
  211. 18.0.55: wiu6thesupernovaof1885
  212. 18.0.56: wiu 12 1 determining masses of lenses grav len mass measurement
  213. 18.0.57: wiu 12 1 determining masses of lenses mass calculator
  214. 18.0.58: wiu 16 cosmic timeline
  215. 18.0.59: Kilometres To Miles
  216. 18.01: Pop ups
  217. 18.1.00: Math Exploration 13.1
  218. 18.1.01: Math Exploration 13.2