Astronomy Notes
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Visual Basic |
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Mobile Robotics |
C++ |
Java |
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10:15 to 12:05 |
12:40 to 13:30 |
13:40 to 14:30 |
14:40 to 15:30 |
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Course Notes |
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| Vacuum Tube: 1946-1958 | Transistor; 1959-1964 | Integrated Circuit: 1965-1970 | Microprocessor: 1971 - present |
¢ Policies
Ø Academy and Summer Session
Ø Those of the instructor - the notebook I keep - visits to see principal - then dismissal
è Not allowed during class: emails, surfing net, playing games, using cell phones
This is a computer science class - it is not a nursery
è No personal computers in classroom
è Do not leave personal items in classroom at end of class - they will be removed and you may lose them
è You cannot leave class early without written permission from parent in advance
è No visits to classroom by others unless approved in advance by both Summer Session and me
è Do not sit on desks or tables
è Do not change configuration of computers in any way
è No hats, caps or sound devices etc. on head
è All violations will be recorded in my notebook and appropriate action will be taken - without further warnings
¢ Courses I teach at the Academy
¢ Class picture
¢ Introduction to the course
Ø The TA
Ø The site: Notes, manual, assignments, schedule
¢ Teaching philosophy - LCD
Ø Some have more background than others
Ø Be considerate if at times I am covering (perhaps repeating) something you think you already know
¢ Distribute Web site card
¢ ID Pictures with name you prefer
¢ Open and manipulate Stellarium - setting time, location, speed, objects to show, etc
¢ Manual
Ø Chapter 1: Foundations of Astronomy
Ø Chapter 2: The Copernican Revolution
¢ Movie: Galileo's Battle for the Heavens
¢ Distribute class picture
¢ Movie: Galileo's Battle for the Heavens - conclusion (start at movement of Earth portion)
¢ Saving
Ø To Summerxxxx on 'netapp(Summerdrive')
Ø The xxxx is the number you were assigned
Ø Browse for this directory
Ø You will not be allowed to save anywhere else.
Ø If you are allowed to save on C drive - it will be destroyed tonight
¢ Summary of the movie to date
Ø The scientific model - can be attributed to Galileo
Ø Plato through Galileo: Early concepts concerning the structure of the heavens and rationale
¢ Last section of the video: The benefits of house arrest
¢ Review of the material and Short video of Ptolemy's model: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVuU2YCwHjw
¢ Review exercise for a text
¢ Schedule for the next 2 weeks
Ø Most of this week we will be discussing and using the planetarium software, Stellarium, most of this week.
Ø Next week we will be using the StarLab that will be set up in a lab downstairs
¢ Distribute abbreviated Stellarium User's Guide (place in notebook provided earlier)
¢ Stellarium Discussion
Ø Downloading the software, User's Guide, Description
Ø Geographic versus Magnetic Poles
Ø Earth Coordinates: Latitude and longitude - Description, Finding latitude and longitude for a location, Illustration using the globe
Ø Celestial Coordinates: Declination and Right Ascension
¢ Assignment involving Stellarium: Exercise 1
¢ Review of topics from last class - review exercise on Thursday
¢ Movie on Isaac Newton Friday
¢ Obtaining information from space - difference between sound waves and electromagnetic waves
Ø Faraday
Ø Doppler
Ø Radiation - Cosmic Information _ and the doppler shift
¢ Finish Exercise 1 - new exercise next class
¢ Brightness of stars - the scale
¢ Review
Ø Aristotle to Newton: cast of characters retrograde motion, the ellipse
¢ Kepler
¢ Kepler's Laws
¢ Kepler's second law animations: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/circmot/ksl.cfm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3OOK8a4l8Y
¢ Review Exercise
¢ Next class: Movie on Isaac Newton
¢ Movie on Isaac Newton will be shown next week
¢ Next week we will meet here and then go to the StarLab downstairs
¢ Constellations: http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/Constellations/constnavi.html
¢ Some constellations from Greek
mythology (these and many more described in your notebook)
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Cancer:
http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/cancer.html
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Orion:
http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/orion.html
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Pegasus:
http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/pegasus.html
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Ursa Major:
http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/Constellations/circumpolar/ursa_major.html
¢ Stars and Constellations: Short Video - http://www.5min.com/Video/Stars-and-Constellations-93889705
¢ Constellations for June 2010 Video: http://hubblesite.org/fun_.and._games/tonights_sky/
¢ Schedule for the week - see below
¢ Selected assignments for presentations - complete before going to lab - pick one - or one will be assigned (in Italics)
¢ StarLab: Greek Mythology
Ø Visit Starlab today - try to identify the constellation you picked (perhaps you will decide to pick another)
Ø Take your notebook with you (to assist in identifying the constellations
Ø Return to room 212 and work on presentation
¢ Selected assignments for presentations
¢ Center of the galaxy: Sagitarius constellation
¢ Stars and planets to scale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS88G5WBcfQ
¢ StarLab: Solar System and the Galaxy
¢ Work on Greek Mythology presentations - given Thursday
¢ Assignments for presentations
¢ Birth of the Solar System: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1AXbpYndGc
¢ Other Bodies in the Solar System: Kynsey presentation
¢ Work on presentations
Ø Greek Mythology - given next Monday
Ø Stars - given next Wednesday
¢ Short quiz
¢ The source of our knowledge: manned and unmanned missions, observations, inferences
Ø Jupiter: The planet: http://science.discovery.com/convergence/planets/video/jupiter.html
Ø Jupiter's Moons: http://science.discovery.com/convergence/planets/video/jupitersmoonshtml
Ø Rover Mission to Mars: Launch, arrival, descent, animations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UmRx4dEdRI
Ø Cassini mission to Saturn: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/features/saturn/video/video.html
¢ Work on presentations for next week
¢ Starlab: Deep Sky Objects and handout
¢ Work on presentations
¢ Movie on Isaac Newton - to nervous breakdown portion
¢ Movie on Isaac Newton - conclusion
¢ Work on presentations - given next class
¢ Presentations (finish constellations - 1 student)
¢ Complete Stars PowerPoint - will present next Tuesday
NO CLASS
¢ Presentations (finish constellations - 1 student)
¢ Stars PowerPoint Presentations
¢ Presentations (finish constellations - 1 student)
¢ Stars PowerPoint Presentations
¢ Movie: Observatories - Stonehenge to Space Telescopes (to splitting of light into components)
¢ Movie: Observatories - Stonehenge to Space Telescopes
¢ Schedule for remainder of course
¢ Short video clip: Looking back in time: http://video.foxnews.com/v/4273249/space-telescope-captures-first-image-of-universe?playlist_id=86861
¢ Movie: The Universe, Part 1:
The Sun
¢ Evolving Models: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/07/09/renegade-planets-weird-alien-worlds-challenge-theories/?test=latestnews
Mars: The Red Planet
The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to Our Planet
¢ Radio Telescopes
¢ Spectroscopes
Saturn: Lord of the Rings
Alien Galaxies
¢ Open House today: 6-8 pm
¢ NOVA Video: Runaway Universe
¢ Get course letters at end of period
¢ The expanding universe: Einstein, Hubble, Lemaitre
¢ The Elegant Universe, Part 1
¢ Course Review