Radiation astronomy/Courses/Principles/Syllabus/Fall

This is an infrared composite of Uranus obtained with Keck Observatory adaptive optics. Credit: Lawrence Sromovsky, University of Wisconsin-Madison/ W. M. Keck Observatory.

For those wishing to take a formally structured undergraduate university semester-length course, this is the Fall offering for principles of radiation astronomy.

General course details may be found at the Syllabus.

August 19, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Radiation astronomy.

August 20, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Cosmogony laboratory, report is due on August 27, 2019.

• Quiz: Radiation astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Meteor astronomy.

August 21, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Galaxy cluster astronomy.

August 22, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First blue source in Boötes, report due on August 29, 2019.

• Problem set: Energy phantoms, solutions including work steps due on August 29, 2019.

• Quiz: Meteor astronomy/Quiz.

• Quiz: Galaxy cluster astronomy quiz.

August 23, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: High-velocity galaxy astronomy.

August 26, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Galaxy astronomy.

August 27, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Cratering, report is due on September 3, 2019.

• Quiz: Radiation astronomy/High-velocity galaxies/Quiz.

• Quiz: Radiation astronomy/Galaxies/Quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Active galactic nuclei astronomy.

August 28, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Nebula astronomy.

August 29, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First cyan source in Caelum, report due on September 5, 2019.

• Problem set: Furlongs per fortnight, solutions including work steps due on September 5, 2019.

• Quiz: Active galactic nuclei quiz.

• Quiz: Nebula quiz.

August 30, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Standard candle astronomy.

September 2, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Hypervelocity stellar astronomy.

September 3, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Analytical astronomy, report is due on September 10, 2019.

• Quiz: Standard candles quiz.

• Quiz: Hypervelocity stars quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Stellar astronomy.

September 4, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Plasma-meteor astronomy.

September 5, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First gamma-ray source in Triangulum Australe, report due on September 12, 2019.

• Problem set: Radiation astromathematics problems, solutions including work due on September 12, 2019.

• Quiz: Stellar astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Plasma-meteors quiz.

September 6, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Scattered disk astronomy.

September 9, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Planetary astronomy.

September 10, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Electric orbits, report is due on September 17, 2019.

• Quiz: Scattered disk astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Planetary astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Oort cloud astronomy.

September 11, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Cloud astronomy.

September 12, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First green source in Tucana, report due on September 19, 2019.

• Problem set: Problem set for radiation astronomy, solutions including work steps due on September 19, 2019.

• Quiz: Oort cloud astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Cloud astronomy quiz.

September 13, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Kuiper belt astronomy.

September 16, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Asteroid astronomy.

September 17, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Electron beam heating, report is due on September 24, 2019.

• Quiz: Kuiper belt astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Asteroid astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Cometary astronomy.

September 18, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Aerometeor astronomy.

September 19, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First infrared source in Crux, report due on September 26, 2019.

• Problem set: Vectors and coordinates, solutions including work steps due on September 26, 2019.

• Quiz: Cometary astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Aerometeor astronomy quiz.

September 20, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Rock astronomy.

September 23, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Mineral astronomy.

September 24, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Galaxies, report is due on October 1, 2019.

• Quiz: Rock astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Minerals astronomy quiz.

• Hourly: Principles of radiation astronomy/Hourly 1 for lectures 1-16. Questions may include quiz section lectures, lessons, problem sets, and laboratories up to today but not today's laboratory or quiz section lecture.

• Quiz section lecture: Lightning astronomy.

September 25, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Meteoroid astronomy.

September 26, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First neutron source in Volans, report due on October 3, 2019.

• Problem set: Unknown coordinate systems, solutions including work steps due on October 3, 2019.

• Quiz: Lightning astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Meteoroid astronomy quiz.

September 27, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Meteor-shower astronomy.

September 30, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Fiery meteor astronomy.

October 1, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Intergalactic medium, report is due on October 8, 2019.

• Quiz: Meteor-shower astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Fiery-meteor astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Particle astronomy.

October 2, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Lithometeor astronomy.

October 3, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First orange source in Cancer, report due on October 10, 2019.

• Problem set: Unusual units, solutions including work steps due on October 10, 2019.

• Quiz: Particle astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Lithometeor astronomy quiz.

October 4, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Cryometeor astronomy.

October 7, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Hydrometeor astronomy.

October 8, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Locating the Sun, report is due on October 15, 2019.

• Quiz: Cryometeor astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Hydrometeor astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Molecule astronomy.

October 9, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Acoustic astronomy.

October 10, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First positron source in Phoenix, report due on October 17, 2019.

• Problem set: Telescopes and cameras, solutions including work steps due on October 17, 2019.

• Quiz: Molecule astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Acoustic astronomy quiz.

October 11, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Atomic astronomy.

October 14, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Neutrals astronomy.

October 15, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Meteorites, report is due on October 22, 2019.

• Quiz: Atomic astronomy quiz.

• Midterm examination: Principles of radiation astronomy/Midterm quiz.

This quiz is for lectures up through and including optical astronomy (1-24), the prior weeks laboratories, quiz section lectures from the course beginning through and including interplanetary medium, lessons and problem sets through and including those due previously to today.

• Quiz: Neutrals astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Subatomics astronomy.

