{"id":66,"date":"2016-05-05T19:46:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T19:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/arkosg\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:04:57","slug":"astr-311-notes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/arkosg\/?page_id=66","title":{"rendered":"ASTR 311 Class Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

** To meet ONLINE with Dr. Arkos go to the VIULearn<\/a> course homepage **<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Handouts\/GUIDES<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Course Outline<\/a><\/strong><\/td>Lecture schedule<\/a><\/strong><\/td>Clicker solutions<\/a><\/strong><\/td>OpenStax eTextbook<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Skycharts<\/a><\/strong><\/td>Elegant Universe Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/td>Study <\/strong><\/a>
Guide <\/strong><\/a> <\/td>		B315-216 <\/a><\/strong>
schedule<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
CLASS NOTES (PDF)<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
01. Introduction<\/a><\/td>02. Cosmology<\/a><\/td>03. The Big Bang<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
04. The Fate of the Universe<\/a><\/td>05. Relativity<\/a><\/td>06. Black Holes<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
07. Quantum Theory<\/a><\/td>08. Extraterrestrial Life<\/a><\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
SUPPLEMENTAL VIDEOs (VIUTUBE)<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
01. Introduction<\/a><\/td>02a. Olber’s Paradox<\/a>; ISL<\/a><\/td>02b. Hubble’s Law<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
03a. BBT intro<\/a><\/td>03b. BBT timeline<\/a><\/td>03c. BBT evidence<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
04. Fate of the universe<\/a><\/td>05a. Relativity intro<\/a><\/td>05b. SR, GR<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
06a. Stars<\/a><\/td>06b. Black Holes<\/a><\/td>07a. QM intro<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
07b. QM: interpretations<\/a><\/td>07c. Delayed Choice<\/a><\/td>07d. Uncertainty Principle<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
08a. Extrasolar planets<\/a><\/td>08b. Drake Equation<\/a><\/td>08c. Are we alone?<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
PRESENTATION GUIDELINES (PDF)<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Instructions<\/a><\/strong><\/td>Marking Rubric<\/a><\/strong><\/td>Referencing example<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
 <\/td>Topic<\/td>File (if available)<\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Asteroid Deflection<\/td>PDF<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Planet Nine<\/td>PDF<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Astronomy: Culture & Science<\/td>PDF<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Life on Europa?<\/td>PDF<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Venusians<\/td>PDF<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Astrobiology<\/td>PDF<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Gravity Simulations<\/td>PDF<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Stellar Evolution<\/td>PDF<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Atmospheric Biosignatures<\/td>PDF<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>SETI<\/td>PDF<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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