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These topics in Elementary Astronomy are for  courses at the University of Louisville.  Click a topic to follow the link.
These topics in Elementary Astronomy are selected from our on-line Elementary Astronomy class.  They are provided here for those who may want to learn astronomy and do not need the interactivity, exams, and credit offered by the on-line class. If you are an enrolled student, please use the class website.   
 
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*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Pathways_to_Astronomy_3E Sections to study in Pathways to Astronomy, 3rd Edition]  
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Pathways_to_Astronomy_3E Sections to study in Pathways to Astronomy, 3rd Edition]  
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Pathways_to_Astronomy_2E Sections to study in Pathways to Astronomy, 2nd Edition]


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Elementary_Astronomy_News_Highlights News Highlights]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Elementary_Astronomy_News_Highlights News Highlights]




'''Week 1 -- January 9-15'''
'''Week 1'''


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Constellations Constellations]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Constellations Constellations]




'''Week 2 -- January 16 - 22'''
'''Week 2'''


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/The_Sun_Keeps_Us_Warm The Sun Keeps Us Warm]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/The_Sun_Keeps_Us_Warm The Sun Keeps Us Warm]




'''Week 3 -- January 23 - 29'''
'''Week 3'''


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Telescopes Telescopes]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Telescopes Telescopes]
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'''Week 4 -- January 30 - Februrary 5'''
'''Week 4'''


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/The_Moon The Moon]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/The_Moon The Moon]




'''Week 5 -- Februrary 6 - 12'''
'''Week 5'''


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Mars Mars]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Mars Mars]
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*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Saturn_and_Extrasolar_Planets Saturn and Extrasolar Planets]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Saturn_and_Extrasolar_Planets Saturn and Extrasolar Planets]


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Where_are_they_now%3F Where Are They Now?]


'''Week 6 -- Februrary 13 - 19'''


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Comets_and_Meteors Comets and Meteors]
'''Week 6'''


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Comets,_Asteriods,_Meteors,_and_Meteorites Comets, Asteroids, Meteors and Meteorites]




'''Week 7 -- Februrary 20 - 26'''
 
'''Week 7'''


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Periodic_Table_of_the_Elements Periodic Table of the Elements]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Periodic_Table_of_the_Elements Periodic Table of the Elements]
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'''Week 8 -- Februrary 27 - March 4'''
'''Week 8'''


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Subatomic_Particles Subatomic Particles]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Subatomic_Particles Subatomic Particles]
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'''Week 9 -- March 5 - March 11'''
'''Week 9'''
 
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Things_Beyond_Our_Understanding_-_Dark_Matter_and_Dark_Energy Things Beyond our Understanding - Dark Matter and Dark Energy]
*[http://www.npr.org/2011/01/24/132932268/a-physicist-explains-why-parallel-universes-may-exist Interview with Brian Greene about Fabric of the Cosmos]
*[http://video.pbs.org/video/2163057527 Watch part of Fabric of the Cosmos on PBS and NOVA on line]
*[http://www.npr.org/2011/11/14/142248148/exploring-supernovas-leads-to-physics-nobel-prize Interview with Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter Discussing Supernovae ]
 
 
 
'''Week 10'''


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/How_to_Measure_Distances_in_the_Universe How to Measure Distances in the Universe]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/How_to_Measure_Distances_in_the_Universe How to Measure Distances in the Universe]




'''Week 10 -- March 12 - March 18'''
'''Week 11'''


*Spring Vacation Week
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Special_Relativity Special Relativity]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/General_Relativity General Relativity]




'''Week 11 -- March 19 - March 25'''
'''Week 12'''


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Scale_of_the_Universe Scale of the Universe]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Scale_of_the_Universe Scale of the Universe]
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'''Week 12 -- March 26 - April 1'''
'''Week 13'''


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Galaxies_Near_and_Far Galaxies Near and Far]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Galaxies_Near_and_Far Galaxies Near and Far]




'''Week 13 -- April 2 - April 8'''
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Special_Relativity Special Relativity]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/General_Relativity General Relativity]
'''Week 14 -- April 9 - April 15'''


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Things_Beyond_Our_Understanding_-_Dark_Matter_and_Dark_Energy Things Beyond our Understanding - Dark Matter and Dark Energy]
'''Week 14'''
*[http://www.npr.org/2011/01/24/132932268/a-physicist-explains-why-parallel-universes-may-exist Interview with Brian Greene about Fabric of the Cosmos]
*[http://video.pbs.org/video/2163057527 Watch part of Fabric of the Cosmos on PBS and NOVA on line]
*[http://www.npr.org/2011/11/14/142248148/exploring-supernovas-leads-to-physics-nobel-prize Interview with Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter discussing supernovae ]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImvlS8PLIo Recommended Lecture: Lawrence M. Krauss - A Universe from Nothing]


*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/The_Story_of_the_Universe The Story of the Universe]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUe0_4rdj0U&feature=fvwrel Something from nothing? A Discussion between Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins.]
*[http://www.startalkradio.net/ Neil deGrasse Tyson's News, Podcasts, and Question and Answer Forum.]
*[http://www.amazon.com/A-Short-History-Nearly-Everything/dp/0767908171 Delightful reading about A Short History of Nearly Everything, a Book by Bill Bryson]


'''Week 15 -- April 16 - April 22'''


*[http://www.amazon.com/Universe-Nothing-There-Something-Rather/dp/145162445X Lawrence Krauss's new book, The Universe from Nothing discusses the forefront of physics and astronomy (see link to an earlier lecture)]
*[http://www.amazon.com/A-Short-History-Nearly-Everything/dp/0767908171 Delightful reading about A Short History of Nearly Everything, a book by Bill Bryson]




Students enrolled in distance education sections should use [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/moodle this site].
''Students enrolled in distance education sections should use [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/moodle this site].''

Latest revision as of 04:06, 12 August 2017

These topics in Elementary Astronomy are selected from our on-line Elementary Astronomy class. They are provided here for those who may want to learn astronomy and do not need the interactivity, exams, and credit offered by the on-line class. If you are an enrolled student, please use the class website.

Click a topic to follow the link.



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Students enrolled in distance education sections should use this site.