Welcome to
ESC 1022
Stellar and Galactic Astronomy
Spring 2008 semester
Instructor: Philip Harrington
ESC 1022 focuses on the universe
beyond the solar system: the structure and evolution of the sun and stars, the
structure, motion, and evolution of the Milky Way, and the large scale structure
of the universe of galaxies beyond the Milky Way. The semester concludes with an
introduction to cosmology, the study of the overall origin and structure of the
universe.
On this Web site, you will find the course syllabus and
schedule, lab schedule, homework assignments and lab assignments as they are
assigned, requirements for the term project, as well as a
long list of links that students may find valuable as we travel through the
universe together during the semester.
Students are encouraged to explore the Internet resources
listed here, especially the home page of our textbook. Links to that Web
site are provided from both the
Syllabus
and
Astronomical News
pages, as well as right here.
The textbook website offers late-breaking news items, addenda to the book, as
well as practice tests useful for studying.
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