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Relativity and Astrophysics

Block		Class		Due on this class
1 Mar 20		-The Michelson-Morley experiment -Einstein's Gedanken -The two postulates of Special Relativity -Time Dilation -The Twin Paradox and relative time -Length Contraction and 4-D space-time -Mass Dilation and the ultimate speed limit of the Universe -Simultaneity		Read: 26.1-6
Mar 21-29		|: break yay Spring break yay Spring break yay Spring :|		(IB Folks finish as much of the exam and the climate change as possible)
2 Mar 31		Work on problems: (See Check #1 and #2) -Mass and energy: Relativistic kinetic energy -Relativistic addition of velocities -Energy-momentum relationship -PreQuiz 26.1		Video Flip: Relativistic KE, Velocity addition, Momentum Read: 26.7-11
3 Apr 2		Work on problems: (See Check #1 and #2) -Time, length, mass -Relativistic addition of velocities -Energy and energy momentum -Skill Set 26.1		Turn in: PQ 26.1
4 Apr 6		-Intro to Astrophysics -The Structure of the Universe: -Our solar system/Galaxy - /Nebulae/Clusters/Groups/Superclusters -Scale Model of the Solar System		Read: 33.1 Check #1: Worksheet 26: 7-13, 20, 22-25, 28-31
5 Apr 8		-Units of distance: -Astronomical Units (au) /Parsecs (pc) /Light Years Stars: Part One – Distance and Brightness -Wien’s Law -Absolute Luminosity -Apparent Brightness		Read: 33.3 Check #2: 26: 1, 4(69.1 Ly), 7, 8(0.436c), 13, 14(0.887 c), 26(0.866c), 28(2.23×10^-9 J, 6.46 × 10^-18 kg m/s), 29, 31, 43, 46(0.65c), 48(0.70c)
6 Apr 13		-Apparent and absolute magnitude -H-R diagrams -Stars: Part Two - Stellar Evolution -Birth/Main sequence		Read: 33.2 Check #3: Astro: 1-5, 33: 1, 3, 5, 7
7 Apr 15		-Red giants? Supernova? Pulsar? Neutron Star? -Black Holes? White Dwarves -Stellar Evolution Flowchart		Read: 33.2 Check #4: Astro: 6-10, 33: 34(A: T+, L=, S-, B: T=, L-, S-, C: T-, L+, S+), 35
Thurs, 4/16		IB Review of last year stuff
8 Apr 17		-The distance ladder -Measuring the AU/Measuring Parsecs -Using H-R diagrams -Variable stars: RR Lyrae, Cepheids -Type I Supernovae/Galaxy brightness		Read: Your notes? Check #5: Astro: 11-14, 33: 8(1.3E3 W/m^2, 3.7E26 W), 9, 11
9 Apr 21		-General relativity -Principle of equivalence -Curved space -Black holes and the Schwarzschild radius		Read: 33.4 Check #6: 33: 12(2.33E-5 rad), 13, 14(5.4E17 kg/m^3, 2.9E8x, 1.3x) Turn In: Stell Evolution Flowchart
10 Apr 23		-Expanding Space -Olber’s Paradox/steady state -Redshift -Hubble’s law -Prequiz 33 – Take Home		Read: 33.5 Check #7: Astro: 15-17, 33: 18(2.95 km, 8.9 mm), 19
11 Apr 27		-The standard model (The Big Bang) -The precepts -The cosmological principle -The cosmic microwave background		Read: 33.6 Check #8: Astro: 18-19, 33: 22(140 MLy), 23, 24(0.88c) (Use the book’s version of the Hubble constant)
Apr 28		IB Review!!!		Have completed the IB tests from 2014, and turn in your solutions to the Energy and Climate change chapter
12 Apr 30		-The standard model (The Big Bang)- Part II -Inflation and the future of the universe -The shape of the Universe -Where's the missing matter? -Hubble Lab – Expanding Universe		Read: 33.7-10 Check #9: Astro: 20, 33: 30(1.1E-3m), 44(1.4E16 K, hadron era), 25
13 May 4		Test on Astro and Relativity (IB folks must take this test before the IB test on May 8^th) (Maybe come in 3B on Wednesday May 6^th)		Turn in: Homework – 9 stamps worth Turn in: Hubble Lab Turn in: PQ 33
	Two Prequizzes · 26.1 – Special Relativity – length contraction, etc · 33 – Astrophysics – Hubble’s Law and stuff One SkillSet · 26.1 – Special Relativity Two Labs (possibly): · Stellar Flowchart - interactive online flowchart · Hubble Constant Lab – Expansion of a mini linear universe Homework: · 6 day’s worth! One Test · A normal Murray test – look at the review materials.		Handouts: · This Syllabus · PreQuiz 26.1 – Special Relativity · PreQuiz 33 – Hubble’s law and stuff · Chapter26Problems · Lab-HubbleConstant · Worksheet-Astrophysics · Many NoteGuides