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Week 1 - Positional Astronomy
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Week 1 - 1 Positional Astronomy Introduction (14:16)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 1 - 1 Positional Astronomy Introduction (14:16)IAU Constellations for Week 1 - 1 Positional Astronomy Introduction (14:16)C. Dolan's Constellation Page for Week 1 - 1 Positional Astronomy Introduction (14:16)Constellations of Various Cultures for Week 1 - 1 Positional Astronomy Introduction (14:16)Our Syllabus for Week 1 - 1 Positional Astronomy Introduction (14:16)In-video quiz for Week 1 - 1 Positional Astronomy Introduction (14:16)Subtitles (text) for Week 1 - 1 Positional Astronomy Introduction (14:16)Subtitles (srt) for Week 1 - 1 Positional Astronomy Introduction (14:16)Video (MP4) for Week 1 - 1 Positional Astronomy Introduction (14:16)
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Week 1 - 2 The Celestial Sphere (20:34)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 1 - 2 The Celestial Sphere (20:34)Some Notes for Week 1 - 2 The Celestial Sphere (20:34)Small-Angle Demonstration for Week 1 - 2 The Celestial Sphere (20:34)Notes on Unit Conversions for Week 1 - 2 The Celestial Sphere (20:34)In-video quiz for Week 1 - 2 The Celestial Sphere (20:34)Subtitles (text) for Week 1 - 2 The Celestial Sphere (20:34)Subtitles (srt) for Week 1 - 2 The Celestial Sphere (20:34)Video (MP4) for Week 1 - 2 The Celestial Sphere (20:34)
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Week 1 - 3 The Local View (20:55)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 1 - 3 The Local View (20:55)Computing Altitude/Azimuth for Week 1 - 3 The Local View (20:55)Celestial Navigation for Week 1 - 3 The Local View (20:55)Star Trails in North for Week 1 - 3 The Local View (20:55)Amazing video with 2012 Leonids for Week 1 - 3 The Local View (20:55)In-video quiz for Week 1 - 3 The Local View (20:55)Subtitles (text) for Week 1 - 3 The Local View (20:55)Subtitles (srt) for Week 1 - 3 The Local View (20:55)Video (MP4) for Week 1 - 3 The Local View (20:55)
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Week 1 - 4 Where is the Sun? (12:51)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 1 - 4 Where is the Sun? (12:51)Sun's Path photo for Week 1 - 4 Where is the Sun? (12:51)More on Analemma for Week 1 - 4 Where is the Sun? (12:51)In-video quiz for Week 1 - 4 Where is the Sun? (12:51)Subtitles (text) for Week 1 - 4 Where is the Sun? (12:51)Subtitles (srt) for Week 1 - 4 Where is the Sun? (12:51)Video (MP4) for Week 1 - 4 Where is the Sun? (12:51)
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Week 1 - 5 Tilt and Seasons (26:10)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 1 - 5 Tilt and Seasons (26:10)Nice video on "years" for Week 1 - 5 Tilt and Seasons (26:10)Dating the Pyramids with Precession for Week 1 - 5 Tilt and Seasons (26:10)In-video quiz for Week 1 - 5 Tilt and Seasons (26:10)Subtitles (text) for Week 1 - 5 Tilt and Seasons (26:10)Subtitles (srt) for Week 1 - 5 Tilt and Seasons (26:10)Video (MP4) for Week 1 - 5 Tilt and Seasons (26:10)
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Week 1 - 6 The Moon Moves Too (35:52)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 1 - 6 The Moon Moves Too (35:52)Lunation for Week 1 - 6 The Moon Moves Too (35:52)Solar Eclipse 2006 for Week 1 - 6 The Moon Moves Too (35:52)In-video quiz for Week 1 - 6 The Moon Moves Too (35:52)Subtitles (text) for Week 1 - 6 The Moon Moves Too (35:52)Subtitles (srt) for Week 1 - 6 The Moon Moves Too (35:52)Video (MP4) for Week 1 - 6 The Moon Moves Too (35:52)
Week 2 - Newton's Universe
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Week 2 - 1 What Else Moves? (14:56)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 2 - 1 What Else Moves? (14:56)Planetary Configurations Simulator for Week 2 - 1 What Else Moves? (14:56)Antikythera - a Mechanical Ptolemaic Computer for Week 2 - 1 What Else Moves? (14:56)In-video quiz for Week 2 - 1 What Else Moves? (14:56)Subtitles (text) for Week 2 - 1 What Else Moves? (14:56)Subtitles (srt) for Week 2 - 1 What Else Moves? (14:56)Video (MP4) for Week 2 - 1 What Else Moves? (14:56)
