Astronomy 100: Introduction to Astrophysics

Fall term 2006, Instructor: Francis Wilkin

tentative Syllabus | reading assignments | Textbook Web site | Software downloads

Week 1: Class 1 notes |Homework assignment #1

Week 2: Read Ch 2 (continued next week)
Week 3: Finish Ch 2; run simulation "Orbit"

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Usefull tools and resources:

Julian Day Calculator | SIMBAD Astronomical Database | NASA Astrophysics Data System
Binary Stars in motion | Transit search
Extrasolar Planets Catalog | Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia | Planet Searchers (Marcy et al) | Planet Searchers (Geneva group)
Systemic planet search
NASA Origins Program | Hubble Space Telescope | NGST | Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF)

Spectral types activity page