ASTR 333/433 Homepage

ASTR 333
ASTR 433

Fall 2021
MW 3:20-4:35PM
Sears 552

Prof. Stacy McGaugh
stacy.mcgaugh [at] case.edu
Sears 558
368-1808

Office Hours
T 3-4PM
F 2-3PM

Textbooks
There are no textbooks.
There are many related texts.
(none are required)

Galaxies in the Universe
Sparke & Gallagher

Galactic Dynamics
Binney & Tremaine
B&T errata

Galactic Astronomy
Binney & Merrifield
B&M errata

Introduction to Cosmology
Ryden

Course Links: Course Schedule & Lectures; Outline; Course Work and Grades; Course Description; Learning Outcomes; Syllabus (the preceding links) in PDF format.
Homework Assignments: Homework 1; Homework 2; Homework 3; Homework 4
Course News: Thanks everyone for a stimulating semester. It is good to be back in person if not yet back to normal.; Grades for the Final and fourth homework have been posted to Canvas.; ASTR 333 Final Exam statistics: High: 48 | Low: 15 | Median: 44

Useful Links: Review Literature; Some useful numbers; Astronomical magnitude systems; ADS (the NASA Astrophysical Data System), an excellent way to search the literature.; arXiv e-print archive (astro-ph). Most physics & astronomy papers appear here as preprints.; Level 5, an Extragalactic Kowledgebase at NED.
Useless Links: The Dark Matter Flowchart; Dark Matter in popular culture (what would culture be without appropriation?); Monty Python's Galaxy Song (the quoted numbers are correct, as known at the time).