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Week 2 - 2 Brahe and Kepler (19:18)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 2 - 2 Brahe and Kepler (19:18)Planetary Orbit Simulator for Week 2 - 2 Brahe and Kepler (19:18)Some History and Biography for Week 2 - 2 Brahe and Kepler (19:18)In-video quiz for Week 2 - 2 Brahe and Kepler (19:18)Subtitles (text) for Week 2 - 2 Brahe and Kepler (19:18)Subtitles (srt) for Week 2 - 2 Brahe and Kepler (19:18)Video (MP4) for Week 2 - 2 Brahe and Kepler (19:18)
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Week 2 - 3 Newton (27:54)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 2 - 3 Newton (27:54)Great Physics Simulations for Week 2 - 3 Newton (27:54)Simulation to understand velocity, acceleration for Week 2 - 3 Newton (27:54)Newton's Laws Tutorial for Week 2 - 3 Newton (27:54)In-video quiz for Week 2 - 3 Newton (27:54)Subtitles (text) for Week 2 - 3 Newton (27:54)Subtitles (srt) for Week 2 - 3 Newton (27:54)Video (MP4) for Week 2 - 3 Newton (27:54)
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Week 2 - 4 Gravity (16:59)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 2 - 4 Gravity (16:59)Gravity Simulator - Build a Solar System for Week 2 - 4 Gravity (16:59)Newton's Cannon Simulator for Week 2 - 4 Gravity (16:59)Cavendish Experiment for Week 2 - 4 Gravity (16:59)In-video quiz for Week 2 - 4 Gravity (16:59)Subtitles (text) for Week 2 - 4 Gravity (16:59)Subtitles (srt) for Week 2 - 4 Gravity (16:59)Video (MP4) for Week 2 - 4 Gravity (16:59)
- Completed Week 2 - 5 More Gravity (33:24)
- Completed Week 2 - 6 Matter and Radiation (62:50)
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Week 2 - 7 Matter, Radiation, Quantum Physics (35:14)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 2 - 7 Matter, Radiation, Quantum Physics (35:14)In-video quiz for Week 2 - 7 Matter, Radiation, Quantum Physics (35:14)Subtitles (text) for Week 2 - 7 Matter, Radiation, Quantum Physics (35:14)Subtitles (srt) for Week 2 - 7 Matter, Radiation, Quantum Physics (35:14)Video (MP4) for Week 2 - 7 Matter, Radiation, Quantum Physics (35:14)
Week 3 - Solar System(s)
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Week 3 - 1 Intro to the Solar System (15:56)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 3 - 1 Intro to the Solar System (15:56)In-video Questions for Week 3 - 1 Intro to the Solar System (15:56)Subtitles (text) for Week 3 - 1 Intro to the Solar System (15:56)Subtitles (srt) for Week 3 - 1 Intro to the Solar System (15:56)Video (MP4) for Week 3 - 1 Intro to the Solar System (15:56)
- Completed Week 3 - 2 It's Old (14:10)
- Completed Week 3 - 3 The Solar Nebula (20:52)
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Week 3 - 4 Terrestrial Planet Formation (11:43)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 3 - 4 Terrestrial Planet Formation (11:43)In-video Questions for Week 3 - 4 Terrestrial Planet Formation (11:43)Subtitles (text) for Week 3 - 4 Terrestrial Planet Formation (11:43)Subtitles (srt) for Week 3 - 4 Terrestrial Planet Formation (11:43)Video (MP4) for Week 3 - 4 Terrestrial Planet Formation (11:43)
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Week 3 - 5 Beyond the Snow Line: Giants (33:56)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 3 - 5 Beyond the Snow Line: Giants (33:56)In-video Questions for Week 3 - 5 Beyond the Snow Line: Giants (33:56)Subtitles (text) for Week 3 - 5 Beyond the Snow Line: Giants (33:56)Subtitles (srt) for Week 3 - 5 Beyond the Snow Line: Giants (33:56)Video (MP4) for Week 3 - 5 Beyond the Snow Line: Giants (33:56)
- Completed Week 3 - 6 Earth is a Planet (40:53)
- Completed Week 3 - 7 Our Moon (17:29)
- Completed OPTIONAL! Week 3 - 8 Terrestrial Planets (19:53)
- Completed OPTIONAL! Week 3 - 9 Giant Planets (20:53)
- Completed OPTIONAL! Week 3 - 10 Asteroids and Comets (20:13)
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Week 3 - 11 We May Not Be Alone (25:51)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 3 - 11 We May Not Be Alone (25:51)In-video Questions for Week 3 - 11 We May Not Be Alone (25:51)Subtitles (text) for Week 3 - 11 We May Not Be Alone (25:51)Subtitles (srt) for Week 3 - 11 We May Not Be Alone (25:51)Video (MP4) for Week 3 - 11 We May Not Be Alone (25:51)
Week 4 - Stars
