ASTR 421: Galaxies

Prof. Stacy McGaugh
ssm -at- astro
301-405-7897
Office hours:
T 12:30-1:30pm
W 2-3pm CSS1251

Spring 2011
Tuesdays & Thursdays
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
CSS 0201

Textbook
Galaxies in the Universe
Sparke & Gallagher
Second edition
ISBN 978-0-5-2167186-6
Errata

Course News
Final Exam Solutions: Final exam statistics: median: 45 | low: 36 | high: 55 | of 60 possible points.; Final grades will be posted to Testudo in due time.; Thanks for an interesting semester!
Vote after class discussion:: Dark Matter: 7; MOND: 3; Abstain: 3
Course Links: Lecture slides; Course Outline; Course Work - HW 1 | HW 2 | HW 3 | HW 4; Topics for semseter projects.
Useful Links: NASA's ADS (Astrophysical Data System), an excellent way to search the literature.; astro-ph e-print archive. Most astronomy papers appear first as preprints.; e-Journals: ApJ | AJ | MNRAS | A&A; Level 5, an Extragalactic Kowledgebase at NED.; Overview of Galaxy Classification by Greg Bothun.; Concise facts about Astronomical magnitude systems.; All you ever wanted to know about the sun.; Galaxy Evolution modeling.

Merging galaxy simulation created for the IMAX movie Cosmic Voyage.
Courtesy of Chris Mihos (CWRU).

Check out the Mihos JavaLab.