Difference between revisions of "Elementary Astronomy"

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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.

Sections to study in Pathways to Astronomy, 3rd Edition

News Highlights

Week 1

Constellations

Week 2

The Sun Keeps Us Warm

Week 3

Telescopes

Solar System Real Estate

Week 4

The Moon

Week 5

Mars

Saturn and Extrasolar Planets

Where Are They Now?

Week 6

Comets, Asteroids, Meteors and Meteorites

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

How to Measure Distances in the Universe

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Galaxies Near and Far

Week 14

Students enrolled in distance education sections should use this site.

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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.
+Click a topic to follow the link.
 *[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]
-'''Week 1 -- January 9-15'''
+'''Week 1'''
 *[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]
-'''Week 3 -- January 23 - 29'''
+'''Week 3'''
 *[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]
-'''Week 5 -- Februrary 6 - 12'''
+'''Week 5'''
 *[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/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]
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-'''Week 8 -- Februrary 27 - March 4'''
+'''Week 8'''
 *[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]
-'''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]
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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]
-'''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].''

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