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Week 4 - 2 Nuclear Physics (17:51)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 2 Nuclear Physics (17:51)More on Strong Force for Week 4 - 2 Nuclear Physics (17:51)Fusion Power on Earth? for Week 4 - 2 Nuclear Physics (17:51)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 2 Nuclear Physics (17:51)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 2 Nuclear Physics (17:51)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 2 Nuclear Physics (17:51)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 2 Nuclear Physics (17:51)
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Week 4 - 3 Solar Energy (08:39)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 3 Solar Energy (08:39)UNL pp-chain Animation for Week 4 - 3 Solar Energy (08:39)More detail on pp-chain for Week 4 - 3 Solar Energy (08:39)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 3 Solar Energy (08:39)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 3 Solar Energy (08:39)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 3 Solar Energy (08:39)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 3 Solar Energy (08:39)
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Week 4 - 4 Neutrinos and a Surprise (09:27)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 4 Neutrinos and a Surprise (09:27)Bahcall tells the story of Solar Neutrinos for Week 4 - 4 Neutrinos and a Surprise (09:27)Raymond Davis Nobel Speech for Week 4 - 4 Neutrinos and a Surprise (09:27)Neutrino Oscillations for Week 4 - 4 Neutrinos and a Surprise (09:27)Raymond Davis Nobel Speech for Week 4 - 4 Neutrinos and a Surprise (09:27)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 4 Neutrinos and a Surprise (09:27)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 4 Neutrinos and a Surprise (09:27)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 4 Neutrinos and a Surprise (09:27)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 4 Neutrinos and a Surprise (09:27)
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Week 4 - 5 Solar Structure (14:33)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 5 Solar Structure (14:33)NASA site on Solar Structure for Week 4 - 5 Solar Structure (14:33)More on Helioseismology for Week 4 - 5 Solar Structure (14:33)STEREO Solar Observatory for Week 4 - 5 Solar Structure (14:33)SOHO Solar Observatory for Week 4 - 5 Solar Structure (14:33)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 5 Solar Structure (14:33)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 5 Solar Structure (14:33)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 5 Solar Structure (14:33)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 5 Solar Structure (14:33)
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Week 4 - 6 Solar Weather (12:52)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 6 Solar Weather (12:52)Daily Solar Magnetorgrams for Week 4 - 6 Solar Weather (12:52)Article on Solar Magnetic Field for Week 4 - 6 Solar Weather (12:52)Space Weather for Week 4 - 6 Solar Weather (12:52)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 6 Solar Weather (12:52)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 6 Solar Weather (12:52)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 6 Solar Weather (12:52)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 6 Solar Weather (12:52)
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Week 4 - 7 How I Wonder Where You Are (10:28)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 7 How I Wonder Where You Are (10:28)Hipparcos Mission Web Page for Week 4 - 7 How I Wonder Where You Are (10:28)UNL Parallax Explorer for Week 4 - 7 How I Wonder Where You Are (10:28)Review of 3D Universe Hipparcos Animations for Week 4 - 7 How I Wonder Where You Are (10:28)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 7 How I Wonder Where You Are (10:28)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 7 How I Wonder Where You Are (10:28)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 7 How I Wonder Where You Are (10:28)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 7 How I Wonder Where You Are (10:28)
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Week 4 - 8 Astrometry (06:06)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 8 Astrometry (06:06)Hipparcos proper motion animation (Java) for Week 4 - 8 Astrometry (06:06)UNL 3D Big Dipper for Week 4 - 8 Astrometry (06:06)Proper Motion Measurements with Amateur Telescope for Week 4 - 8 Astrometry (06:06)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 8 Astrometry (06:06)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 8 Astrometry (06:06)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 8 Astrometry (06:06)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 8 Astrometry (06:06)
