Physics 44 Class Schedule and Readings
| Week | Topics |
Reading |
Homework/Activities |
| 3 Sep | Introduction: Fundamental Building Blocks and
Laws of the Universe |
Introduction
Overview 2 Chapter 2 Skim Overview 1 Skim Chapter 1 (read Section 1.5) |
Homework #1
From textbook Introduction: Questions For Review: 1, 2, 7, 8 Problems 2, 5 From Chapter 2: Questions For Review: 1, 2 Due Friday, Sept. 8 |
| 10 Sep | Light, the Measure of the Universe
The Structure of Matter |
Chapter 2, 3 | Homework #2
Chapter 2: Questions for Review: 7 Problems 1, 4, 7 Chapter 3: Questions for Review: 8, 9 Thought Questions: 1, 6 Problems 2, 3, 6 Due Monday, Sept. 17 |
| 17 Sep | Light and Matter
Stars: The Sun Quiz #1: Friday, September 21 |
Chapter 11.1 - 11.3 | Internet Exercise
on Light
Complete and hand in by Friday, Sept 21. |
| 24 Sep | The Sun: Basic Model
Stars: Parallax |
Chapter 11.1-11.3, 12.1-12.3
Tour of the Sun, including movies (optional) |
Homework #3 :
Chapter 11: Questions for Review: 2, 3, 5, 8 Chapter 12: Questions for Review: 2, 3, 4, 5 Thought Question: 2 Due Monday, Oct 1 |
| 1 Oct | Stellar Properties, The Hertzsprung Russel Diagram
Quiz #2: Friday, October 5 |
Chapter 12.1-12.3, 1st half of 12.6
Link to Relativistic Flight Simulations (optional) Other Relativistic Flight Simulations (optional) |
HR Diagram Activity
Hand in on Monday, Oct 8 |
| 8 Oct | Star Properties, Stellar Evolution
Midterm: October 10 in SS104, 1:35 - 2:40pm (Covers class and reading material, except sections 3.6, 12.4, 12.7, 2nd half of 12.6) |
Chapter 3.6, 12.4-12.7, 13.1-13.3 | Homework #4
Chapter 12: Questions for Review: 10, 15 Chapter 13: Questions for Review: 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 14 Due Wednesday, Oct 17 |
| 15 Oct | Star Formation
Stellar Evolution and Stellar Remnants |
Chapter 13.4-13.9
Stellar Evolution Summary (optional) |
Homework #5
Chapter 13: Questions for Review: 18, 23 Thought Question 1 Problem 1 (see pg. 395) Chapter 14: Questions for Review: 1, 2, 6, 7 Due Monday, Oct 22 |
| 22 Oct | Stellar Remnants
The Milky Way Galaxy Quiz #3: Friday, Oct 26 |
Chapter 14 (emphasis on topics discussed in class)
Chapter 15.1-15.2 Falling into a Black Hole (optional - several movie clips) |
Stellar Cluster Ages Activity
Hand in Wednesday, Oct 24 |
| 29 Oct | Galaxies
Dark Matter Quasars The Expanding Universe |
Chapter 15.3 - 15.4, 15.6-15.8
Chapter 16.2, 16.3 skim only: 16.1, 16.4-16.6 |
Homework #6
Chapter 14: Questions for Review: 13, 14 Problem 3 Chapter 15: Questions for Review: 3, 7, 8, 11, 16, 17, 19 Due Friday, Nov 2 |
| 5 Nov | Cosmology: A Model of the Universe
Quiz #4: Wednesday, Nov 7 |
Chapter 17 | Homework #7
Chapter 16: Questions for Review: 7, 8, 9, 10, 21 Chapter 17: Questions for Review: 1, 5, 6, 11 Chapter 17: Thought Question 1, 4 Due Friday, Nov 7 |
| 11 Nov | Final: Thursday, Nov 15, 9:30 - 11:30, SS104 | Essay Questions for the Final Exam |
Last Updated: November 3, 2001