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Student Lecture Notes

Physics 327 - Term 2: Galaxies and the Universe

WeekLecture Slides
1 (Properties, formation and evolution of galaxies - Part 1)Galaxies Lecture 1
Galaxies Lecture 2
Galaxies Lecture 3
Galaxies Lecture 4
Additional Material (useful derivations)
2 (Structure of the Universe - Part 1)Lecture 1: Distance Ladder Part 1
Lecture 2: Distance Ladder Part 2
Lectures 3, 4, 5: Distance Ladder Part 3
3 (Structure of the Universe -Part 2)Lectures 6 & 7: Scale of the Universe
Lectures 8 & 9: Large Scale Structure of the Universe
4 (Properties, formation and evolution of galaxies - Part 2)Active Galactic Nuclei
Galaxy Evolution
Infrared Luminosity Functions
Luminosity Functions Lab Sheet
5 (Introduction to Cosmology - Part 1)Not Available Yet
6 (Introduction to Cosmology - Part 2)Not Available Yet
Structure of the Universe Lab SheetsSupernovae Lab Sheet
Lab Data File
Lab 2 Worksheet
random catalog
FIRST data catalog
Assignments
1Assignment 1 Questions
2Not Available Yet
3Not Available Yet

Physics 217

WeekLecture NotesLecture SlidesTutorial Questions
1Naked Eye AstronomyNaked Eye Astronomy Naked Eye Astronomy
2The Solar SystemSet 1
Set 2
The Solar System
3Distance IndicatorsDistance Indicators Distance Indicators
4Spectra and the Lives of StarsSpectroscopy
Stellar Evolution
Spectroscopy & the Lives of Stars
6CosmologyCosmologyCosmology
7Telescopes--
8Detectors--
9Photometry--
10Spectroscopy--
Supplementary Material
Activities For Schools
Physics 217 (2010)
Physics 327 (2010)
How Radio Astronomy Works
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA)
Radio Emission