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Week 4 - 9 Stellar Types (11:28)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 9 Stellar Types (11:28)Detailed Table of Spectral Classes for Week 4 - 9 Stellar Types (11:28)History of Stellar Classification is Fascinating for Week 4 - 9 Stellar Types (11:28)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 9 Stellar Types (11:28)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 9 Stellar Types (11:28)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 9 Stellar Types (11:28)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 9 Stellar Types (11:28)
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Week 4 - 10 Stellar Stats (12:30)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 10 Stellar Stats (12:30)Big, Usable H-R Diagram for Week 4 - 10 Stellar Stats (12:30)Hipparcos H-R DIagrams for Week 4 - 10 Stellar Stats (12:30)Reading Logarithmic Scales for Week 4 - 10 Stellar Stats (12:30)UNL HR Explorer for Week 4 - 10 Stellar Stats (12:30)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 10 Stellar Stats (12:30)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 10 Stellar Stats (12:30)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 10 Stellar Stats (12:30)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 10 Stellar Stats (12:30)
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Week 4 - 11 Binary Stars (09:38)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 11 Binary Stars (09:38)Movie on planet in Alpha Centauri for Week 4 - 11 Binary Stars (09:38)Pretty Image of Albireo for Week 4 - 11 Binary Stars (09:38)Double Stars for Small Telescopes for Week 4 - 11 Binary Stars (09:38)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 11 Binary Stars (09:38)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 11 Binary Stars (09:38)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 11 Binary Stars (09:38)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 11 Binary Stars (09:38)
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Week 4 - 12 Spectroscopic Binaries (08:24)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 12 Spectroscopic Binaries (08:24)Spectroscopic Binary Animation for Week 4 - 12 Spectroscopic Binaries (08:24)Catalog of Spectroscopic Binaries for Week 4 - 12 Spectroscopic Binaries (08:24)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 12 Spectroscopic Binaries (08:24)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 12 Spectroscopic Binaries (08:24)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 12 Spectroscopic Binaries (08:24)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 12 Spectroscopic Binaries (08:24)
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Week 4 - 13 Eclipsing Binaries (13:48)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 13 Eclipsing Binaries (13:48)UNL Eclipsing Binary Simulator for Week 4 - 13 Eclipsing Binaries (13:48)Program to Compute Synthetic Light Curves for Week 4 - 13 Eclipsing Binaries (13:48)Paper on Alphecca for Week 4 - 13 Eclipsing Binaries (13:48)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 13 Eclipsing Binaries (13:48)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 13 Eclipsing Binaries (13:48)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 13 Eclipsing Binaries (13:48)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 13 Eclipsing Binaries (13:48)
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Week 4 - 14 Mass-Luminosity Relation (04:29)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 14 Mass-Luminosity Relation (04:29)Mass-Luminosity Plot with Explanations for Week 4 - 14 Mass-Luminosity Relation (04:29)Refining the MLR for Week 4 - 14 Mass-Luminosity Relation (04:29)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 14 Mass-Luminosity Relation (04:29)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 14 Mass-Luminosity Relation (04:29)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 14 Mass-Luminosity Relation (04:29)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 14 Mass-Luminosity Relation (04:29)
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Week 4 - 15 Main-Sequence Stars (20:42)
