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Astronomy (Fall 2018)


General:   (The webpage of the course is updated gradually)  - Last Update 27 January 2018

This is a B.Sc. course, which will be held in Physics Department of Sharif University of Technology.

Class Time:  Saturday and Monday  15:00 - 16:30

Place:  TBA

Office Hours:  Sunday  8:00 - 9:00  /  Tuesdays 8:00 - 9:00  (Or by appointment - Email: baghram@sharif.edu)  

Number of Registered Students:

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Teacher Assitants:

Sina Taamoli        email address: taamolisina@gmail.com

Aryan Rahimeh    email address: aryanrahimieh@yahoo.com

TA Class Group 1:    Monday 10:30 - 12:30 Physics 3  (Taamoli)

TA Class Group 2:    Tuesday 12:00 - 13:30  Physics 1 (Rahimmieh)


About the Course:

The main subject of the course is  an Introduction to Astronomy

 The topics that will be covered or touched are as below:

1) Introduction to Astronomy, why and how?

2) Spherical Astronomy

3)Obseravtions and Instruments

4) Photometric Concepts

5) Physics of Light and Matter

6) Solar System

7) Stellar Physics I

8) Stellar Physics II

9) Interstellar medium

10) Milky Way

11) Galaxies

12 ) From Astronomy to Cosmology

13) From Cosmos to Life

The main goals of Course:

1) Making a solid background in Astronomy

2) Give an inspiration an motiviation to become an Astronomer!


Grading:

Assignments:    5 points 

Midterm exam: 6 points    * Monday - 14 Aban 1397 - 5 November 2018 - @ 15:00

Final Exam:      7 points   

Class Activity and Project:  3 points (due to your performance)  PROJECT DUE to    * Monday - 3 Day 1397 - 24 December 2018 - @ 15:00

Total grade: 21

You can find your  Mid term grades by clicking here

You can find your  HomeWork grades by clicking here

You can find your  Final Exam grades by clicking here

You can find your  Total  grades click


Suggested Reading:

THE main book of the course is:  Fundamental of Astronomy by Hannu Karttunen et al. Springer - Sixth Edition- 2017

 

Very GOOD  BOOKS ON CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER to keep an EYE on them

1) An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics by by Bradley W. Carroll, Dale A. Ostlie (2006)

2) Astronomy: Principles and Practice, Fourth Edition (PBK) 4th Edition A.E. Roy, D. Clarke (2003)

 

REVIEW ARTICLES:

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Papers BY THEME:

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Lectrure Notes and Presentations:


Time Line of Lectures:

Lecture 1: ( Saturday -  15 September 2018)

Introduction to course. We also discuss that how Astronomy works and why and how?

Lecture 2: ( Monday -  17 September 2018 )

Scales and Masses in Universe

Lecture 3: ( Saturday -  22 September 2018 )

 

Lecture 4: ( Monday -  24 September 2018 )

In the context of Spherical Astronomy, the change of coordinate from alt,azm to dec and RA is discussed.

Lecture 5: (  Saturday - 29  September 2018)

 

Lecture 6: ( Monday -  1 October 2018 )

 

Lecture 7 : ( Saturday - 6 October  2018)

The Rayliegh Scatteing is the main topic of this lecture.

Lecture 8: ( Monday -  8  October 2018 )

The concepts in Photometry like Flux, Intensity, Luminosity and magnitude is discussed.

Lecture 9: ( Saturday - 13 October  2018)

 

Lecture 10: ( Monday - 15  October 2018 )

 

Lecture 11: ( Saturday - 20 October  2018)

 

Lecture 12: ( Monday - 22  October 2018 )

 

Lecture 13: ( Saturday - 27 October  2018)

 

Lecture 14: ( Monday - 29  October 2018 )

 

Lecture 15: ( Saturday - 3 November 2018 )

 

Lecture 16: ( Monday - 5 November 2018 ) 

Midterm Exam -  14  Aban 1397

Lecture 17: ( Saturday - 10 November 2018 ) 

 

Lecture 18: ( Monday - 12 November 2018 )

 

Lecture 19: ( Saturday - 17 November 2018 )

 

Lecture 20: ( Monday - 19 November 2018 )

 

Lecture 21: ( Saturday - 24 November 2018 )

Venus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvXa1n9fjow

Mars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8pnmwOXhoY&list=PLivjPDlt6ApRpidjp1zjROOCKru-89Q1_&index=22

Saturn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epZdZaEQhS0

Pluto:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iZio70bd-M

Moon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AviDjR9mmo

Sun:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HoTK_Gqi2Q&index=37&list=PLivjPDlt6ApRpidjp1zjROOCKru-89Q1_

Solar System:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=libKVRa01L8&index=52&list=PLivjPDlt6ApRpidjp1zjROOCKru-89Q1_

Lecture 22: ( Monday - 26 November 2018 )

HR - diagram I

Lecture 23: ( Saturday - 1 December 2018 )

In this section we study how to use HR diagram

Lecture 24: ( Monday - 3 December 2018 )

Hydrodynamic Equations and Stellar structure

Lecture 25: ( Saturday - 8 December 2018 )

Stellar Evolution

Lecture 26: ( Monday - 10 December 2018 )

In this section we contine the stellar evolution

Lecture 27: ( Saturday - 15 December 2018 )

In this lecture we study the properties of galaxies as a cosmological tools.

Lecture 28: ( Monday - 17 December 2018 )

In this lecture we study the milky way. We discuss the different components of it.

Lecture 29: ( Saturday - 22 December 2018 )

The Galaxy Formation and Evolution is discussed briefly.

Lecture 30: ( Monday - 24 December 2018 )

Presentation day

 


Assignments:

1) Problem Set 1  due to Monday 16 Mehr 1397 - 8 October 2018

2) Class Activity - Problem Set 1:   Working with https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/

3) Class Activity - Problem Set 2:    Three concepts in spherical astronomy

4) Problem Set 2  due to Sarurday 28 Mehr 1397 - 20 October 2018

5) Problem Set 3  due to Monday 14 Aban 1397 - 5 November 2018

6) Problem Set 4:  Midterm Exam

7) Problem Set 5  due to Monday 24 Azar 1397 - 15 December 2018

8) Problem Set 6  due to Monday   3 Day 1397 - 24 December 2018

9) Problem Set 7  due to Final Exam Day


Data + Code :

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Classic Papers:

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Projects:

You can choose one of the projects below for the paper reading, presentation and paper work of this class. The projects are going under an intensive update by adding references and review articles and key papers about them.

 


Interesting Links:

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Useful Links:

https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/
http://www.ing.iac.es/ 
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/
http://www.sdss.org/
https://www.codecademy.com/