Week of January 17
The Interstellar Medium (ISM)

Reading:
Chapter 5.4, 16

Week of January 24
ISM

Reading:
Chapter 16

Week of Feb 1
The Milky Way and ISM

Reading:
Multi-wavelength Milky Way maps
First 4.5 pages (through Section IIIa.) of The Interstellar Environment of our Galaxy.
Begin reading Chapter 19.

Problem Set 1 due on Thursday. For that set: Multi-color image of Barnard 68.
Images of Barnard 68 through six different optical and IR filters.

Week of Feb 8
The Milky Way

Reading:
Chapter 19

Problem Set 2 due on Thursday February 17.

Week of Feb 15
The Milky Way and Galaxies

Reading:
Chapter 20

Week of Feb 22
Galaxies

Reading:
Chapter 20

Week of March 1
Galaxies

Reading:
Chapter 20

Problem Set 3 due on Thursday March 3.

Week of March 14
Galaxies

Midterm exam handed out on Tuesday March 15 and due Thursday March 17 by 5 pm.

Astronomy and astrophysics majors meeting in my office at 9:30 am on Thursday March 17.

Week of March 21
Active Galaxies

Reading:
Chapter 21 and this website.

Problem Set 4 due on Thursday March 31.

Week of March 28
Active Galaxies, Large Scale Structure

Reading:
Chapter 22

Lab 1 due Friday April 8. Thursday April 7 - time in class to work on Lab 1.

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