Homework 4 PDF for Week 4 - 15 Main-Sequence Stars (20:42)Lecture slides PDF for Week 4 - 15 Main-Sequence Stars (20:42)More Details on Stellar Modelling for Week 4 - 15 Main-Sequence Stars (20:42)Main Sequence Sun, with Expansion by Contraction for Week 4 - 15 Main-Sequence Stars (20:42)UNL CNO cycle Animation for Week 4 - 15 Main-Sequence Stars (20:42)Sun's Evolution Animation (Java) for Week 4 - 15 Main-Sequence Stars (20:42)In-video Questions for Week 4 - 15 Main-Sequence Stars (20:42)Subtitles (text) for Week 4 - 15 Main-Sequence Stars (20:42)Subtitles (srt) for Week 4 - 15 Main-Sequence Stars (20:42)Video (MP4) for Week 4 - 15 Main-Sequence Stars (20:42)
Week 5 - Stellar Evolution
(collapsed, click to expand)- Completed Week 5 - 1 Herschel's Garden (4:18)
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Week 5 - 2 Pre-Main Sequence (14:22)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 2 Pre-Main Sequence (14:22)Spitzer Infrared Image of Protostar for Week 5 - 2 Pre-Main Sequence (14:22)Chandra X_Ray Study of V67 Orionis Protostar for Week 5 - 2 Pre-Main Sequence (14:22)High-level material on Opacity in stars for Week 5 - 2 Pre-Main Sequence (14:22)A News Story on L-1527 with some links for Week 5 - 2 Pre-Main Sequence (14:22)WISE Brown Dwarf Census for Week 5 - 2 Pre-Main Sequence (14:22)Sir Thomas Moore on T136a for Week 5 - 2 Pre-Main Sequence (14:22)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 2 Pre-Main Sequence (14:22)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 2 Pre-Main Sequence (14:22)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 2 Pre-Main Sequence (14:22)
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Week 5 - 3 Wild Youth (4:31)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 3 Wild Youth (4:31)NASA Release on HH Movies for Week 5 - 3 Wild Youth (4:31)Image of T Tauri for Week 5 - 3 Wild Youth (4:31)Magnetospheric Accretion (pro level) for Week 5 - 3 Wild Youth (4:31)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 3 Wild Youth (4:31)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 3 Wild Youth (4:31)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 3 Wild Youth (4:31)
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Week 5 - 4 Post-Main Sequence Sun I (14:06)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 4 Post-Main Sequence Sun I (14:06)Stellar Evolution Simulator for Week 5 - 4 Post-Main Sequence Sun I (14:06)Stellar Evolution Movie for Week 5 - 4 Post-Main Sequence Sun I (14:06)Electron Degeneracy Calculations (high level) for Week 5 - 4 Post-Main Sequence Sun I (14:06)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 4 Post-Main Sequence Sun I (14:06)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 4 Post-Main Sequence Sun I (14:06)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 4 Post-Main Sequence Sun I (14:06)
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Week 5 - 5 Post-Main Sequence Sun II (13:33)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 5 Post-Main Sequence Sun II (13:33)More Detailed Slides on Stellar Evolution for Week 5 - 5 Post-Main Sequence Sun II (13:33)Story of Fred Hoyle, predictor of triple alpha resonance for Week 5 - 5 Post-Main Sequence Sun II (13:33)Modeling AGB Stars for Week 5 - 5 Post-Main Sequence Sun II (13:33)A Carbon Star to Look at for Week 5 - 5 Post-Main Sequence Sun II (13:33)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 5 Post-Main Sequence Sun II (13:33)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 5 Post-Main Sequence Sun II (13:33)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 5 Post-Main Sequence Sun II (13:33)
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Week 5 - 6 The End: Planetary Nebula (4:03)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 6 The End: Planetary Nebula (4:03)Hubble finds shape of M57 for Week 5 - 6 The End: Planetary Nebula (4:03)More on Planetary Nebulae for Week 5 - 6 The End: Planetary Nebula (4:03)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 6 The End: Planetary Nebula (4:03)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 6 The End: Planetary Nebula (4:03)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 6 The End: Planetary Nebula (4:03)
