Astronomy 16: Modern Astrophysics

Prof. David Cohen

Fall 2006
Tue., Thu. 11:20 to 12:35
S.C. 113 (seminar room)


This site dates from Fall 2006, the last time Astro 16 was offered; it will be offered again in Fall 2007.

Crab spectral sequence M31


 

Announcements

New: You can pick up the solutions to the practice final exam on Monday.

Our final exam is on Thursday, December 21 at 9 AM, in our classroom.


Archive of old announcements.



Assignments


Archive of old assignments.



Upcoming Events

Check the departmental colloquium schedule. You should come to all of these talks! Early in the spring semester, faculty will present information about research opportunities in their labs for summer 2007.

There are telescope public viewings the second Tuesday of each month, at the Sproul Observatory. The next one is on February 13, at 8 PM. Further information is available.

 

Class Information

The class announcement [pdf or Word]
The syllabus (v.6) [pdf or Word] is subject to updates
Office hours



Links

Astronomy Picture of the Day

astronomy library guide
basic astronomical resources
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics

HTML calculator
another calculator
astrophysical constants and astronomical data

telescope notes:
start-up procedures
table of alignment stars
some tips for using the LX200 telescopes


graphical weather forecast
NCAR weather models
more weather links

Department website
SWAP: Swarthmore Women in Astronomy and Physics

 


This page is maintained by David Cohen
cohen -at- astro.swarthmore.edu

Last modified: December 21, 2006