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*[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 ] | |||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImvlS8PLIo Recommended Lecture: Lawrence M. Krauss - A Universe from Nothing] | |||
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*[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] | ||
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* | *[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Special_Relativity Special Relativity] | ||
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/General_Relativity General Relativity] | |||
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*[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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*[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 14''' | '''Week 14''' | ||
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/ | *[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 offers news, podcasts, and a helpful question and answer forum. | ||
*[http://www. | |||
*[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] | *[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]. | ||
Revision as of 03:31, 24 July 2014
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. The content is frequently updated, but may lag that in the class. If you are an enrolled student, please use the class website.
Click a topic to follow the link.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
- Things Beyond our Understanding - Dark Matter and Dark Energy
- Interview with Brian Greene about Fabric of the Cosmos
- Watch part of Fabric of the Cosmos on PBS and NOVA on line
- Interview with Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter discussing supernovae
- Recommended Lecture: Lawrence M. Krauss - A Universe from Nothing
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
- The Story of the Universe
- Something from nothing? A discussion between Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins.
- [1] Neil deGrasse Tyson offers news, podcasts, and a helpful question and answer forum.
Students enrolled in distance education sections should use this site.