October 16, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Cosmic-ray astronomy.

October 17, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First radio source in Pisces, report due on October 24, 2019.

• Problem set: Angular momentum and energy, solutions including work steps due on October 24, 2019.

• Quiz: Subatomic astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Cosmic rays astronomy quiz.

October 18, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Alpha-particle astronomy.

October 21, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Hadron astronomy.

October 22, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Neutrinos from the Sun, report is due on October 29, 2019.

• Quiz: Alpha-particle astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Hadron astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Baryon astronomy.

October 23, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Neutron astronomy.

October 24, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First red source in Canis Major, report due on October 31, 2019.

• Problem set: Cosmic circuits, solutions including work steps due on October 31, 2019.

• Quiz: Baryon astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Neutron astronomy quiz.

October 25, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Proton astronomy.

October 28, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Meson astronomy.

October 29, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Spectrum of Vega, report is due on November 5, 2019.

• Quiz: Proton astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Meson astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Tauon astronomy.

October 30, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Muon astronomy.

October 31, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First submillimeter source in Carina, report due on November 7, 2019.

• Problem set: Column densities, solutions including work steps due on November 7, 2019.

• Quiz: Tauon astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Muon astronomy quiz.

• Hourly: Principles of radiation astronomy/Hourly 2 for Lectures 17-32. Questions may include quiz section lectures, laboratories, lessons and problem sets up to but not including today.

November 1, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Neutrino astronomy.

November 4, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Beta-particle astronomy.

November 5, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Standard candles, report is due on November 12, 2019.

• Quiz: Neutrino astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Beta-particle astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Electron astronomy.

November 6, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Positron astronomy.

November 7, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First superluminal source in Indus, report due on November 14, 2019.
• Problem set: Spectrographs, solutions including work steps due on November 14, 2019.

• Quiz: Electron astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Positron astronomy quiz.

November 8, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Electromagnetic astronomy.

November 11, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Synchrotron astronomy.

November 12, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Vertical precession, report is due on November 19, 2019.

• Quiz: Electromagnetic astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Synchrotron astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Color astronomy.

November 13, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Gamma-ray astronomy.

November 14, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First ultraviolet source in Sagittarius, report due on November 21, 2019.

• Problem set: Planck's equation, solutions including work steps due on November 21, 2019.

• Quiz: Color astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Gamma-ray astronomy quiz.

November 15, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: X-ray astronomy.

November 18, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Ultraviolet astronomy.

November 19, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: X-ray classification of a star, report is due on November 26, 2019.

• Quiz: X-ray astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Ultraviolet astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Optical astronomy.

November 20, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Visual astronomy.

November 21, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First violet source in Leo, report due on November 28, 2019.

• Problem set: Synchrotron radiation/Problem set, solutions including work steps due on November 28, 2019.

• Quiz: Optical astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Visual astronomy quiz.

November 22, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Violet astronomy.

November 25, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Blue astronomy.

November 26, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: X-ray trigonometric parallax, report is due on December 3, 2019.

• Quiz: Violet astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Blue astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Cyan astronomy.

November 27, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Green astronomy.

November 28, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First X-ray source in Andromeda, report due on December 5, 2019.

• Problem set: Radiation dosage, solutions including work steps due on December 5, 2019.

• Quiz: Cyan astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Green astronomy quiz.

November 29, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Yellow astronomy.

December 2, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Orange astronomy.

December 3, 2019, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Magnetic field reversal, report is due on December 10, 2019.

• Quiz: Yellow astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Orange astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Red astronomy.

December 4, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Infrared astronomy.

December 5, 2019, Thursday

• Lesson: First yellow source in Aquila, report due on December 12, 2019.

• Problem set: Star jumping, solutions including work steps due on December 12, 2019.

• Quiz: Red astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Infrared astronomy quiz.

December 6, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Submillimeter astronomy.

December 9, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Microwave astronomy

December 10, 2019, Tuesday

• Quiz: Submillimeter astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Microwave astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Radar astronomy.

• Hourly: Principles of radiation astronomy/Hourly 3 for lectures 33-48, including quiz section lectures, lessons (except the last one), problem sets (except the last one), and laboratories not included in the first two hourlies.

December 11, 2019, Wednesday

• Lecture: Radio astronomy.

December 12, 2019, Thursday

• Quiz: Radar astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Radio astronomy quiz.

December 13, 2019, Friday

• Lecture: Gravitational astronomy.

December 16, 2019, Monday

• Lecture: Superluminal astronomy.

December 17, 2019, Tuesday

• Quiz: Gravitational astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Superluminal astronomy quiz.

December 20, 2019, Friday

• Final examination: Principles of radiation astronomy/Final quiz covers everything in the course.

Alternate examinations that may be used by your college or university for credit (and a grade) in this course will be available from Wikiversity by courier for closed, proctored session testing of proficiency.

Hypotheses

Main article: Hypotheses

1. By subpaging as many of the lectures in this course as possible under radiation astronomy the overall popularity of the course, or lecture set, can be compared with other lecture sets here at Wikiversity.

See also

• Control groups
• Proof of concept
• Proof of technology
• Solar astronomy course
• Stars courses
• X-ray astronomy course

External links

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