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Week 5 - 7 Clusters and Populations (15:21)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 7 Clusters and Populations (15:21)sclock 2.0 simulator for Week 5 - 7 Clusters and Populations (15:21)Making and Using a CMD DIagram for Week 5 - 7 Clusters and Populations (15:21)WEBDA - CMD plots of Open Clusters for Week 5 - 7 Clusters and Populations (15:21)Cluster Ages - and a good discussion of Stellar Evolution for Week 5 - 7 Clusters and Populations (15:21)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 7 Clusters and Populations (15:21)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 7 Clusters and Populations (15:21)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 7 Clusters and Populations (15:21)
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Week 5 - 8 Instablility - Variable Stars (10:38)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 8 Instablility - Variable Stars (10:38)AAVSO - Variable Star Observations by Citizen Scientists for Week 5 - 8 Instablility - Variable Stars (10:38)More on Variable Stars for Week 5 - 8 Instablility - Variable Stars (10:38)More Details on Cepheids for Week 5 - 8 Instablility - Variable Stars (10:38)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 8 Instablility - Variable Stars (10:38)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 8 Instablility - Variable Stars (10:38)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 8 Instablility - Variable Stars (10:38)
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Week 5 - 9 White Dwarfs (12:39)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 9 White Dwarfs (12:39)Chandrasekhar's Nobel Lecture for Week 5 - 9 White Dwarfs (12:39)BBC Radio show on Chandrasekhar-Eddington Debate for Week 5 - 9 White Dwarfs (12:39)A White Dwarf to Observe for Week 5 - 9 White Dwarfs (12:39)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 9 White Dwarfs (12:39)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 9 White Dwarfs (12:39)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 9 White Dwarfs (12:39)
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Week 5 - 10 Mass Transfer (22:02)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 10 Mass Transfer (22:02)Binary Stars and Roche Potential for Week 5 - 10 Mass Transfer (22:02)Algol Simulation for Week 5 - 10 Mass Transfer (22:02)Argument for DD Model of Ia Supernovae for Week 5 - 10 Mass Transfer (22:02)Evidence for SD Model for Week 5 - 10 Mass Transfer (22:02)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 10 Mass Transfer (22:02)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 10 Mass Transfer (22:02)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 10 Mass Transfer (22:02)
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Week 5 - 11 Life in the Fast Lane (7:45)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 11 Life in the Fast Lane (7:45)Presentation on Evolution of Massive Stars for Week 5 - 11 Life in the Fast Lane (7:45)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 11 Life in the Fast Lane (7:45)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 11 Life in the Fast Lane (7:45)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 11 Life in the Fast Lane (7:45)
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Week 5 - 12 Massive Issues (5:39)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 12 Massive Issues (5:39)Wolf-Rayet Outflow for Week 5 - 12 Massive Issues (5:39)Multiband Images of Eta Carinae for Week 5 - 12 Massive Issues (5:39)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 12 Massive Issues (5:39)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 12 Massive Issues (5:39)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 12 Massive Issues (5:39)
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Week 5 - 13 Core Collapse (11:20)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 13 Core Collapse (11:20)Supernova Info at LBL for Week 5 - 13 Core Collapse (11:20)Catalog of Supernova Remnants for Week 5 - 13 Core Collapse (11:20)Supernova Simulation for Week 5 - 13 Core Collapse (11:20)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 13 Core Collapse (11:20)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 13 Core Collapse (11:20)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 13 Core Collapse (11:20)
