Astronomy 2142: Black Holes
Autumn 2025

Instructor: David Weinberg, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Astronomy
Textbook: Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy, by Kip Thorne.

For more information, download the syllabus.
The OpenStax textbook referenced in the syllabus is available here.

Downloadable Items (PDF format):

Notes are in PDF format. I can provide a double space version for anyone who wants more space to add their own notes.

Part 3: Newtonian Gravity, posted 9/10/25.

Note that solution sets for the homework assignments are handed out in class, on paper.

Manipulating equations. To help you remember some rules of algebra that you might have forgotten.
Scientific notation. Some reminders on scientific notation and test problems to check that you can use it correctly on your calculator.
Reader's guide for Black Holes and Time Warps, written by DW, last update 8/29/25.