Astronomy 161, Spring 2005
This is the web page for Professor David Weinberg's section of
Astronomy 161, Introduction to Solar System Astronomy,
for Spring Quarter, 2005.
Some information on final exam topics
There are several topics from the last two lectures that
will not be on the final exam because I ran through them
too quickly. These are: the Oort Cloud, the Kuiper Belt,
the gravitational microlensing method of searching for
extra-solar planets, planet migration, and life in the universe.
Reading
All reading assignments are from Universe, by R. A. Freedman \& W. J.
Kauffmann III, Seventh Edition.
- Unit 1: Introduction to Course
- Reading: Chapter 1, including essay by Sandra Faber
- Unit 2: Motions in the Sky
- Chapter 2, with less attention to details in 2-6 and 2-7.
- Chapter 3, through section 3-5.
- Unit 3: The Scientific Revolution
- Lectures 4-6: Chapter 4-1 through 4-4.
- Lectures 7-10: Chapter 4-5 through 4-8.
- Unit 4: Atoms, Light, and Telescopes
- Lecture 11: Chapter 5.
- Lecture 12: Chapter 6.
- Unit 5: Solar System Overview
- Unit 6: The Earth and the Moon
- Lectures 14 and 15: Chapter 9
- Lecture 16: Chapter 10.
- Unit 7: The Planets
- Lecture 17: Chapters 11, 12, and 13 (! Probably best to read after lecture)
- Lecture 18: Chatper 14
- Lecture 19: Chapter 15
- Lecture 20: Chapters 16-1 to 16-4, 16-9, 17-7 and 17-8
- Lecture 21: Chapter 8
Miscellaneous Items
Lecture Notes
Go to David Weinberg's Home Page
Updated: 2005 June 2[dhw]