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Week 5 - 14 Supernova 1987A (9:18)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 14 Supernova 1987A (9:18)AAVSO Story on SN 1987A for Week 5 - 14 Supernova 1987A (9:18)Hubble Release in 2007 - 20 years latwe for Week 5 - 14 Supernova 1987A (9:18)Early Review of SN 1987A for Week 5 - 14 Supernova 1987A (9:18)Supernova Early Warning System for Week 5 - 14 Supernova 1987A (9:18)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 14 Supernova 1987A (9:18)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 14 Supernova 1987A (9:18)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 14 Supernova 1987A (9:18)
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Week 5 - 15 Neutron Stars (17:53)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 5 - 15 Neutron Stars (17:53)Some More on Neutron Stars for Week 5 - 15 Neutron Stars (17:53)Another Neutron Star Presentation for Week 5 - 15 Neutron Stars (17:53)Crab Nebula Expansion Visualization for Week 5 - 15 Neutron Stars (17:53)Crab Nebula Expansion for Week 5 - 15 Neutron Stars (17:53)Subtitles (text) for Week 5 - 15 Neutron Stars (17:53)Subtitles (srt) for Week 5 - 15 Neutron Stars (17:53)Video (MP4) for Week 5 - 15 Neutron Stars (17:53)
Week 6 Relativity and Black Holes
(collapsed, click to expand)- Completed Week 6 - 1 Introduction (10:34)
- Completed Week 6 - 2 Spacetime (21:13)
- Completed Week 6 - 3 Maxwell and c (10:35)
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Week 6 - 4 Lorentz Transformations (14:23)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 6 - 4 Lorentz Transformations (14:23)In-video Questions for Week 6 - 4 Lorentz Transformations (14:23)Subtitles (text) for Week 6 - 4 Lorentz Transformations (14:23)Subtitles (srt) for Week 6 - 4 Lorentz Transformations (14:23)Video (MP4) for Week 6 - 4 Lorentz Transformations (14:23)
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Week 6 - 5 Relativistic Spacetime (24:33)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 6 - 5 Relativistic Spacetime (24:33)In-video Questions for Week 6 - 5 Relativistic Spacetime (24:33)Subtitles (text) for Week 6 - 5 Relativistic Spacetime (24:33)Subtitles (srt) for Week 6 - 5 Relativistic Spacetime (24:33)Video (MP4) for Week 6 - 5 Relativistic Spacetime (24:33)
- Completed Week 6 - 6 Invariant Interval (11:48)
- Completed Week 6 - 7 Conservation Laws (12:43)
- Completed Week 6 - 8 OPTIONAL! Paradoxes
- Completed Week 6 - 9 Happy Thoughts (13:38)
- Completed Week 6 - 10 Gravity is Geometry (22:46)
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Week 6 - 11 General Relativity in Astronomy (19:53)
Lecture slides PDF for Week 6 - 11 General Relativity in Astronomy (19:53)In-video Questions for Week 6 - 11 General Relativity in Astronomy (19:53)Subtitles (text) for Week 6 - 11 General Relativity in Astronomy (19:53)Subtitles (srt) for Week 6 - 11 General Relativity in Astronomy (19:53)Video (MP4) for Week 6 - 11 General Relativity in Astronomy (19:53)
- Completed Week 6 - 12 Black Holes (19:21)
- Completed Week 6 - 13 Journey to a Black Hole (5:20)
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Week 6 - 14 Black Holes in Astronomy (8:29)
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Week 6 - 15 Black Holes in Theory (11:58)
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Week 7 - 1 Discovering the Milky Way (9:40)
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- Week 7 - 2 Many Bands! (9:23)
- Week 7 - 3 Milky Way Components (4:01)
- Week 7 - 4 Disk Structure (7:48)
- Week 7 - 5 Bulge and Core (4:44)
- Week 7 - 6 Halo and Neighbors (5:21)
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Week 7 - 7 Weighing the Milky Way (16:31)
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- Week 7 - 8 VAR! (14:23)
- Week 7 - 9 Dark Matter (16:02)
- Week 7 - 10 Spirals (9:33)
- Week 7 - 11 Galactic Evolution (22:44)
- Week 7 - 12 Hubble Red Shift (23:01)
- Week 7 - 13 Galaxy Clusters (17:04)
- Completed Week 8 - 1 The Cosmological Principle (13:54)
- Completed Week 8 - 2 Homogeneous Isotropic Relativity (30:38)
- Completed Week 8 - 3 Friedmann Equations (24:10)
- Completed Week 8 - 4 Our Universe: First Look (23:23)
- Week 8 - 5 A Brief History of Everything (16:58)
- Week 8 - 6 Cosmic Microwave Background (8:56)
- Week 8 - 7 Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (20:22)
- Week 8 - 8 Precision Cosmology I - CMB (12:32)
- Week 8 - 9 Precision Cosmology II - SNIa (4:21)
- Week 8 - 10 Parameters of LCDM Cosmology (3:21)
- Week 8 - 11 Problems of LCDM Cosmology (14:10)
- Week 8 - 12 Inflation (9:00)
- Week 8 - 13 Summary (1:18)