** Start a ZOOM session with Dr. Arkos **
| Handouts/Observing/Movie Guides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Outline | Lecture schedule | Clicker solutions | OpenStax eTextbook |
| Skycharts | Elegant Universe Guide | ||
| CLASS NOTES (PDF) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01. Introduction | 02. Cosmology | 03. The Big Bang |
| 04. The Fate of the Universe | 05. Relativity | 06. Black Holes |
| 07. Quantum Theory | 08. Extraterrestrial Life | |
| SUPPLEMENTAL VIDEOs (VIUTUBE) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01. Introduction | 02a. Olber’s Paradox; ISL | 02b. Hubble’s Law |
| 03a. BBT intro | 03b. BBT timeline | 03c. BBT evidence |
| 04. Fate of the universe | 05a. Relativity intro | 05b. SR, GR |
| 06a. Stars | 06b. Black Holes | 07a. QM intro |
| 07b. QM: interpretations | 07c. Delayed Choice | 07d. Uncertainty Principle |
| 08a. Extrasolar planets | 08b. Drake Equation | 08c. Are we alone? |
| PRESENTATION GUIDELINES (PDF) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Instructions | Marking Rubric | Referencing example |
| STUDENT PRESENTATIONS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Topic | File (if available) | |
| 1 | Cepheid Variables | |
| 2 | Other Fates of the Universe | |
| 3 | Generational Space Travel | |
| 4 | Enceladus & Titan | |
| 5 | Life Cycle of a Star | |
| 6 | “Wow!” Signal | |
| 7 | Einstein’s Field Equations | |
| 8 | Solar System Atmospheres | |
| 9 | – | – |
| 10 | – | – |
| 11 | – | – |
| 12 | – | – |